Nuclear Issues

It's been six months since President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said they came to an agreement on denuclearization, but new satellite images published this week by an independent Washington think tank showed at least 13 previously undeclared missile operating bases in North Korea.

Nicholas Burns, a former diplomat and professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, says the cancellation of the North Korean summit is not surprising and predicts that diplomacy will be lengthy and frustrating.

Thomas Hubbard, former top U.S. diplomat to South Korea, says a meeting between the U.S. and North Korea was "doomed from the outset." Fmr. NATO ambassador: President Trump is right to call off summit today

Nicholas Burns' interview op-ed with NowThis news: Trump is only making Iran stronger.

Amb. Nicholas Burns, former Undersecretary of State and former NATO ambassador, weighs in on President Trump's announcement that the summit between the U.S. and North Korea will be in Singapore on June 12th.

Amb. Nicholas Burns on North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meeting today

Former American Diplomat and Professor at JFK School of Government at Harvard University, Nicholas Burns gives his insight on the relationship between North and South Korea following the historical summit of the two nations.

Amb. Nicholas Burns, former ambassador to NATO and former undersecretary of State for political affairs, discusses the latest trade moves by the Trump administration including a new South Korea deal, tariffs and the ongoing renegotiation of NAFTA.

Staffing gaps and significant personnel changes at the State Department have raised concerns about the direction of U.S. foreign policy, especially amid public statements by President Donald Trump concerning American alliances and positions on issues around the world. Ambassador Cameron Munter invites Ambassador Nicholas Burns to share his insights and ideas, including on timely topics such as the U.S.-Russia relationship following the re-election of Vladimir Putin, Transatlantic relations and changing perceptions about the future role of NATO, and a possible meeting between President Trump and his North Korean counterpart on nuclear nonproliferation and security.

Ambassador Burns was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President George W. Bush. Prior to that assignment, he was also U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Currently, Burns is the Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and also director of The Future of Diplomacy Project.

Fmr. U.S. Amb. to NATO Nicholas Burns on Russian diplomats expelled from U.S. and European countries.