While most non-proliferation and test-ban treaties remain, the 1987 intermediate range pact has collapsed and the 2015 Iran deal is on the brink, says Bennett Ramberg

If US intelligence agencies do not toe Donald Trump’s line, they will become public enemy number one for his base, says Kent Harrington

A snapshot of Asia would show a region with stable societies and growing economies. But we may look back on this as the time the region fell apart, says Richard N. Haass.

Promoting a new nuclear deal would not lead to normalisation of diplomatic ties with Iran, but it would dramatically reduce the chance of war, writes Richard N Haass.

‘Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully or write poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks’ — Donald J. Trump

Trump has exposed rifts within America’s alliances when it comes to the North Korean nuclear issue. By contrast, Kim Jong-un is building ties with China and Russia, writes Kent Harrington.

Stocks around the world tumbled and oil prices slumped after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on China, triggering an investor exodus from risky assets.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's most trusted policy adviser has been removed from one of his posts, according to a politician in South Korea.

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Many US presidents didn’t see eye-to-eye with their top spies, but none has came close to the damage being wrought by the current incumbent, writes former public affairs director of the CIA, Kent Harrington.

US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un cut short their second summit without reaching an agreement.

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The North Korean leader was seen touring Hanoi ahead of the US president’s arrival on Air Force One.

Not for the first time, the US government speaks with forked tongue. Mr Trump says North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat. His secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, disagrees; he says it does.

The hand of history will be on Kellie Harrington’s shoulder tomorrow when she meets Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee for the AIBA World Elite lightweight title in New Delhi, India.

Expect market volatility as value lies outside US, writes Peter Brown.

Withdrawal from 1987 pact with Russia would see a new generation of lethal weapons developed and deployed in Europe, says

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The world must have the technical solutions to guarantee the credibility of countries’ promises if denuclearisation is to succeed, write Piet de Klerk and Robert Floyd.

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The Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman launched their 2017 report yesterday.

US President Donald Trump has cancelled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement.

The North did not invite international inspectors to the ceremony, which limits its value as a serious concession.

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As optimism surges on Korea, US president Donald Trump should know that empty promises have long been a favourite tactic of the regime in the north, argues Eli Lake.

President Donald Trump has declared that if the Iranians "restart their nuclear programme, they will have bigger problems than they have ever had before".

North Korea has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site.

South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for ex-president Lee Myung-bak over allegations of bribery, embezzlement and other charges.

North Korea's foreign minister has arrived in Sweden for talks with his Swedish counterpart.

Diplomacy, the only alternative to war, is about meeting your enemy, and that is not a sign of weakness. Donald Trump is right to meet Kim Jong Un, says Peter Van Buren

Trump administration officials have said there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a meeting of the two nations' leaders.

The White House tried to swat away criticism that the US is getting nothing in exchange for agreeing to a historic face-to-face summit between president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The Trump administration has escalated pressure on North Korea by slapping sanctions on scores of companies and ships accused of illicit trading with the pariah nation.

Donald Trump’s spats with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un about the size of their nuclear buttons are reckless, while his desire to expand his nuclear arsenal is a departure from his predecessors and a contravention of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, says Jason Douglas

In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side yesterday under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger,

US vice president Mike Pence is using his appearance at the Winter Olympics to call on the international community to get tougher on North Korea's nuclear ambitions and human rights abuses.

The US is preparing to announce the "toughest and most aggressive" economic sanctions against North Korea, boosting pressure on the regime during the Winter Olympics, Mike Pence has said.

The United States' special envoy for North Korea has said America is not close to taking military action against the North.

In an age of Trump and trolls, being polite to each other is a radical act, says Suzanne Harrington. But there is hope in this brave, new world: we just need to be a little nicer to each other — and follow the ‘new modern manners’.

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North Korea has claimed Michael Wolff's bombshell new book about Donald Trump spells the end of the US president's political career.