In my ⁦@ForeignAffairs⁩ article, as the US heads into November's elections, I talk about potential October surprise from Kim Jong Un and why it makes sense from his perspective. Moscow and Beijing meanwhile allow Kim to act with newfound impunity.

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Read @SueMiTerry’s 2021 essay on how Washington’s approach to North Korea has erred in the past—and how the Biden administration should adjust U.S. strategy now that Pyongyang’s nuclear program has advanced too far to turn back. https://t.co/TUEzLKsHeQ

The new defense treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy, write @SueMiTerry and @SSestanovich.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new defense pact. Experts @SueMiTerry and @SSestanovich explain what it means.

Russian President Putin's 2024 visit to North Korea, his first since 2000, signifies the ongoing strengthening of bilateral ties. Whether this is a short-term expedience or the start of a true security alliance remains to be seen, writes @SueMiTerry.

When I wrote in @ForeignAffairs ( https://t.co/0a52pBmv6O) that North Korean provocations were forthcoming, this isn't what I had in mind! You have to give this regime points for creativity.

"A pro-American trilateral alignment is the best possible answer to the menace posed by the anti-American trilateral alignment of China, Russia and North Korea," @MaxBoot and @SueMiTerry write.

With renewed support from Russia and China, there are fears that a North Korean crisis is coming. In light of this, the trilateral security relationship among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea has reached a new level of cooperation, says @SueMiTerry.

.@CFR_org features @SueMiTerry blog on "A Stronger Trilateral Response" with her @ForeignAffairs article on "The Coming North Korean Crisis" ( https://t.co/yXcDdiYlmP) and her @PostOpinions article on the trilateral relationship ( https://t.co/kwFWd7jKfc)

On recent trips to South Korea and Japan, I found a lot of concern about China and North Korea. But I also found cause for hope in growing trilateral relationship: US, South Korea, and Japan. My @CFR.org blog. https://t.co/6lwUbw5Sp7 via @CFR_org

All three leaders—Biden, Yoon, Kishida— have made a major investment in the trilateral partnership. Their successors might not do so. All three leaders would do well to act urgently right now to lock in the trilateral progress. My column with @SueMiTerry.

.@USAmbJapan told us: “One of China’s principal regional objectives is that the US, Japan and Korea are never in strategic alignment. President Biden at Camp David flipped the script. Ever since, China has been playing catch up.”

My new @washingtonpost article with @maxboot on why a pro-US Japanese-South Korean-US trilateral alignment is the best answer to the anti-US trilateral alignment of China, Russia, and North Korea.

All three current leaders—Biden, Yoon, Kishida— have made a major investment in the trilateral partnership. Their successors might not do so. All three leaders would do well to act urgently right now to lock in the trilateral progress.

The growing US-S Korea-Japan trilateral relationship is a major bit of good news—and a real achievement for Biden, Yoon & Kishida. But can it survive a change of leaders in any of the countries? My new ⁦@PostOpinions⁩ article with ⁦@MaxBoot⁩.

If conflict breaks out on the Korean peninsula, Washington will be obligated to come to Seoul’s defense against Pyongyang, writes @SueMiTerry. How can the United States avoid being drawn into a war with a nuclear-armed rogue state? https://t.co/9rGuJfKjUn

There are also steps that the United States can take to keep up economic pressure on North Korea, despite Beijing and Moscow’s entente, writes @SueMiTerry for @ForeignAffairs.

If conflict breaks out on the Korean peninsula, Washington will be obligated to come to Seoul’s defense against Pyongyang, writes @SueMiTerry. How can the United States avoid being drawn into a war with a nuclear-armed rogue state?

“Biden needs to take the United States’ North Korea policy off autopilot and launch a proactive effort to deter Pyongyang. Otherwise, he risks encouraging an already emboldened Kim to stage a major provocation.” https://t.co/CT6WfKg4AM