Sixty years after LBJ’s “Daisy Ad,” Norman Solomon says the danger of nuclear war is higher than in 1964 but Harris and Trump are ignoring it. Will it come up in tonight’s debate?
The Dangerous Silence on Nuclear War
Tag: Kim Jong Un
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Putin — Behind the Shoji
The Russian president’s time in Pyongyang and Hanoi gave clear evidence of the turn away from the West that Lavrov, the country’s foreign minister, announced at the start of the year.
US-South Korea Provocations in the Pacific
The resumption of the recent joint military exercises is viewed with alarm by China, which, like North Korea, has repeatedly pointed to U.S. attempts to set up a NATO-like organization in Asia, writes Aditya Sarin.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Foreign Policy Explained
Trump arrived in Washington as a New York property man unfamiliar with the permanent DC establishment, but determined to make deals where others dare not go. Chaos was the result.
ELECTION 2020: What Trump & Biden Get Wrong About North Korea
Christine Ahn says the two leading presidential contenders present a false dichotomy about U.S. diplomatic options with North Korea.
The Impossible Dream
The former national security adviser reveals a national goal that is simple and blunt: American dominance of the world, writes Michael Brenner.
Anatomy of Media Lies About the Death of Kim Jong-un
Ben Norton says we just saw another example of how Washington-backed South Korean outlets conduct information warfare against the government in the north.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Creaky Door to Peace in the Koreas
The question is, which side betrayed the once-promising prospect of denuclearization and an end of seven decades of flashpoint tension in Northeast Asia.
RAY McGOVERN: Hope for a Breakthrough in Korea
Donald Trump will ultimately have to remind his national security adviser and secretary of state who is president if there’s to be progress on North Korea, says Ray McGovern.
Second-Round Stakes Higher for Trump and Kim
The North Korea leader obviously wants a deal, writes Patrick Lawrence, which gives the U.S. a historic opportunity next month.