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Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest: North Korea: What Happens if Diplomacy Fails?
The good news: We have options other than a "bloody nose."
Diplomacy with North Korea looks like it’s moving in the right direction.
Chief U.S. negotiator Stephen Biegun is no longer being shunned by his North Korean counterparts. President Donald Trump is tweeting as if peace is just around the bend. And Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is openly talking about the desire of the United States to realize not just Pyongyang’s denuclearization but also peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.
There is plenty that can go right, but there is also a lot that can go wrong. This is North Korea after all, a country whose leadership is inherently distrustful of American intentions regardless of who the president happens to be. So, as we hope for the best, the Trump administration needs to plan for the worst—and planning for the worst means settling a Plan B in the likely event the nuclear talks end in stalemate.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 18, 2019
What Caused the International Impasse Over Iran's Missile Program? -- Alireza Ahmadi, National Interest
AP Explains: What are India’s options after Kashmir attack -- Ashok Sharma, AP
Ahead of Hanoi summit, N Korea faces 'turning point': State media -- Al Jazeera
The looming Taiwan crisis -- Richard N. Haass, The Strategist
New Zealand bans Huawei, China has message for New Zealand -- Meaghan Tobin, SCMP
Bet on Trump to fold in China trade talks -- William Pesek, Asia Times
Africa's debt crises not the fault of creditors alone -- Silja Fröhlich, DW
Nigeria's postponed vote: What happens now? -- Ineke Mules. DW
Libya remains a battleground eight years after Gaddafi revolt -- Al Jazeera
Does Catalan crisis threaten to make Spain ‘ungovernable’? -- Joseph Wilson, AP
Tearing at Europe's core: Why France and Italy are at loggerheads -- Luigi Scazzieri, CER
The SNC-Lavalin Affair Is Overblown, but Liberals Still Bungled It -- Conrad Black, National Post
The Incredible Miscalculation by Trudeau and Co. -- Stephen Maher, Maclean's
No more BMWs or Mercs on Fifth Avenue? -- Anne Schwedt, DW
The sixth mass extinction, explained -- The Week
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