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Joseph R. DeTrani

Joseph R. DeTrani

Joseph R. DeTrani is a former Associate Director of National Intelligence and former member of the Senior Intelligence Service of the CIA. He served as special envoy for the Six-Party Talks with North Korea from 2003 to 2006 and as director of the National Counterproliferation Center. He regularly contributes columns to The Washington Times as part of the paper's Threat Status initiative.

Columns by Joseph R. DeTrani

South Korea: An indispensable ally

South Korea's allied relationship with the U.S. since the July 27, 1953, Korean Armistice Agreement has brought peace and stability to the Korean Peninsula and to Northeast Asia. Published August 22, 2025

Democracy in South Korea illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

U.S.-South Korea Summit: A special relationship

In December 1952, President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower visited South Korea, during the brutal war with North Korea, for the first presidential summit of the leaders of our two countries. Published August 22, 2025

Starvation around the world illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

While leaders talk, children starve in Gaza and Ukraine

More than 30 million people in 22 countries are in a severe food crisis and are on the brink of starvation, according to the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Published July 29, 2025

China improving relations with the United States of America illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

China can do more to improve relations with the U.S.

Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and described the exchange as "constructive." Published July 14, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and corruption in China and Russia

Leadership corruption in China and Russia

In March, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence published an unclassified report titled "Wealth and Corrupt Activities of the Leadership of the Chinese Communist Party." Published June 15, 2025

Iran's leaders and nuclear weapons illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Iran’s theocracy can’t be trusted

Iran suffers from massive unemployment, high inflation, growing poverty, pervasive corruption and a social system that disrespects women. Published June 1, 2025

President Donald Trump smiles on stage at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A U.S. president pursuing peace

It's gratifying to see President Trump personally pursuing peace and reconciliation in a world ravaged by war and conflict. Published May 20, 2025

Nuclear weapons, a missile defense system and peace illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dealing with nuclear proliferation

Numerous allies have expressed concerns regarding the nuclear weapons programs of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Published April 9, 2025

North Korea's military weapons buildup illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

North Korea’s alarming military buildup

In 2021, Kim Jong-un announced that North Korea would have an intercontinental ballistic missile, submarines capable of launching ballistic missiles, a hydrogen bomb and hypersonic missiles. Published March 19, 2025