Trump: Summit With Kim Is About Attitude, Not Preparation

SONIA PEREZ D. and MARK STEVENSON / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2018 The president dangles visions of normalized relations with the U.S., economic investment and more before North Korea, saying, "It's about willingness to get things done." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rival Koreas Agree to Military, Red Cross Talks for Peace

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Jun 1, 2018 The talks would focus on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Korean Peninsula Could Become a Bright Spot in a World Gone Mad

John Feffer / TomDispatch May 23, 2018 The upcoming Trump-Kim summit, if it happens, will represent an extraordinarily important step forward, whether it actually produces an agreement of substance or not. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens to Cancel U.S. Summit

HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press May 15, 2018 North Korea cancels a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatens to scrap next month's historic summit over military exercises between Seoul and Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Sets North Korea Summit, Keeps Details Secret

MATTHEW PENNINGTON and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press May 4, 2018 The president also says a U.S. troop drawdown in the south is not on the table. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un Says He’ll Give Up Nukes, If …

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2018 The North Korean leader tells Seoul he'd be willing to give up nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and pledges not to attack the North. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Reaffirms ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Defend South Korea

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Apr 28, 2018 While preparing for a summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, the White House stresses that the North's future is contingent upon "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

North Korea’s Kim Will Walk Across Border for Summit in South

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Apr 25, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will plant a commemorative tree and inspect an honor guard together after Kim walks across the border Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Won’t the U.S. Give Peace a Chance?

Ted Rall / CounterPunch Mar 11, 2018 America is the "Great Global Disruptor." In its worldview, more power for other countries means less power for the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Summit Plan Too Easy on North Korea? U.S. Rejects Criticism

MATTHEW PENNINGTON and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2018 White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says North Korea has made promises to denuclearize, stop its nuclear and missile testing and allow joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Koreas Will Meet for Talks Next Week in Small Breakthrough

The Associated Press Jan 5, 2018 In their first formal talks in over two years, North and South Korea will discuss cooperation on the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and ways to improve ties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress’ Romance With Cowardice

Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Nov 7, 2017 A U.S. Army strategist recounts Congress' 70-year legacy of engaging in military action abroad without ever declaring war. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )