South Korea on HotAir

South Korea

Feb 2019

Trump made the right call to walk out of Hanoi, says … Susan Rice

Ed Morrissey Feb 28, 2019 12:01 PM

South Korea, Japan: Whew.

Jan 2019

Oh, great. Guess who’s violating North Korean sanctions now

Jazz Shaw Jan 23, 2019 4:31 PM

Shifting alliances on a diplomatic chess board

Dec 2018

North Korea: We’re not giving up our nukes unless U.S. troops leave the peninsula

John Sexton Dec 20, 2018 8:41 PM

“The United States must now recognize the accurate meaning of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula…”

Nov 2018

North Korea blows up DMZ guard towers

Jazz Shaw Nov 24, 2018 10:01 AM

Are they getting serious?

By the way, the Koreas just dismantled 22 guard posts on the DMZ

Jazz Shaw Nov 11, 2018 6:31 PM

Their peace in our time?

Oct 2018

South Korea lifting sanctions on the North?

Jazz Shaw Oct 10, 2018 4:31 PM

Jumping the gun a bit, aren’t we?

North Korea-U.S. relations seem frozen while the two Koreas grow closer

Jazz Shaw Oct 01, 2018 10:41 AM

Kim still not ready to give before he gets

Sep 2018

Call me, maybe? Kim wants second summit with Trump … says Moon

Ed Morrissey Sep 20, 2018 7:21 PM

“… to happen at the earliest convenience in order to speed up the denuclearization process.”

North Korea “ready” to denuclearize, if…

Jazz Shaw Sep 19, 2018 9:21 AM

Progress, but not of the sort we’d hoped

Moon: Kim willing to accept “stronger measures” on denuclearization

Ed Morrissey Sep 06, 2018 8:41 PM

Progress?

Aug 2018

Mattis warns Korea’s Kim maneuvers with the South are not suspended forever

Andrew Malcolm Aug 29, 2018 8:41 PM

ROK-US teamwork

Jun 2018

Russia and South Korea are cutting a deal with Kim Jong-un

Jazz Shaw Jun 24, 2018 12:31 PM

Now it’s the Everybody Loves Kim show

Did Trump do an about face on North Korea? Not really

Jazz Shaw Jun 23, 2018 11:31 AM

Sticking with the program… for now

Kim Jong-un plus China may equal trouble

Jazz Shaw Jun 21, 2018 9:21 AM

Too clever by half?

Pompeo: Sanctions only get lifted after complete, verifiable denuclearization

Ed Morrissey Jun 14, 2018 10:01 AM

“President Trump has been incredibly clear about the sequencing.”

The real winner from the Trump-Kim summit could be… South Korea

Jazz Shaw Jun 11, 2018 8:01 AM

The firing line

Set the date: Trump says June 12 summit is back on after meeting top North Korean official

Allahpundit Jun 01, 2018 4:01 PM

Getting to know you.

May 2018

That Kim-Moon meeting left a lot to be desired

Jazz Shaw May 27, 2018 9:31 AM

Positive, but oh so vague in critical areas

An unexpected North-South Korean summit

Jazz Shaw May 26, 2018 10:01 AM

A deal not as dead as we were told?

Trump on the summit: This is a tremendous setback for North Korea and the world

Allahpundit May 24, 2018 1:31 PM

“Nobody should be anxious. We have to get it right.”

Pence: North Korea will get the “Libyan model” if Kim Jong Un doesn’t make a deal

Allahpundit May 22, 2018 8:01 PM

Threats.

When Kim Jong-un goes back to being Kim Jong-un

Jazz Shaw May 16, 2018 8:01 AM

Madman across the water

NYT: Trump asking about troop cuts in South Korea. Bolton: “Utter nonsense”

Ed Morrissey May 04, 2018 8:41 AM

Off the table.

Hmm: North Korea already dismantling its nuke-testing facility?

Ed Morrissey May 02, 2018 6:01 PM

Pompeo: “A bad deal is not an option.”

Apr 2018

Kim Jong-un continues to make promises… for now

Jazz Shaw Apr 29, 2018 9:31 AM

If he’s serious it’s a remarkable moment. That’s a big if, though

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit Apr 29, 2018 8:01 AM

Him again.

Trump: We’ve been “played like a fiddle” by North Korea in the past because we had a “different kind of a leader”

Allahpundit Apr 27, 2018 4:02 PM

“We’re not going to be played.”

Let’s face it, the media would be in raptures over Obama if this Korea summit were happening during his presidency

Allahpundit Apr 27, 2018 11:21 AM

Standards.

The longest running war in modern history is over… sort of

Jazz Shaw Apr 27, 2018 8:01 AM

Many a slip twixt the cup and the lip

WaPo: White House skeptical of North Korea denuclearization offer

Ed Morrissey Apr 23, 2018 6:01 PM

“We’re not going to take the North Koreans simply at their word.”

Rocket Man redux

Jazz Shaw Apr 21, 2018 12:01 PM

Down but not out

Moon: No, really, Pyongyang wants “complete denuclearization”; Update: OK’s continuing US military presence?

Ed Morrissey Apr 19, 2018 8:41 AM

Without conditions?

Mar 2018

Kim Jung-un may have moved the game in China

Jazz Shaw Mar 28, 2018 8:01 AM

Suddenly he’s interested in denuclearization

WSJ: China playing Let’s Make a Deal after trade-war threats

Ed Morrissey Mar 26, 2018 8:41 AM

South Korea: We’ve cut a new deal.

What does “denuclearization” actually mean for North Korea? Or for Trump?

Jazz Shaw Mar 15, 2018 12:31 PM

A war of words

Tillerson: Kim hasn’t yet RSVP’d, you know

Ed Morrissey Mar 12, 2018 2:01 PM

“Deafening silence”?

Live: South Korea to make major announcement at 7 p.m. ET; Update: Trump to meet Kim by May

Allahpundit Mar 08, 2018 6:41 PM

Deal?

North Korea: We’re willing to talk about denuclearization now

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2018 8:41 AM

And halt nuclear tests?

Are we still discussing a possible “first strike” on North Korea?

Jazz Shaw Mar 01, 2018 9:21 AM

Not our clowns, not our circus

Feb 2018

Pyongyang: We’re ready for talks with Washington

Ed Morrissey Feb 26, 2018 8:41 AM

Diplomatic breakthrough or stall tactic?

Cheers and jeers: Ivanka Trump goes to the Olympics

Karen Townsend Feb 25, 2018 3:31 PM

Twitter responds

CBS: You know, South Koreans aren’t totally buying Pyongyang’s charm offensive

Ed Morrissey Feb 13, 2018 5:31 PM

Head held high?

“The View” wants answers: Why didn’t Mike Pence stand for the unified Korean Olympic team?

Allahpundit Feb 12, 2018 3:31 PM

“You need to stand up!”

Pence: We’re ready to talk to North Korea — if …

Ed Morrissey Feb 12, 2018 8:41 AM

No reward for just talking.