List of North Korea articles
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Former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2016. (Terje Bendiksby/AFP/Getty Images) The World Wants You to Think Like a Realist
From Europe to Iran to North Korea, the world doesn't make sense anymore — unless you put all your illusions aside.
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Donald Trump arrives for the morning working session on the second day of the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Trump’s Kaiser Wilhelm Approach to Diplomacy
For the U.S. president, like the last German monarch, foreign policy is all about personal ego, not national interests.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting on May 26, 2018 in Panmunjom, North Korea. Photo by South Korean Presidential Blue House via Getty Images Security Brief: North Korea Diplomacy Kicks Into High Gear
The Trump administration appears to be trying to salvage a summit set for June 12.
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People watch a television screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) A Timeline: From ‘Rocket Man’ to Peace Partner and Back
The summit is off between the United States and North Korea. How did we get here?
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President Donald Trump speaks about the canceled summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a bill-signing ceremony at the White House on May 24. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Now That the Summit Is Off Between the U.S. and North Korea, What’s Next?
Six questions to ponder after Trump’s announcement, including — what will become of those coins?
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People watch a television screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) North Korea Is a Dangerous Distraction
The real struggle in Asia is with China — and Trump is throwing away U.S. advantages.
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Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images/Trevor Samson/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration Forget the Libya Model. South Africa Shows the Path to Peace With Pyongyang.
If Kim Jong Un follows in F.W. de Klerk’s footsteps, denuclearization could allow North Korea to move from pariah status to prosperity.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Panmunjom, South Korea, on April 27. (Korea Summit Press Pool/AFP/Getty Images) How to Haggle With a Dictator
Bill Richardson has made eight missions to North Korea to negotiate the release of American captives. He sat down with Foreign Policy to explain how it’s done.
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David Beasley, the executive director of the World Food Program, briefs reporters in Seoul, South Korea, on May 15 on his visit to North Korea. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images) White House Rebuffs U.N. Appeal to Expand North Korea Food Aid
The United States sees private investment in Pyongyang, not aid, as the nuclear deal’s prize.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks across as the tarmac as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet American detainees Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul that were freed by North Korea. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Unclear U.S. Demands on North Korea; Iran Deal Fall Out
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provides security guarantees to Pyongyang but struggles to articulate American demands.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-In and U.S. President Donald Trump at the presidential Blue House on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Trump Is Following, Not Leading
The United States has outsourced its foreign policy to regional allies. In South Korea, it might lead to peace — in Israel, it’s more likely leading to war.
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Families of Americans Held in Iran Urge Trump: Keep Your Promise
U.S. exit from nuclear deal could jeopardize prospects for imprisoned Americans.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in pose for photographs during the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images) The Stars of North Korea Talks Revolve Around Moon
For all Trump’s talk of fire and fury, the North Koreans wouldn’t have come to the negotiating table without South Korea’s pragmatic president.
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani oversees an April 18 ceremony marking National Army Day in Tehran. The North Korean Playbook Won’t Work With Iran
Hard-liners in Tehran and Washington are both drawing the wrong lessons from diplomacy with Pyongyang — and that could lead to war.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, speaks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, at the Peace House in Panmunjom, South Korea, on April 27. (Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images) Don’t Overestimate the Power of Historic Summits
The potential for progress on the Korean Peninsula is real, but the pitfalls are plentiful.
