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Pyongyang, North Korea, April 17, 2017. Credit Damir Sagolj/Reuters

How to Defuse the Crisis with North Korea

by Joel S. Wit | Apr 24, 2017 | Opinion

WASHINGTON — I have been meeting with North Korean government officials for over two decades, first for almost 10 years as part of my job at the State Department, and then as a researcher working at universities and think tanks. This experience has made me familiar...

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A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. (Reuters)

North Korea Detains US Citizen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2017 | World

North Korea detained a US citizen on Friday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, saying he was arrested at Pyongyang International Airport on his way out of the country. This brings the total number of Americans held by the isolated country to three. The...

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US Vice President Mike Pence visits the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. Reuters

US Naval Armada in Sea of Japan in Days amid North Korea Tension

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 22, 2017 | World

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia Saturday amid high tensions with North Korea. “Our expectation is that they will be in the Sea of Japan in position in a matter of days, before...

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US President Donald Trump holds a football helmet given to him by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (R) and head coach Bill Belichick (L) alongside members of the team during a ceremony honoring them as 2017 Super Bowl Champions on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 19, 2017. SAUL LOEB / AFP

What Can Trump Learn from Truman?

by David Ignatius | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion

The only modern president who rivaled Donald Trump in his lack of preparation for global leadership was Harry Truman. Both men took office with little knowledge of the international problems they were about to face, and with worries at home and abroad that they...

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US Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech before US and Japanese soldiers on board the USS Ronald Reagan at the US Naval base in Yokosuka, on April 19, 2017. (AFP)

Pence Promises ‘Overwhelming’ US Response to Any North Korea Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 19, 2017 | World

US Vice President Mike Pence stressed on Wednesday that Washington would work with its allies and China to pressure North Korea, but added that America would not hesitate to retaliate to any attack against it. Pence arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday from South Korea and...