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Seoul’s first big test will come immediately after the Games as Pyongyang seeks to firm up its status as a nuclear power

The US president may pull a rabbit out of a hat from time to time, but the trick will be successful only when Pompeo and Bolton have prepared the props

If talks happen, Trump administration will likely hold out the prospect of a peace agreement to recognise North Korea

On Syria, US is essentially playing the role of agitator while Russia pursues a version of diplomacy that utterly lacks inclusiveness

A display of knowledge and wisdom may assure voters about the credentials of a White House hopeful

US policy of ‘strategic patience’, like China’s policy of ‘friendly persuasion’, has only allowed Pyongyang to advance its nuclear ambitions

Unlike in Aleppo, the struggle against Daesh in Mosul is a war of annihilation

The sooner China is comfortable with Pyongyang as a neighbour, the better

If the Kim regime wants to continue its march towards nuclearisation, it should know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it will remain a pariah

Progress towards a stable political order in either country is likely to lead to similar development in the other

Senate confirmation process has turned nominations into a sort of public circus

Syria may be unique, but the problems of governing a multi-ethnic country aren’t