North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace
Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea have hovered at a standstill since 2019. With the door to diplomacy seemingly closed and North Korea marching forward on weapons development and making threatening statements, what are the prospects for Pyongyang ' s denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 16, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Soo Kim Source Type: blogs
Preserving the ROK-U.S. Alliance by Sustaining Military Exercises
The Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. military forces based in the ROK are in a constant state of training, which is required to maintain military effectiveness. North Korea seeks to stop this ROK/U.S. military training, but taking the North Korean complaints seriously could be a mistake. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 30, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett Source Type: blogs
North Korea, Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military, America's Labor Shortage: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how to deal with a nuclear North Korea, preventing sexual violence in the military, supporting immigrant children in U.S. schools, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 5, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Reducing the Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Could Make North Korea Happy
The threats emanating from North Korea pose a useful case study for the potential implications of reducing the role of U.S. nuclear weapons. Additional U.S. nuclear deterrence declaratory strategy, backed up by appropriate nuclear weapon capabilities and planning, may be needed. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - October 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett Source Type: blogs
North Korea's'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations
North Korea in recent weeks has revved up its cycle of missile provocations, its go-to method of securing leverage against the United States and South Korea in the on-again off-again nuclear negotiations. How will the United States and South Korea choose to respond? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - October 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Soo Kim Source Type: blogs
Tradeoffs of a Four-Day School Week, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - October 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - October 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
The Missile Arms Race on the Korean Peninsula Heats Up
Eric GomezIt has been a very busy week for missile tests on the Korean peninsula. North Korea testeda new type of ground ‐launched cruise missile to start the week and launchedtwo short ‐range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) a couple days later. South Korea tested a newconventional submarine ‐launched ballistic missile only a few hours after North Korea ’s SRBM test. South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense also released video footage of several new missile systems, including a supersonic anti ‐ship cruise missile, anair ‐launched land attack cruise missile, and a&nbs...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 15, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Eric Gomez Source Type: blogs
Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific After the Fall of Afghanistan
China and North Korea are seizing on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to press their own political warfare messages. What can the United States do to mitigate the impact of the Taliban takeover on America ' s interests in the Indo-Pacific? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 3, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott W. Harold Source Type: blogs
The Yongbyon Reactor Restart and Biden ’s Fading North Korea Prospects
Eric GomezNorth Korea restarted a reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex according toa new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The reactor, which has been dormant since December 2018, produces plutonium for North Korea ’s nuclear weapons. The amount of plutonium the reactor will eventually produce is currently unclear, but a resumption of activity at the Yongbyon nuclear complex should not come as a surprise.North Korea has not been a major foreign policy concern thus far in the Biden administration ’s tenure. This is understandable given the administration’s efforts to ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 30, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Eric Gomez Source Type: blogs
Insights on Afghanistan, Back to School, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the collapse in Afghanistan, what parents think about sending kids back to school, insights from game theory on North Korean denuclearization, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - August 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Apple ’s iPhone: Now With Built‐In Surveillance
Julian SanchezIn recent years, Apple has sought to brand itself as a strong defender of user privacy, boasting that they don ’t need to monetize your personal data—since their business model is based on selling pricy hardware—and admirablyfighting off government pressure to weaken or break strong encryption on its devices. That ’s why it’s so alarming to see the Cupertino‐based tech giant has decided that a shockingly misguided surveillance apparatus will soon be built right into the company ’s widely‐used operating systems.Apple this weekannounced two major updates coming soon to its iOS, i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Julian Sanchez Source Type: blogs
Can China Be a Real Partner in Bringing North Korea to the Nuclear Negotiating Table?
The United States remains committed to the goal of denuclearization of North Korea. China is more interested in maintaining a delicate geopolitical balance to counter U.S. influence in the region and in expanding its own reach. Thus, prospects for productive U.S.-China cooperation on the North Korean nuclear threat seem faint at best. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Soo Kim Source Type: blogs
North Korean Nuclear Weapons Pose an Existential Threat to China
Despite the current border closures between their two countries, China and North Korea remain resolutely pledged to a“blood-alliance.” But this partnership has vastly different implications depending on which side of the border you consider. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 13, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett; Diana Y. Myers Source Type: blogs
Equity in Research, North Korean Instability, Traffic Stops: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how RAND applies an equity lens to research, instability in North Korea, what police think about traffic stops, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 9, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
