Bruce Cumings

Bruce Cumings teaches at the University of Chicago and is the author of The Korean War (Random House, 2010).

This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations

This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations

It’s easy to dismiss Kim Jong-un as a madman. But there’s a long history of US aggression against the North, which we forget at our peril.

Mar 23, 2017 / Bruce Cumings

Did Kim Jong Un Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon for His Birthday?

Did Kim Jong Un Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon for His Birthday? Did Kim Jong Un Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon for His Birthday?

And what can Washington do about it?

Jan 8, 2016 / Bruce Cumings

Korean War Games

Korean War Games Korean War Games

Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.

Apr 3, 2013 / Bruce Cumings

Where’s the Beef? Where’s the Beef?

South Koreans won't be buffaloed by US beef or the Bush Administration's erratic policies.

Jun 19, 2008 / Bruce Cumings

Letters Letters

MO & THE CHICKS New York City

Jun 4, 2003 / Bruce Cumings, Patricia J. Williams, and Our Readers

Bush’s Bomb Bush’s Bomb

The latest crisis with North Korea appears to be about the North finally declaring that it has the bomb, but in fact it is about the Bush Administration's inability to hide or ...

May 1, 2003 / Bruce Cumings

Rising Danger in Korea Rising Danger in Korea

Bruce Cumings's book Parallax Visions: Making Sense of American-East Asian Relations has recently appeared in paperback (Duke) and contains an extended analysis of the first nuclea...

Mar 6, 2003 / Bruce Cumings

Endgame in Korea Endgame in Korea

On a sparkling Indian Summer day fifteen years ago, I was waiting in front of the Pyongyang Hotel with a British documentary producer.

Nov 25, 2002 / Feature / Bruce Cumings

Endgame in Korea Endgame in Korea

On a sparkling Indian summer day fifteen years ago, I was waiting in front of the Pyongyang Hotel with a British documentary producer.

Oct 31, 2002 / Bruce Cumings

Making the World Safe From Evil Making the World Safe From Evil

Current US foreign policy is the most incoherent it has been in recent memory.

Oct 10, 2002 / Feature / Bruce Cumings

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