Trump’s bluff, bluster and bombast in Singapore
Despite all the false starts and posturing, the leaders of the US and both Koreas all have reasons to overcome obstacles to engagement. (June 2018)
Is there reason for hope in Korea?
Korea’s leaders have headed off war — for now — and may have set the stage for US regional influence to grow at China’s expense. (May 2018)
Will Trump shoot first?
Hawks inside and outside the Trump administration are talking more loudly about a pre-emptive attack on North Korea. (February 2018)
Who’s pushing Korea to the brink of war?
Why the danger of US war with North Korea is so high right now. (September 2017)
A nuclear bully with Korea in his crosshairs
The US keeps steering toward a collision course with North Korea. (August 2017)
North Korea faces the fury of US empire
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is a response to US military threats that have escalated since the end of the Cold War.
Will Trump start a new Korean War?
Tensions rise as the US and South Korea conduct their annual rehearsal of an assault on the North. Meanwhile, the South may elect a president who promises to dial back the belligerence. (April 2017)
Slave revolts from Stono to Nat Turner
A look at five armed rebellions and what they tell us about Black revolutionaries before the Civil War.
Works in theory 