Nuclear Risk
Scholarly Publications
"New Missions, New Challenges, 2005-2008" (chapter in the book Truth to Power)
July 2019
Truth to Power, the first-ever history of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC), is told through the reflections of its eight Chairs in the period from the end of the Cold War until 2017.
North Korea in 2018: Kim’s Summit Diplomacy
February 2019
Kim Jong-un showcased a series of summit meetings throughout 2018, including the first-ever meeting of a North Korean leader with a sitting US president.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing Partner
June 2017
This is a chapter in the second edition of The National Security Enterprise, a book edited by Roger Z.
Other Publications
The Peace Train Leaves The Station
March 2018
In a flurry of developments that left experts stunned, the long-stalled Korean peace train has suddenly left the station.
Is the War Danger in Korea Real?
August 2017
President Donald Trump's ominous threat to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea succeeded at least in garnering the attention of not only Kim Jong Un but the globe.
The North Korean Missile Test Pushes Xi and Putin Closer
July 2017
The most dangerous impact of North Korea’s long-range missile test this past week may not have been the one in the Sea of Japan, felt in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
News
In First-Ever History of the National Intelligence Council, Thomas Fingar Recounts His Tenure as Chair
July 2019
Formed in 1979, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) works to provide policymakers with the U.S. intelligence community’s best judgments on crucial international issues.
After Hanoi: APARC and CISAC Experts Discuss the Outcome of the Trump-Kim Summit and the Future of U.S.-DPRK Diplomacy
March 2019
Following the abrupt ending of the highly anticipated second bilateral summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, APARC and CISAC scholars evaluate the...
Video: KQED Newsroom Talks to Yong Suk Lee about the Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit
March 2019
Following the anticlimactic conclusion of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, KQED Newsroom spoke with our Korea Program Deputy Director Yong Suk Lee about the surprising outcome of the summit and what...
Events
Discussion on the DPRK with Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun
January 28, 2019
UPDATE: This event will be live streamed on our Facebook page.
A Comprehensive History of North Korea's Nuclear Program and Lessons Learned
March 26, 2018
NOTE: Seminar room changed to Oksenberg Conference RoomEncina Hall, 3rd floor This is an APARC-CISAC joint event.With all eyes on the upcoming Inter-Korean Summit and the planned Kim-Trump Summit,...
Learning from a Disaster: Nuclear Safety and Security Five Years after Fukushima
March 11, 2016
- This event is jointly sponsored by the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and the Walter H.
Multimedia
The North Korea Crisis
June 2017
Video and transcript from the joint CISAC/Shorenstein APARC panel discussion, "The North Korea Crisis," on May 30, 2017, with James Person, director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation at the Center for Korean History and Public Policy; Gi-Wook...
North Korean Nuke, THAAD, and South Korean Debates
March 2017
Video and transcript from Shorenstein APARC's Korea Program seminar on March 3, 2017, titled "North Korean Nuke, THAAD, and South Korean Debates," with Chung-in Moon, the Krause Distinguished Fellow at U.C.
