Move Past the Nuclear Impasse on the Korean Peninsula

Excerpt:  “The incoming Trump administration will face an emboldened North Korea with vastly different terms for nuclear negotiations, and a South Korea harboring deep concerns about US views on alliances and North Korea. Considering the significantly changed strategic environment in the region, the new administration is advised to reassess what the United States ultimately wants from its relationship with Pyongyang beyond denuclearization and to balance those goals with its defense commitments to South Korea, coordinating any new approach closely with Seoul.”