Donald Trump avoided a major crisis with North Korea. But the North Korean nuclear issue remains unresolved as the country continues to develop its nuclear and ballistic capabilities.
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Joe Biden's election symbolises a return to normalcy and dignity in the US's conduct on the global stage. But the world is changing rapidly, and the president-elect will need to change with it.
A ransomware attack on election-related government computers in a Georgia county raises the specter of more disruptions for Election Day voting and vote tabulation.
What might be the global geopolitical significance of Trump's positive COVID-19 test?
In 2016 Trump promised to 'shake the rust off America's foreign policy.' Four years later, it's clearer what that looks like: a US that sits on the sidelines of world crises and collaborations alike.
Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging 'dark fleets' of fishing boats.
With signs North Korea has suffered in the coronavirus pandemic and is now facing a further threat to its shaky economy, the ratcheted up of tension with the South is ominous.
Does the election of two North Korean defectors to the South Korean National Assembly signal a breakthrough in public acceptance of this politically significant minority?
In the murky world of cyber espionage and cyber warfare, effective deterrence has long been considered out of reach. A government report argues it's time to change that.
Despite its proximity to China and South Korea, North Korea says it has no cases of COVID-19.
Even when countries have broken ties with each other, they can communicate – as the US and Iran did just a few days ago.
Was the ban a Muslim ban -- or was that just an anti-Trump narrative? A political scientist combs through the data for answers.
By matching narratives from North Korean escapees with Google Earth images, a fuller picture is emerging of abuses in North Korea.
Nearly 50 years old, the treaty has been signed by 190 countries – more than any other arms limitation treaty. But now Iran is threatening to withdraw.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have very different objectives from their on-again, off-again negotiations. More work needs to be done to build trust and align the leaders on a basic common goal.
US President Donald Trump stole the show over the weekend with seeming breakthroughs on the China trade war and North Korea. Disaster has been averted, but for how long?
Every time North Korea needles the US with another provocation, it makes it harder for Donald Trump to mobilise the domestic support for a return to the negotiating table.
North Korea is a major military threat to the US and its Asian allies, but exactly how powerful are its nuclear weapons? An earth scientist explains why it's hard to answer this question.
War games let you test your political and military acumen right at your kitchen table – while also helping you appreciate how decision-makers are limited by the choices of others.
Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would just be South Korea.
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Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Reader in International Relations, Aston University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-chancellor's fellow, La Trobe University
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Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Migration & Social Inclusion Researcher, University of Sheffield
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Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds
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Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Assistant Professor, Università di Bologna
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Associate Professor in International Development Studies, Dalhousie University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
