Addressing a challenging topic, this report by a Council on Foreign Relations task force analyzes the current situation on the Korean peninsula and considers U.S. policy options.The report focuses on the North Korean nuclear program, urging the Obama administration to be more proactive in seeking denuclearization.The task force discusses four options, reflecting various degrees of U.S. commitment: explicit acquiescence, which the report dismisses as an "embarrassing admission of defeat"; containment, which is described as "closest" to the current approach of the Obama administration; rollback through a combination of sanctions and incentives, the option the task force most favors; and regime change, which the report portrays as a last resort, rife with "uncertainties and dangers."
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