Thursday, May 14, 2026

Tag: North Korea

Don’t let our ‘hair-trigger president’ start a nuclear war

The U.S. nuclear system was already dangerous, irresponsible, insane. It can only get worse with Trump holding his finger on the trigger.

Dangerous provocations: North Korea’s missiles and the risk of war

The Korean conflict is much more nuanced than the black and white way it’s usually presented.

Trump fiddles while the Korean crisis moves closer to igniting a...

While Trump tweets, North Korea successfully completes another test of an ICBM.

Urgent warning: Time to hit the reset button on US-Korean policy

Given the specter of nuclear war, the rational policy is one of de-escalation.

When empires fall

The United States’ reign as an Empire is coming to an end.

Honoring Otto Warmbier

How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?

How can South Korea help prevent U.S. attack on North Korea?

South Korea can take the lead in establishing better relations with North Korea.

Avoiding apocalypse on the Korean peninsula

Why diplomacy is not naïve appeasement in the Korean crisis.

North Korea launches missile

Kim Jong-un has said his country has reached a “final stage” in preparing to conduct its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Memory loss in the garden of violence

How Americans remember (and forget) their wars.

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The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization

Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.