Stay updated with breaking news from Agreed Framework. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Stephen Costello is an independent analyst and consultant. He was formerly director of the Korea Program at the Atlantic Council, director of the Kim Dae Jung Peace Foundation, USA, and Vice President of Gowran International.
Robert Gallucci called on Washington to pursue normalization with North Korea
Robert Gallucci called on Washington to pursue normalization with North Korea
The United States and North Korea coexist today in an antagonistic, high-risk stalemate. The Kim Jong Un government, feeling besieged by a “hostile” U.S. policy and fearing the potential for regime change, has centered its national defense strategy on strengthening deterrence through nuclear weapons. Facing this intractable nuclear threat, the Biden administration has reinforced a coercive, pressure-based approach that relies on diplomatic isolation, military deterrence and economic sanctions to contain, if not change, North Korea’s defiant behavior.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first North Korean nuclear crisis.