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Snapshot,
April 1, 2013
The Next Korean War
Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press

As North Korea issues increasingly over-the-top threats, officials in Washington have sought to reassure the public and U.S. allies. But the risk of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula is far from remote--and the United States should adjust its military planning accordingly.
Snapshot,
December 18, 2012
Park's Recreation
Robert E. Kelly

South Korea is shifting to the left, as large majorities now support engaging with the North and tackling crony corporatism. And yet the conservative candidate, Park Geun-hye, won Wednesday's presidential election, because she ran a moderate campaign.
Snapshot,
September 4, 2012
Island Grabbing in Asia
Michael T. Klare

Until recently, Asian countries' competing claims in the seas around China did not cause outright conflict. But now that drilling technology can tap gas and oil beds there, Asia capitals are stepping up their games.
Snapshot,
October 5, 2011
The Free Trade Agreement Could Spoil South Korea's State Visit
Victor D. Cha

Relations between Washington and Seoul have never been better. But if the two do not reconcile differences on North Korea and seal the deal on a Free Trade Agreement, the alliance will suffer.
Comment, Sept/Oct 2011
A New Kind of Korea
Park Geun-hye

Two trends represent Korea today: South Korea's extraordinary economic boom and North Korea's stagnation and provocation. To move the peninsula forward, writes one of South Korea's leading politicians, regional and international players must take a bolder and more creative approach to achieving security.
Snapshot,
August 26, 2010
The Pyongyang Playbook
Sung-Yoon Lee

North Korea's foreign policy is more predictable than many think -- a lesson that appears to have been lost on generations of U.S. policymakers. Today, the Obama administration should continue to avoid armed conflict with Pyongyang while refusing to reward its actions by meeting its demands.
Snapshot,
February 5, 2009
I Bought a Bad Bank. Here Is How the United States Should, Too.
Weijian Shan

In the 1990s, the South Korean government was forced to nationalize its insolvent banks. Today, as the United States is faced with the same policy, it should follow the Korean example: To get the best returns on its investment, it should price bank assets over time, rather than all at once.
Essay, Nov/Dec 2005
The Iraq SyndromePremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
John Mueller

Public support for the war in Iraq has followed the same course as it did for the wars in Korea and Vietnam: broad enthusiasm at the outset with erosion of support as casualties mount. The experience of those past wars suggests that there is nothing President Bush can do to reverse this deterioration -- or to stave off an "Iraq syndrome" that could inhibit U.S. foreign policy for decades to come.
Response, Jan/Feb 2006
The Cost of WarPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Christopher Gelpi and John Mueller
Essay, Mar/Apr 2003
How to Deal With North KoreaPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
James T. Laney and Jason T. Shaplen

Pyongyang's belligerent behavior should not obscure other dramatic conciliatory steps North Korea has taken in recent years--steps suggesting that, even now, a solution lies within reach. The trick is to craft a plan that does not reward the North for its misdeeds. In such a plan, all major outside powers should guarantee the security of the entire Korean Peninsula first. This will remove Pyongyang's excuse for nuclear proliferation--and break the deadlock on the world's last Cold War frontier.
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