North Korea

In light of ongoing efforts to secure lasting peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, civil society groups and leaders from the Korea Peace Network sent this letter to President Trump [...]

This article was originally published on Common Dreams. So it turns out U.S. President Donald Trump is inept at international diplomacy. Who knew? Well, pretty much everybody knew, or at least [...]

Washington, D.C. — June 12, 2018 — On the news of a successful first meeting between sitting leaders of the U.S. and North Korea at the summit in Singapore, with a statement in which the [...]

This article was syndicated by Peace Voice, and originally published on Counterpunch. John Bolton and Mike Pence must have known what they were doing. President Trump’s national security adviser [...]

Washington, D.C. — May 24, 2018 — President Trump cancelled the planned June 12 summit meeting with Kim Jong-un today in a letter to the North Korean leader. Kevin Martin, President of Peace [...]

This article was originally published on Common Dreams. North Korea’s cancellation of talks planned between North and South Korea is cause for concern, as is its suggestion that the U.S.-North [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 26, 2018 — In response to the Senate narrowly voting to confirm Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs [...]

This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org, and also ran in Counterpunch, Antiwar.com, and Hankyoreh. By Dr. Simone Chun and Kevin Martin History will be made this week with the [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 22, 2018 — In response to President Trump’s announcement that John Bolton will take over as national security advisor effective April 9, 2018, Jon Rainwater, Executive [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 13, 2018 — In response to news of Rex Tillerson’s firing and C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo taking his place as Secretary of State, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of [...]