About Ioana Cristocea

Ioana Cristocea is a Fellow at RISAP. Her research interests focus on inter-Korean relations, the security of the Korean Peninsula, the internal politics of North and South Korea and the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region.

It is not for the US to tame North Korea

North Korea’s newest test, of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, brought back into public attention an issue that never seems to go away. But each and every time, the threats coming from Kim Jong-un and North Korea have been met with heads turning towards the United States, awaiting a new declaration, a renewed policy, more [...]

Making the Sunshine over North Korea

The drums of war have started beating again. From H.R. McMaster’s rejection of deterrence to Donald Trump’s comments about military readiness, it seems US policy is heading towards the military option. The development of both a North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and a miniaturized nuclear warhead has shortened the time-frame for dealing with Pyongyang. [...]