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Contrary to claims by trade protectionists, the proposed South Korea–U.S. free trade agreement does not allow North Korean goods into the US. Goods produced in the Kaesong Industrial Complex are not eligible to be imported into the United States even as components in South Korea products. Congress must reject protectionist efforts to undercut a free trade agreement that would significantly benefit the United States.

It ensured that even in the worst-case scenario, Iran would be proliferating from a lower baseline.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is in Washington this week as the United States and South Korea celebrate 70 years of bilateral ties. Yoon’s visit is only the second state visit hosted by the Biden administration and the first South Korean state visit in 12 years. While there have been some recent strains in the relationship over U.S. trade and semiconductor policy and Seoul’s support for Ukraine, the focus of the bilateral summit was on the threat posed by North Korea. Although the summit ostensibly achieved both sides’ desired security deliverables related to deterrence, reassuran...

The events of September 11 have made the eradication of terrorismthe most immediate and important goal of the United States, butNorth Korea remains a profound threat and challenge to peace andstability in East Asia, and indeed the world. Therefore,  theUnited States should proceed with great caution before removingNorth Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.