Before we start, an editorial note. For a while I’ve been writing two columns every weekday. But the time I’m spending on educational counseling and generally giving “moral” support to …
Kim Jong Un
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President Trump wrote a letter to Kim Jong Un, described as “excellent” by the North Korean leader in a recent address to state media. According to recent reports, Kim received …
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Okay, admit it. All you who think the man is omniscient —and I think he’s a damned good president— have been slightly off tune. At least on North Korea. Because, …
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The Washington Post and other media outlets are reporting that President Donald Trump agreed to pay a $2 million medical bill issued by North Korea in exchange for Otto Warmbier’s …
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Looks like our negotiations with North Korea have hit yet another snag. Despite early optimism that President Donald Trump would convince North Korea to shut down its nuclear weapons program, …
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At the conclusion of last week, President Trump announced he would reverse sanctions on North Korea that were recently instituted by the Treasury Department. In a tweet, Trump wrote: “It …
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U.S. and South Korea Announce End to Large-Scale Joint Military Exercises
The United States and South Korea have announced they will scrap huge military drills the two countries have traditionally held annually. The large-scale maneuvers, always designed to simulate all-out war …
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Even as someone with a more liberal bent, I agreed with President Donald Trump’s willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Pouty politics,” by which politicians refuse …
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National SecurityOpinionPolitics
Putting Hard Parameters on the Summit in Vietnam is Unrealistic
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisRegardless of how much we may want to have things go precisely as planned, the realist knows that just never happens. In all their bluster, the Congress are taking turns …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: KIA in Afghanistan, Pompeo in Asia, U.S.-China Tensions, MOH, Ricin
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …