It is past time to take North Korean crimes against humanity and the North Korean military threat very seriously.

Here is what you should know about the secretive autocratic regime that has ruled North Korea for more than sixty years.

There are legitimate reasons to brace for the worst on the Korean Peninsula. The challenge in bracing for the worst is to not hasten the worst.

At Davos on January 17, President Xi Jinping spoke of China’s determination to play a responsible role to “secure peace and reduce poverty.” Xi was applauded. Yet China abuses the fundamental human rights of its people, undermines international human rights institutions, and indeed subverts the very concept of individual human rights.

American military power is critical to securing the American homeland, preserving American economic and political interests at home and abroad, and securing the global commons upon which our nation and the rest of the world benefit.

One area, happily, where President-elect Donald Trump has left little room for concern, at least during the campaign, is missile defense.

During WWII, children of the American Christian missionaries in Korea served in significant roles in the U.S. government and sought to direct U.S. attention and efforts toward Korea.

The spread of Christianity in Korea and the city of Pyongyang, described in Part I, and the rise of Korean…

Barack Obama makes the final appearance of his presidency today before the UN General Assembly. As we evaluate this address, consider this assessment of his September 2009 UN speech.