The Atlantic (September 11)
Amid “growing concern about the real possibility of war with North Korea,” many have still not realized the danger of “an even darker specter. Could events now cascading on the Korean Peninsula drag the U.S. and China into a great-power war?”
Tags: Cascading, China, Concern, Danger, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, U.S. War
New York Times (June 13)
“Tensions are reaching a dangerous pitch on the Korean Peninsula, testing the leadership of South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in…. In effect, Mr. Moon finds himself pincered between two rival powers, China and the United States, while facing an existential threat from the dictator next door.”
Tags: China, Dangerous, Dictator, Existential threat, Korean Peninsula, Leadership, Moon, Rival powers, South Korea, Tensions, U.S.
Washington Post (April 18)
“Remember that U.S. aircraft carrier that was headed to the Korean Peninsula as both the Trump administration and North Korea began to talk tough with one another? It turns out it wasn’t…. Despite talk of a military strike, Trump’s ‘armada’ actually sailed away from Korea.”
Wall Street Journal (December 24)
“The serious threat posed by North Korea far transcends cyberspace. Only one approach is commensurate with the challenge: ending North Korea’s existence as an independent entity and reunifying the Korean Peninsula.”