Tag: north korea
May. 11, 2018
Negotiating nuclear arms
I couldn’t have imagined that I’d see Kim Jong Un shake hands with any foreigner other than Dennis Rodman in my lifetime, but here I…
Nov. 10, 2017
The U.S. is playing chicken with North Korea
Chicken: When two agents with the freedom to choose non-conflicting paths deliberately choose to travel on a path of imminent collision, each hoping that its…
Nov. 3, 2017
A 72-year-old race to the bottom: a plea for peace
Aug. 6 marked the 72nd anniversary of the world’s first encounter with “fire and fury” — the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay…
Aug. 25, 2017
The potential impact of fire and fury
On Aug. 11, President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to the North Koreans via Twitter: “Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should…
May. 5, 2017
It’s the end of the world as we know it
President Donald Trump has only been in office for a little over a hundred days and international relations are more tumultuous than ever. Heightening tensions…
Nov. 27, 2013
Korean unification made impossible by inadequate infrastructure
For decades, the ultimate diplomatic goal of South Korea and North Korea has been reunification. Both countries assume that if they reunify, the economic, social…
Apr. 26, 2013
Will North Korea attack?
No. North Korea will not strike South Korea first under rational circumstances because the North Korean military has fatal weak points, even when compared to…