A Failure of Compellence: Why the US-Iran Situation Has Escalated
During the past few weeks, the news has been dominated with stories about the sharp escalation in tensions…
Why We Believed North Korea Executed Its Nuclear Negotiators
Just when we thought we had moved past the failed US-North Korea nuclear summit in Hanoi back in February, it…
The Failure of US-North Korea Talks in Vietnam: Maybe Not Such a Bad Thing?
Well, I certainly didn’t expect the summit in Hanoi to go the way it did. When it was…
In Bob Woodward’s Fear, There’s Plenty to be Afraid of in the White House
The constant comparisons of Donald Trump’s White House to Richard Nixon’s administration and to the Watergate scandal in…
Book Review: The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States
It’s only been about two months since US President Donald Trump proclaimed that North Korea was “no longer…
“You Keep Using That Word:” Trump and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula
Academic discussion on the subject of nuclear weapons has been dominated for the past two months by the surprise…
Launching a “Bloody Nose” Attack Against North Korea is Likely to Backfire
Throughout the past few weeks, there’s been considerable speculation that the Trump administration is considering a preventive military strike against North Korea…
What Does Trump’s Rejection of the Iran Nuclear Deal Mean for the North Korea Crisis?
Last Friday, Donald Trump announced, to absolutely nobody’s surprise, that he would not certify that Iran has been in…
North Korea’s ICBM and What It Means for the Ongoing Nuclear Crisis
Well, it’s finally happened. After years of threats by North Korea and warnings by US administrations (both Obama…
