North Korea Denuclearization Digest

North Korea Denuclearization Digest

This periodic e-newsletter will provide readers with updates and analyses on diplomatic and denuclearization efforts on the Korean peninsula. To receive these by email, subscribe to our regular updates list.

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• North Korea Rejects U.S. Proposal | North Korea Denuclearization Digest, October 10, 2019
  October 10, 2019
  Working-level talks between the U.S. and North Korea hit a roadblock this month after negotiators failed to agree on steps toward a denuclearization and peace process. The Trump Administration appears optimistic about future bilateral negotiations despite Pyongyang’s recent missile provocations and warning of a resumption of long-range ballistic missile tests.
• Trump and Kim Agree to Resume Talks | The North Korea Denuclearization Digest, July 2, 2019
  July 2, 2019
  U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met at the DMZ June 30, as President Moon Jae-in of South Korea calls on the U.S. and North Korea to advance denuclearization negotiations, and China's President Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang.
• Door to Diplomacy Remains Open Despite Missile Tests | North Korea Denuclearization Digest, May 2019
  May 21, 2019
  The next steps for U.S. diplomacy with North Korea remain unclear after Pyongyang tested several short-range ballistic missiles in early May. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun met with South Korean officials in Seoul May 9-10 amid criticisms from North Korea of the U.S. negotiating team and U.S. seizure of a North Korean ship.
• U.S. and North Korea Say Changes Must Precede Third Summit | North Korea Denuclearization Digest, April 19, 2019
  April 19, 2019
  North Korea tests a new tactical weapon and continues to engage in sophisticated methods of sanctions evasion, according to the most recent reports. As both Washington and Pyongyang say changes must precede any third summit between the two countries, a meeting between Putin and Kim is expected by the end of this month.
• Hanoi Summit Ends Abruptly: What's Next? | North Korean Denuclearization Digest, March 6, 2019
  March 6, 2019
  As the second U.S.-North Korea summit ended abruptly, South Korea pushes for trilateral talks and the UN Security Council issues waivers for humanitarian aid to North Korea. 
• North Korea Denuclearization Digest, January 11, 2019
  January 11, 2019
  Pyongyang is waiting for Washington to take the next steps to advance negotiations on denuclearization and peace, while Kim travels to Beijing for yet another summit with Chinese President Xi. Following concerns raised by a U.S. senator and OCHA, the United States has revised its humanitarian assistance policy toward North Korea.
• North Korea Denuclearization Digest, November 16, 2018
  November 16, 2018
  As U.S.-North Korean negotiations stall, South Korean President Moon Jae-in distanced himself from the Trump administration's prerequisites for sanction relief and North Korea, China, and Russia issued a trilateral statement emphasizing the importance of a “peaceful, political, and diplomatic” settlement to denuclearization and building a peace regime on peninsula.
• INAUGURAL ISSUE: The North Korea Denuclearization Digest, October 3, 2018
  October 3, 2018
  Our newest regular news digest for readers covers the latest updates on diplomatic efforts between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea, and the path to the denuclearization of the peninsula. This issue highlights U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang this week, details progress and obstacles since the Singapore Summit, and provides a backgrounder on North Korea's nuclear weapons.