Trump Administration
US nuclear weapons launch authority under fire
NZIIA - In the dying days of President Trump’s administration, concerns that he might seek to launch a pre-emptive war – potentially nuclear - intensified
Time for the US’s Nuclear Strategy To Embrace No First Use
EAST ASIA FORUM - APLN Senior Associate Fellow Van Jackson calls on the US to adopt the No first Use doctrine.
Restoring US Credibility, Soft Power
Gareth Evans writes an open letter to the newly inaugurated US President Biden on the role of American leadership on managing global challenges in the 2020s.
Will Biden "Build Back Better" Relations with North Korea?
A video analysis on what the new US Administration will mean for the North Korean nuclear issue.
The US Election and Nuclear Order in the Post-Pandemic World
Leon Sigal assesses potential nuclear policy outcomes from the US election and of the nuclear order in the post-pandemic world.
Bolton Memoir: Guide for How Not to Negotiate with North Korea
Van Jackson deconstructs John Bolton's beliefs on North Korea to explain how the US' DPRK policy has persisted over decades despite repeated failures.
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[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Politics & Diplomacy
An immediate way out of the present-day deadlock between the U.S. and DPRK, as analyzed by Robert Carlin.
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[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Technicalities
Hecker and Carlin have a ten-year plan to end the stalemate with the DPRK. It's called "halt, rollback, and eliminate," and it can break down the technical barriers to peace.
How Did We Get Here?
The Hanoi Summit ultimately culminated in a failure between Trump and Kim to sign an agreement. How did we get here, and what will come next?
It's time for the U.S. to stop pursuing North Korean de-nuclearization
De-nuclearizing North Korea is not going to happen, and may in fact run counter to American interests. The answer to successful negotiations may lie in arms control instead.