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Global Outlook: Peace and Security in Northeast Asia
Nuclear North Korea: Beyond Deterrence and Recognition
By Chung-in Moon | 30 September, 2022
As one expert put it, progress on North Korea will only come once we look at things from its point of view.
Will Nagasaki Be the Last City Ever to Experience a Nuclear Attack?
By Chung-in Moon | 25 August, 2022
The Japanese government is calling to prevent nuclear proliferation and reduce nuclear arsenals while maintaining its current nuclear deterrence, while civil society and the Nagasaki municipal government are advocating the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the establishment of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in Northeast Asia on the grounds that eliminating nuclear weapons is the only way forward. Those represent two conflicting attitudes toward the nuclear issue in Japan today.
Pompeo’s Claims that China Obstructed North Korea’s Denuclearisation
By Chung-in Moon | 28 July, 2022
The North Korean nuclear issue can’t be resolved without US cooperation with Beijing — but Pompeo’s rhetoric makes that appear near impossible.
How Ukraine is Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Domino Effect in Northeast Asia
By Chung-in Moon | 10 May, 2022
The Cold War was a time when humankind trembled at the fearful prospect of nuclear war. But it was also a time when strategic stability coalesced from the strategy of nuclear deterrence and a range of negotiations about nuclear disarmament. That’s known as the paradox of the Cold War.
National Security Policy Should Be Based On One Thing: Facts
By Chung-in Moon | 15 February, 2022
The claims Yoon Suk-yeol is making about Moon Jae-in’s North Korea policy need a fact check
In both South Korea and elsewhere in recent years, subjective speculation appears to be prevailing over facts as the boundary between objective truth and public opinion blurs.
Kim Dynasty: Firmly in Control
By Herbert Wulf | 19 January, 2022
When Kim Jong-un took power in North Korea in December 2011, many observers speculated that the young 28-year-old, politically inexperienced son of the late Kim Jong-il and grandson of the first president, Kim Il-sung, would hardly remain in power for long. The communist Kim dynasty was likely to end soon. Today, after ten years, the dictator is firmly in control. What is his economic and security record after ten years?
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Nuclear North Korea: Beyond Deterrence and Recognition
By Chung-in Moon | 30 September, 2022
As one expert put it, progress on North Korea will only come once we look at things from its point of view.
Will Nagasaki Be the Last City Ever to Experience a Nuclear Attack?
By Chung-in Moon | 25 August, 2022
The Japanese government is calling to prevent nuclear proliferation and reduce nuclear arsenals while maintaining its current nuclear deterrence, while civil society and the Nagasaki municipal government are advocating the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the establishment of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in Northeast Asia on the grounds that eliminating nuclear weapons is the only way forward. Those represent two conflicting attitudes toward the nuclear issue in Japan today.
Pompeo’s Claims that China Obstructed North Korea’s Denuclearisation
By Chung-in Moon | 28 July, 2022
The North Korean nuclear issue can’t be resolved without US cooperation with Beijing — but Pompeo’s rhetoric makes that appear near impossible.
How Ukraine is Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Domino Effect in Northeast Asia
By Chung-in Moon | 10 May, 2022
The Cold War was a time when humankind trembled at the fearful prospect of nuclear war. But it was also a time when strategic stability coalesced from the strategy of nuclear deterrence and a range of negotiations about nuclear disarmament. That’s known as the paradox of the Cold War.
National Security Policy Should Be Based On One Thing: Facts
By Chung-in Moon | 15 February, 2022
The claims Yoon Suk-yeol is making about Moon Jae-in’s North Korea policy need a fact check In both South Korea and elsewhere in recent years, subjective speculation appears to be prevailing over facts as the boundary between objective truth and public opinion blurs.
Kim Dynasty: Firmly in Control
By Herbert Wulf | 19 January, 2022
When Kim Jong-un took power in North Korea in December 2011, many observers speculated that the young 28-year-old, politically inexperienced son of the late Kim Jong-il and grandson of the first president, Kim Il-sung, would hardly remain in power for long. The communist Kim dynasty was likely to end soon. Today, after ten years, the dictator is firmly in control. What is his economic and security record after ten years?
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.