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No military solutions for U.S.-North Korea stand-off
August 17, 2017
Reckless, juvenile threats from President Donald Trump toward North Korea have escalated the acrimonious relationship between the two nations and undermined attempts, even within his own administration, at securing a diplomatic solution to the crisis. “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire, fury, and, […]
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New President of South Korea wants diplomacy with North Korea
May 16, 2017
A leading Canadian disarmament expert, Ernie Regehr, makes the case for renewed diplomatic engagement with North Korea as the only sure route to eventual denuclearization: What a U.S. missile defence system and a new president mean for South Korea (Ernie Regehr, OpenCanada.org, 11 May 2017). “While inflammatory rhetoric and military action meant to intimidate have […]
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Countering North Korea’s Nuclear advance
June 28, 2016
Frustration over North Korea’s “slow but steady nuclear advance” has reached the point where even its heretofore staunchest ally, China, has taken the unprecedented step of voting in favour of the latest UN Security Council resolution on North Korea. Resolution 2270 puts in place one of the toughest sanctions regimes ever imposed by the Security […]
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