North Korea Denuclearization Digest
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Door to Diplomacy Remains Open Despite Missile Tests | North Korea Denuclearization Digest, May 2019
May 21, 2019
The next steps for U.S. diplomacy with North Korea remain unclear after Pyongyang tested several short-range ballistic missiles in early May. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun met with South Korean officials in Seoul May 9-10 amid criticisms from North Korea of the U.S. negotiating team and U.S. seizure of a North Korean ship. -
U.S. and North Korea Say Changes Must Precede Third Summit | North Korea Denuclearization Digest, April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019
North Korea tests a new tactical weapon and continues to engage in sophisticated methods of sanctions evasion, according to the most recent reports. As both Washington and Pyongyang say changes must precede any third summit between the two countries, a meeting between Putin and Kim is expected by the end of this month. -
Hanoi Summit Ends Abruptly: What's Next? | North Korean Denuclearization Digest, March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019
As the second U.S.-North Korea summit ended abruptly, South Korea pushes for trilateral talks and the UN Security Council issues waivers for humanitarian aid to North Korea. -
North Korea Denuclearization Digest, January 11, 2019
January 11, 2019
Pyongyang is waiting for Washington to take the next steps to advance negotiations on denuclearization and peace, while Kim travels to Beijing for yet another summit with Chinese President Xi. Following concerns raised by a U.S. senator and OCHA, the United States has revised its humanitarian assistance policy toward North Korea. -
North Korea Denuclearization Digest, November 16, 2018
November 16, 2018
As U.S.-North Korean negotiations stall, South Korean President Moon Jae-in distanced himself from the Trump administration's prerequisites for sanction relief and North Korea, China, and Russia issued a trilateral statement emphasizing the importance of a “peaceful, political, and diplomatic” settlement to denuclearization and building a peace regime on peninsula.