{"id":706,"date":"2019-09-04T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/?p=706"},"modified":"2020-07-22T12:18:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:18:05","slug":"pro-diplomacy-pro-peace-principles-to-guide-presidential-campaigns-on-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/pro-diplomacy-pro-peace-principles-to-guide-presidential-campaigns-on-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Diplomacy, Pro-Peace Principles to Guide Presidential Campaigns on North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This memo contains principles to guide presidential campaigns as they formulate pro-peace, pro-diplomacy policy on North Korea.<\/em> Download this as a PDF here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current moment: <\/strong>Recent U.S.-North Korea relations have ranged from intense military tensions<\/a> in 2017 to highly<\/a> publicized<\/a> summits<\/a> in 2018. Looking forward to 2020 and beyond, the focus turns to the hard work of sustained diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first summit<\/a> between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un in Singapore resulted in a joint declaration that constructively called for new relations based on peace, the establishment of a peace regime, and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But actually achieving those goals will require specific, concrete next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next administration will have to pick up where this one leaves off, and will have an urgent responsibility to make progress with North Korea. Make no mistake: the failure to find diplomatic solutions could result in an escalation (intentional or accidental) that triggers a full-scale \u2014 potentially nuclear \u2014 war, endangering us all<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, the undersigned organizations urge all presidential candidates to embrace the following principles as they formulate policy on North Korea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agree to step-by-step, reciprocal, verifiable actions to advance denuclearization and peace. <\/strong>\u201cAll or nothing\u201d demands are a recipe for failure<\/a>. In other words, the United States cannot realistically expect North Korea to unilaterally disarm before providing any sanctions relief, security guarantees, or other incentives. The two sides should build trust and work jointly toward shared goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build confidence and reduce tensions. <\/strong>There are many interim steps that the United States and North Korea can take to shore up the potential for successful peace and denuclearization. These steps include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n