Winner: It is oft said that Jimmy Carter has been much more effective as a former president than as a president. We'll let the historians sort that out. Today we credit Carter for his role in freeing a U.S. citizen who had been sentenced to eight years of hard labor for crossing over the Chinese border into North Korea. Because the United States has no direct diplomatic relations with Pyongyang, Carter traveled to North Korea as a private citizen on humanitarian mission. As a State Department spokesman observed, travel to North Korea is neither routine nor risk-free, which speaks highly of Carter's efforts to obtain the release of 31-year-old Aijalon Mahli Gomes, who is believed to be a Christian activist. Loser: Three Utah police officers were shot in unrelated incidents on this past w...
Like so many diplomats in the U.S. State Department, Christopher Hill has a very long title, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. But he'll tell you, only half joking, that he's really the assistant secretary for North Korea. Maintaining diplomatic relations with North Korea is more than a full-time job. It's the sort of responsibility that would be most people's worst nightmare - - dealing with a leader who seeks more powerful weapons yet does not demonstrate the maturity to handle such firepower responsibly. Meanwhile, he's shown the world that his nation has a high threshold for pain, so don't even think about employing the kinds of sanctions in North Korea that would work well elsewhere.
Former President Bill Clinton's coup in securing the release of California journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea is a reminder of the value of diplomacy. Not caving to the enemy, not pandering to terrorists, but the art of getting things done without having to launch a missile or an invasion. When lives are at stake, you just can't beat it. Clinton had pursued diplomatic relations with North Korea as president. George W. Bush axed that initiative and turned his back on diplomacy in general, preferring military action and the my-way- or-the-highway school of international relations. Eight years later, the North Korea problem - essentially, a loony dictator developing nuclear weapons - presents a far greater danger to the world.
Former President Bill Clinton's coup in securing the release of California journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea is a reminder of the value of diplomacy. Not caving to the enemy, not pandering to terrorists, but the art of getting things done without having to launch a missile or an invasion. When lives are at stake, you just can't beat it. Clinton had pursued diplomatic relations with North Korea as president. George W. Bush axed that initiative and turned his back on diplomacy in general, preferring military action and the my-way- or-the-highway school of international relations. Eight years later, the North Korea problem - essentially, a loony dictator developing nuclear weapons - presents a far greater danger to the world.
SEOUL - North Korea's agreement Sunday on a new format for bilateral negotiations with Japan was motivated mainly by Pyongyang's desire for Tokyo to act as a go-between in a bid to break the political impasse between North Korea and the United States, according to diplomatic sources. North Korea hopes the negotiations eventually will lead to the normalization of diplomatic relations with Japan. North Korea has reacted angrily to sanctions that the United States has imposed on a Macau-based bank. The United States alleges that the Macanese bank, Banco Delta Asia, is involved in money laundering and other illegal activities on behalf of Pyongyang.
S., North Korean officials wrap up unofficial talks SAN DIEGO -- U.S. and North Korean officials wrapped up unofficial talks Tuesday with other northeast Asian countries about regional security, but no major breakthroughs were expected. The two-day meeting in San Diego was designed to be "frank but friendly" and was not preparation for a resumption of official multilateral talks, said Susan Shirk, a UC San Diego professor and founder of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue. North Korea carried out nuclear and missile tests earlier this year, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Il recently said his country could rejoin international disarmament talks, depending on the status of direct talks with the U.S. North Korea and the United States do not have diplomatic relations. North Korea'...
North Korean future The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has high hopes for the eventual transition of North Korea into an open society with normal diplomatic relations with the rest of the world.
BEIJING -- The watershed six-party accord concluded Tuesday with North Korea holds huge long-term promise for the Korean Peninsula and beyond, but pitfalls lie ahead. It could put an end to the Korean War with a peace treaty half a century after hostilities ended, establish diplomatic relations between the United States and North Korea and lay the groundwork for a new security arrangement for Northeast Asia.
BEIJING - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he and his Chinese counterpart have agreed to work together in dealing with North Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il. Noda's first official visit to Beijing would normally have centered on bilateral issues, such as squabbles over islands claimed by both countries, but the death of Kim on Dec. 17 and the announcement of his son Kim Jong Un as the country's "supreme leader" has shifted the focus.
...Japan does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, while China is the imp...
North Korea's top nuclear negotiator was on his way to the United States yesterday for talks on issues that a State Department official said would include the first steps toward the normalization of diplomatic relations. The trip, which coincides with the first high-level talks between North Korea and South Korea in more than four months, reflects the rapid easing of tensions with President Kim Jong-il's regime since North Korea agreed this month to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for heavy fuel oil and other concessions.
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