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Trump Admin Continues Threats & Provocations Against North Korea, Laying Groundwork for Nuclear War

Mattis emphasized a diplomatic resolution to the standoff between the two countries, but warned that the U.S. would not accept a nuclear North Korea. Congressional Democrats are pushing legislation that would prevent President Trump from launching a preemptive strike against North Korea.

NOBEL LAUREATES CALL FOR PEACEFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA

Ten Nobel peace laureates sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General today, expressing great concern over “the recent and increasing threats of violence between North Korea and the United States”. The laureates call on UN Secretary General António Guterres to “organise an urgent convening to address and defuse this potentially disastrous situation,” and made four specific recommendations to alleviate current tensions between the two states.

Korea Update As The North Pushes Into the Nukes Club

8 in 10 South Koreans Favor Reconciliation – Analyst

Annual joint military exercises between the US and South Korean militaries escalate geopolitical tensions in the region, Christine Ahn, founder of Women Cross DMZ, tells RT America’s Natasha Sweatte.

The Cold War Never Ended: Historical Roots of the Current North Korea Crisis

This post was originally published on AHA Today, the blog of the American Historical Association.

People Power and North Korea Crisis with Christine Ahn

The political tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula seem to have reached a new peak in recent weeks with Trump and Kim lobbing increasingly bellicose rhetoric at each other. Christine Ahn, a Korean American academic, longtime peace activist with Women Cross DMZ, and co-Founder of the Korea Policy Institute, recently experienced these tensions first hand when she was unexpectedly blocked from traveling to South Korea, and she reflects on the myths and reality surrounding the Korean Peninsula in the current moment.

Trump Threatens North Korea, US Preps War Games Next Door

President Trump has doubled down on his "fire and fury" threat to North Korea, saying maybe it "wasn't tough enough." Christine Ahn of Women Cross DMZ says that despite dangerous bluster from both sides -- and upcoming US-South Korea war games -- peaceful solutions are still within reach

North Korea and Women Against Abortion

North and South Korea Want a Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them

Following criticism, South Korea lifts entry ban on peace activist Christine Ahn