The Korean Peninsula’s Current Impasse The current situation on the Korean peninsula is a complete impasse. On the one hand, the denuclearization talks between the U.S. and North Korea have been suspended completely since the Hanoi Summit. There has been no progress since the Hanoi failure despite the Biden administration announcing its ‘New’ North Korea policy. On the other hand, inter-Korean r...

The Korean Peninsula Peace Process has failed to make progress since negotiations in Hanoi broke down. Even though the inauguration of the Biden administration raised hope that things will turn for the better, we have yet to witness any concrete development. There are positive signs however. Engagement lies at the center of the current United States’ North Korea policy and the Biden administration has declared that...

What will it take to jumpstart nuclear negotiations with a reluctant North Korean counterpart? This is the geopolitical question currently vexing both the Republic of Korea and the United States.  Since coming to office in January, the Biden administration has reached out to North Korean diplomats on several occasions (at least four times that have been publicly acknowledged).  Each time, North Korea h...

The United States and North Korea have faced a stalemate around the resumption of denuclearization negotiations in the months following the inauguration of the Biden administration. Contrary to the conventional wisdom of those who expected North Korea to welcome Biden with provocations, North Korea has refrained from crisis instigation as a means by which to break the stalemate. The Biden administration’s affi...