Recent events have attracted much (perhaps too much) attention to the Korean Peninsula, and yours truly feels compelled to share some opinions on what is going on.

With Donald Trump’s electoral victory, the threat of a large-scale conflict on the Korean peninsula has increased, although currently, in spite of all the hype and exchanges of bellicose rhetoric, it remains small.

To a large extent, the increased risks are connected with the personal traits of Donald Trump: his desire to look tough and decisive, his skepticism about U.S. allies, his propensity towards impulsive actions