North Korea

This piece was originally published on CommonDreams. By Kevin Martin and Gabe Murphy As the U.S., the Korean Peninsula, and the world stare down the barrel of what would be a devastating war [...]

Washington, D.C. — January 4, 2018 — In response to President Trump’s endorsement of planned talks between North and South Korea, and the U.S. agreeing to a delay in joint military exercises with [...]

Washington, D.C. — December 12, 2017 — In response to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson proposing direct talks with North Korea without preconditions, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace [...]

This article was originally published on U.S. News and World Report. North Korea’s latest apparent intercontinental ballistic missile test after a two-month lull raises a troubling [...]

Washington, D.C. — November 20, 2017 — In response to President Trump’s designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the [...]

WASHINGTON — November 6, 2017 — Today, hundreds of national civil society organizations from Japan, South Korea and the United States issued a joint statement calling for a diplomatic resolution [...]

This article was originally published in The Hill. Days before President Trump’s first presidential trip to Asia, where the crisis with North Korea will be high on the agenda in meetings with [...]

This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org. Under legislation passed ahead of the Iran Deal, the president has to certify Iran’s compliance with the agreement every 90 days. So far [...]

I have always thought of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 as part of history, moments frozen in time. From August 3rd to the 9th, I had the privilege and honor of [...]

Washington, D.C. — September 19, 2017 — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea and possibly abrogate the [...]