No Alternative to Negotiations
IN THIS ISSUE: No alternative to negotiations, heading for the wire on US-ROK 123, Chinese nuclear submarines and the South China Sea, Iran-North Korea pact draws concern, China backs sanctions to ward off US, in Japan, two years after Fukushima, work resumes on new plant.
No Alternative to Negotiations James Acton and Pierre Goldschmidt | National Interest
With yet another round of talks with Iran only producing an agreement for more talks, critics are again branding President Obama as naïve for facilitating Iran's delaying tactics. Of course, had the talks in Almaty produced substantive results, the same chorus would have chanted the same refrain, only this time citing Obama's willingness to cut a deal with the Islamic Republic as evidence of his supposed naiveté.
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Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk
The Republic of Korea and the United States are running out of time to finish negotiations on a bilateral agreement for nuclear cooperation. The current agreement from 1974 expires next March. Full Article
Iskander Rehman | BBC Vietnam
Despite America's best efforts to construct stronger ties with China, relations in-between both countries have been repeatedly buffeted by a series of tensions and misunderstandings. Full Article
Jay Solomon | Wall Street Journal
Obama administration officials are raising alarms about a scientific-cooperation pact between North Korea and Iran that officials said could advance the nuclear and missile programs of both countries. Full Article
John Garnaut | Sydney Morning Herald
China's support for tougher sanctions against North Korea has been prompted in part by concerns of an evolving US-anchored missile defence system on its borders, say Chinese and Western analysts. Full Article
Chico Harlan | Washington Post
Two of Japan's existing reactors are back in action, and the resumption of construction at the Oma Nuclear Power Plant marks the clearest sign yet that the stalemate is breaking. Full Article
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