TO: United States President, Donald Trump FROM: Washington Nyathi DATE: 7 April 2017 RE: Foreign Policy Relations with North Korea Introduction The United States’ relations with North Korea have been strained due to North Korea’s nuclear programs. The problems that arise with the implementations of the North Korean nuclear programs are the potential impacts they would have on world peace and stability, with the Asian allies being the most at risk. The United States, therefore, has a role to play in ensuring that the nuclear programs are not utilized to harm other countries by ensuring that contingency plans are in place. Background on the North Korean nuclear programs There were nuclear programs negotiations between the United States and North
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Bush, and Barack Obama) having attempted to prevent the events from taking place, but failed to convince North Korea to discontinue their plans to test and implement their nuclear programs. (Pritchard, 6). The nuclear issues and the United States The nuclear issues at hand are rather urgent and should take top priority because of their capabilities to disrupt North Korean neighboring countries as well as the United States. The programs pose as military threats whose impact would be catastrophic. Recently, North Korea threatened to attack Hawaii saying they possess long-range missiles that can reach U.S. mainland. The biggest threats that the nuclear programs pose are that of terrorism and violations of human rights if the nuclear weapons were to be provided to terrorists that would result in a major crisis and could result in wars occurring. The United States, as a member of the United Nations (UN), has an obligation to adopt and enforce laws that prohibit such activities from taking place as well as to refrain from assisting with the developments of such programs in any way including financially. (Pritchard, …show more content…
Recommendations on addressing and improving the issues with the North Korean nuclear programs A strategy that would most likely be effective is having peaceful negotiations take place between the United States and North Korea whereby the main concerns of the nuclear programs would be addressed with the hope that both countries would reach an agreement that would benefit both countries as well as other countries that would have been affected by the implementation of these nuclear programs. (Bardzell, 23). The second strategy that could be enforced would be to motivate North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs by offering incentives such as economic and security assistance from the United States and involving sanctions that would ensure that North Korea commits to denuclearization. This strategy would require the United States to work with China in order to ensure that North Korea adheres to the terms and conditions of the agreement. North Korea’s neighbors would also need to assist the United States with this strategy as part of the United Nations
Bush, and Barack Obama) having attempted to prevent the events from taking place, but failed to convince North Korea to discontinue their plans to test and implement their nuclear programs. (Pritchard, 6). The nuclear issues and the United States The nuclear issues at hand are rather urgent and should take top priority because of their capabilities to disrupt North Korean neighboring countries as well as the United States. The programs pose as military threats whose impact would be catastrophic. Recently, North Korea threatened to attack Hawaii saying they possess long-range missiles that can reach U.S. mainland. The biggest threats that the nuclear programs pose are that of terrorism and violations of human rights if the nuclear weapons were to be provided to terrorists that would result in a major crisis and could result in wars occurring. The United States, as a member of the United Nations (UN), has an obligation to adopt and enforce laws that prohibit such activities from taking place as well as to refrain from assisting with the developments of such programs in any way including financially. (Pritchard, …show more content…
Recommendations on addressing and improving the issues with the North Korean nuclear programs A strategy that would most likely be effective is having peaceful negotiations take place between the United States and North Korea whereby the main concerns of the nuclear programs would be addressed with the hope that both countries would reach an agreement that would benefit both countries as well as other countries that would have been affected by the implementation of these nuclear programs. (Bardzell, 23). The second strategy that could be enforced would be to motivate North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs by offering incentives such as economic and security assistance from the United States and involving sanctions that would ensure that North Korea commits to denuclearization. This strategy would require the United States to work with China in order to ensure that North Korea adheres to the terms and conditions of the agreement. North Korea’s neighbors would also need to assist the United States with this strategy as part of the United Nations