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- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part VII
[Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI]
This is the final post in a seven part series of mine looking at U.S. policy options for North Korea.
Discussion:
North Korea is one of the most difficult cases of nuclear proliferation. It is extremely isolated with a history [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part VI
[Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V]
Here is part 6 of 7 in my discussion of U.S. policy options for a nuclear North Korea
Option 4: Containment and Continued Deterrence
This option implicitly recognizes the fact that America, its allies and the international community have been and will remain unable [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part V
[Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV]
Here is the next part in my series on U.S. policy options for North Korea.
Option 3: Comprehensive negotiations
This approach involves changing the format of current negotiations and potentially the parties involved. It views the current crisis as one part of a greater set of [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part IV
[Part I | Part II | Part III]
Here is the next part in my series on U.S. policy options for North Korea.
Option 2: A Regional Nuclear Rebalancing
Since North Korea’s past behavior suggests it is not motivated entirely by security concerns, but also an attempt to secure concessions from the ROK, Japan and the U.S. through [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part III
[Part I | Part II]
Here is the next part in my series on U.S. policy options for North Korea.
Option 1: Strategic Neglect
Strategic neglect in short, involves maintaining the status quo and waiting for more favorable circumstances in which to negotiate. This option entails the United States continuing to pressure North Korea to allow IAEA [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part II
[Part I]
Here is part two of U.S. policy options for dealing with a nuclear North Korea.
Unknowns:
Recent reports from U.S. intelligence, the ROK and DPRK about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s health mean that it is currently unknown whether he continues to function as the leader of the DPRK. If he does not, it [...]
- US Policy Options for North Korea, Part I
The following is the first part of a five part series on U.S. policy options towards a nuclear North Korea. It will be organized as follows:
Part I: Background
Part II: Unknowns, Assumptions and U.S. Objectives
Part III: Option 1: Strategic Neglect
Part IV: Option 2: A Regional Nuclear Rebalancing
Part V: Option 3: Comprehensive Negotiations
Part VI: Option 4: Containment [...]
- All It Takes is One Why
Anyone familiar with Socrates knows his favorite question was why. Those who regularly converse and argue with others, especially about political topics, knows a strategically placed “why” can halt your opponent in his tracks. This simple, yet crucial question is asked far too rarely by both individuals inside and outside the government. Arab Media Shack, [...]
- To Punish or Rehabilitate Russia?
Many saw the SCO as an organization that may one day rival NATO. Regardless of whether that assessment was accurate, more evidence against it has come in the form of China and the SCO’s recent joint statement from Tajikistan in which it calls for Georgia’s territorial integrity to be respected. While the language was clearly [...]
- “Adult supervision” for Foreign Affairs
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet today, replacing his fallen foreign minister with David Emerson. Emerson is a well-experienced manager who is looked upon favourably by analysts and others. Former foreign minister John Manley was quoted as saying, “He’s been a very steady performer. He will bring adult supervision to the Department of [...]
