{"id":5941,"date":"2017-10-19T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2017-11-05T23:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T04:58:19","slug":"rocket-to-nowhere-u-s-and-n-koreas-strained-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2017\/10\/19\/rocket-to-nowhere-u-s-and-n-koreas-strained-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket to Nowhere: U.S. and North Korea\u2019s Strained Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabrielle Goldworm<\/strong>
\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In April of 2017, news outlets such as The Atlantic and The Washington Post characterized the Trump administration\u2019s foreign policy on North Korea as only partially defined at best. Back in March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made this statement after meeting with South Korea\u2019s foreign minister: \u201cLet me be very clear: the policy of strategic patience has ended. We are exploring a new range of diplomatic, security, and economic measures.\u201d Tillerson stated \u201call options are on the table\u201d when it comes to engaging North Korea. \u201cNorth Korea must understand that the only
\npath to a secure, economically-prosperous future is to abandon its development of nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other weapons of mass destruction,\u201d he said. According to a report by the New York Times, Tillerson also rejected negotiation with North Korea saying, \u201cConditions must change before there is any scope for talks to resume.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the conflict continues to echo its cold war predecessor, in terms of lack of overt military action so far. Tillerson and other officials within the Trump administration have repeatedly softened their boss\u2019s hardline stances in conferences following his speeches.On September 21, President Trump announced an executive order granting authority to the Treasury Department to enforce economic sanctions on North Korea and companies and individuals with whom they do business.<\/p>\n

Amid incidents of name-calling and threats of nuclear annihilation from both sides, the act seems closer to Obama Era policies than an implementation of Trump\u2019s so called \u2018fire and fury\u2019 approach. The North Korean government have, according to CNN, found it difficult understand the mixed signals being put out by the Trump administration, and have even reached out to Republican analysts in an effort to\u00a0navigate the President\u2019s comments at times of contradictory rhetoric. After North Korea\u2019s sixth nuclear test in early September, multiple\u00a0speeches by both Trump and Kim Jong Un decrying the other\u2019s madness, and displays of military\u00a0power, anxiety is to be expected. One such instance occurred recently when a U.S. bomber flew close to North Korea\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n

It is fair to note that U.S.\/North Korean Relations currently remain\u00a0an unattractive zero-sum game for both parties. The international community remains on edge, though most agree the chance of direct military confrontation remains slim.<\/p>\n

Strange as it might seem, the United States and North Korea have been in this position before, even to the point where North Korea accused the U.S. of declaring war. Despite inflammatory remarks hurled by both side, the United States is the only side making any headway through soft power tactics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Through diplomatic channels, the U.S. has convinced over 20 nations to halt all diplomatic and business relationships with Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

According to the Wall Street Journal, the 20 countries have shut down businesses owned by the North Korean Government, removed North Korean vessels from ship registries, and expelled its ambassadors.<\/p>\n

For now, the world continues to see words, not deeds, as both sides consider how much direct conflict would cause them to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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