» by GI Korea February 13th, 2010 at 8:30 pm » Comments (2)

Does anyone even care about the North Korean nuclear issue any more?  I didn't think so: A top North Korean nuclear envoy wants to visit the United States for rare talks ...more »

» by GI Korea December 8th, 2009 at 8:23 pm » Comments (0)

The awaited bi-lateral talks between North Korea and the US has now officially begun, just don't expect much from them though: After a year of tensions, President Barack Obama is sending ...more »

» by GI Korea October 7th, 2009 at 7:56 am » Comments (0)

How come it feels like the US is about to be suckered again by North Korea?:North Korea is ready to return to the six-party denuclearization talks depending on the outcome ...more »

» by GI Korea October 6th, 2009 at 8:49 am » Comments (2)

This just confirms what I said when the North Korean nuclear tower was destroyed with much fan fare late in the Bush administration, that it was meaningless because it did ...more »

» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 am » Comments (2)

Tom Coyner who publishes the Korea Economic Reader has offered some thoughtful comments in the Wall Street Journal in regards to the US offer of bi-lateral talks with North Korea: Regarding ...more »

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2009 at 7:58 pm » Comments (0)

I'm sure Lee Myung-bak understands that North Korea has no intention of giving up their nuclear weapons, but offering the North Koreans a "grand bargain" is a good thing to ...more »

» by GI Korea September 19th, 2009 at 7:22 pm » Comments (0)

Like myself, the South Korean government is probably not so much concerned about the fact bi-lateral talks have been agreed upon between the US and North Korea, this was inevitable, ...more »

» by GI Korea September 18th, 2009 at 7:14 pm » Comments (2)

It only took them 15 years to figure this out: South Korea and the U.S. are working out a strategy to avoid falling for North Korea's brinkmanship tactics again after almost ...more »

» by GI Korea September 14th, 2009 at 5:38 am » Comments (8)

This sounds like a pretty plausible theory of why the Obama administration so quickly gave in to demands from the North Koreans to hold bilateral talks: More rumors that North Korea ...more »

» by GI Korea September 11th, 2009 at 6:23 pm » Comments (15)

The bi-lateral talks were obviously going to happen, but I am surprised the Obama administration folded this quick: In a dramatic policy shift, the Obama administration Friday said it is willing ...more »

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2009 at 9:51 am » Comments (2)

Victor Cha has a really good interview on the Council on Foreign Relations website that I highly recommend everyone check out.  Here is a quick excerpt: Victor D. Cha, who served ...more »

» by GI Korea July 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am » Comments (1)

So much for Agreed Framework 3.0: North Korea on Thursday rejected as "nonsense" an incentive package flagged by the U.S. in return for complete and irreversible denuclearization. At a press conference at ...more »