Joseph R. DeTrani
Columns by Joseph R. DeTrani
A more confident and desperate North Korea
On Sept. 9 Kim Jong-un made it officially clear that North Korea will remain a nuclear weapons state with an expansive nuclear doctrine that includes the preemptive use of nuclear weapons. Published September 14, 2022
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk Yeol, in his Liberation Day speech on Aug. 15, reminded the world that "denuclearization of North Korea is essential for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia and around the world." Published August 22, 2022
U.S.-South Korea relations and a strategy for the Indo-Pacific region
The crucible of the Korean War forged the close allied relationship between the United States and South Korea. Published July 6, 2022
The potential instability of a COVID-19 ravaged North Korea
From 1994 to 1998, between 1 and 3 million North Koreans reportedly died due to starvation, during a period known as the "arduous march." Published May 18, 2022
North Korea’s preemptive nuclear threat
It should be crystal clear: North Korea has nuclear weapons not only for defensive deterrence purposes but, according to Kim Jong-un, to respond to any perceived threat to North Korea and its leadership. Published May 4, 2022
Tension on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea is on a roll. Published March 28, 2022
China’s alignment with a revanchist Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin just doubled down, in defiance to NATO and the United States, and deployed troops and recognized Russia-backed separatists in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, regions within Ukraine. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said Russia's recognition of the two territories in Ukraine "is a blatant violation of international law." Published February 22, 2022
