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History shows that diplomacy takes time and many incremental steps forward, a diplomacy expert writes.
North Korea and the US have again failed to reach an agreement – and South Korea is being left on the sidelines.
Research shows the news media often reproduce metaphors that frame North Korea as dangerous, provocative, irrational, secretive, impoverished and totalitarian.
A small country surrounded by giants such as China, Russia and the United States, Vietnam long ago learned to work with its neighbours and assert its independence.
Relying only on sanctions against North Korea may not be a productive way to get the country to give up its nuclear arms. Offering relief and aid may be more effective.
Any meaningful way forward must be based on imagination and mutual understanding.
The new friendship between North Korea and Cuba is puzzling. The two countries should share values as socialist republics, but their brands of socialism are worlds apart when it comes to children.
With all the drama between Trump and Kim, it’s easy to forget that the US is not the only nation involved in denuclearizing North Korea. China is hugely influential — but it's not clear quite how.
Has Moon Jae-in found a way to make North Koreans comfortable with denuclearisation?
The Pyongyang Declaration between the two Koreas is about much more than nuclear power – and leaves the US on the outer.
The federal government has set aside $22.2 million to develop and co-ordinate sanctions while educating Canadians about their obligations. Where to start is the first question.
Living as a woman in North Korea can be psychologically and physically gruelling.
American policymakers and lawmakers are floating unilateral sanctions against Russia, Iran and even Turkey in an effort to change behavior. But research shows sanctions only work in narrow circumstances.
Donald Trump is unmoved by high risks and wild odds, apparently feeling that his sheer cunning will always win, including, now, in geopolitics — his latest casino.
The ban has major implications for thousands of would-be immigrants from all of the affected countries, except perhaps Venezuela.
North Korea's infrastructure is in dire need of expansion and modernisation. This is where the South can help.
President Trump is criticized for wreaking havoc on the international order, where the US was the established leader. But Trump is simply hastening a change that has been a long time coming.
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
Looking at the agreement, it appears that Kim Jong-un has outmanoeuvred Donald Trump.
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Benjamin Habib is a Friend of The Conversation.Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Aston University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Head of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
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Associate Professor, International Education and Learning Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
