How to Support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Without Signing It Lawfare By Jayita Sarkar, February 7, 2021, Editor’s Note: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which outlaws nuclear weapons, entered force just after Biden’s inauguration. Although the Biden administration is highly unlikely to adhere to it directly, can it take…
North Korea Nuclear Threat? South Koreans Roll Eyes
Dulled by more than six decades of outlandish propaganda and threats, South Koreans may have grown overly complacent about North Korean provocations, warns journalist Shim Jae Hoon. “Seoul is left shaken and apprehensive about the progress achieved by Kim Jong Un and his intercontinental missile technology,” he explains, suggesting that an otherwise casual attitude at every level of society may demonstrate “how far South Koreans have come in prosperity and political self-confidence.” Defense officials suggest that the Kim regime’s test of a thermonuclear device on 3 September and launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile over Japan confirm that the country is close to having the capability to strike the continental United States. North Korea develops nuclear weapons to protect the Kim regime and apply leverage in convincing the United States to remove troops from the Korean Peninsula. In Japan, citizens undergo trai
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As Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo withdrew in the dying days of their administration, they sowed the foreign policy ground with landmines. The landmines were meant to checkmate the new administration so that, no matter which way President Biden moved, the landmines would blow up.
In the first minutes of the administration, certain statements by Biden nominees forecast how Biden might tiptoe through that minefield. Sometimes they suggest that Biden will try to defuse the landmine. But sometimes they suggest he may embrace them.
Like weather forecasts, these forecasts may be wrong. They are only preliminary
By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — After serving for decades at Joe Biden’s side, Anthony Blinken will step into the driver’s seat on Tuesday as the president-elect’s choice to be the next secretary of state faces his Senate confirmation hearing. Like his boss did during the 2020 presidential campaign, Blinken is expected to commit [.]