Nuclear policy
Scholarly Publications
Peace on a Knife's Edge: The Inside Story of Roh Moo-hyun's North Korea Policy
February 2018
Peace on a Knife’s Edge is the translation of Lee Jong-Seok's 2014 memoir of South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun's efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition at home...
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.
Parting Observations on American Foreign Policy
July 2016
In 2014 Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth was a Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Walter H.
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
Looking Past CVID with North Korea
July 2018
While the Trump administration may still believe in CVID, Gi-Wook Shin and Joyce Lee argue that–at present–it is no longer a realistic goal.In an article for for 38 North, Shin and Lee explain why...
Stanford scholars discuss diplomacy’s future after U.S.-North Korea summit is canceled
May 2018
What led to the U.S. canceling the planned summit with North Korea? Could a meeting realistically be rescheduled?
North Korea summit diplomacy
March 2018
"Moon's proposal of a trilateral summit between the two Koreas and the United States, undermining China's influence, turned out to be nothing more than a pipe dream," said researchers at the...
Events
The US and North Korea: What Lies Ahead?
March 20, 2018
Over the past year North Korean nuclear technology and delivery capabilities have advanced exponentially, until they are now believed to be within striking range of anywhere in the United States....
North Korea 2020
March 20, 2018
The 10th Annual Koret WorkshopThe aim of this year's workshop is to assess the current situation surrounding North Korea, and to examine all possible options for dealing with North Korea, from...
Event Canceled: What is to be Done with a Nuclear North Korea?
March 19, 2018
NOTE: This event has been canceled.
Multimedia
North Korea: Whither Kim Jong-un in 2015?
April 2015
The audio and transcript from the event "Whither Kim Jong-un in 2015?" a seminar presentation by Ambassador Kim Sook, the 2014-15 Pantech Fellow in the Korea Program, and former Republic of Korea Ambassador to the United Nations.Last year was...
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