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Experts Discuss Future U.S. Relations with North Korea Amid Escalations
July 2020
Led by APARC, a panel of scholars hosted by the Freeman Spogli Institute weighs in on the implications of recent events on the Korean peninsula and the ongoing uncertainties in charting a future...
How to Keep the Ball Rolling on North Korean Negotiations
May 2019
The current stalemate should not be taken as a restless waiting game or a prelude to dejected failure.
There’s a Silver Lining in the Clouds Over the North Korea Negotiations
March 2019
HANOI—On Thursday afternoon, as it became clear that lunch between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.
Why Walking Away from Kim's Deal May Have Been the Right Move
February 2019
President Trump caught the world by surprise once again yesterday with a decision not to sign a deal with his North Korean counterpart, Chairman Kim Jong-un, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Chemistry Between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
February 2019
At first glance U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seem like an unlikely pair.
The Second Trump-Kim Summit Must Settle the Big Questions
February 2019
“There is no detailed definition or shared agreement of what denuclearization entails....” These words were not from critics of ambivalence in the Trump administration’s nuclear negotiations with...
U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun Delivers First Public Address on U.S.-DPRK Diplomacy at a Shorenstein APARC Event
January 2019
The United States is prepared to pursue “simultaneously and in parallel” all of the commitments outlined at the Trump-Kim Singapore Summit, said the U.S.
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun to Speak at Shorenstein APARC Event
January 2019
JANUARY 30 UPDATE A live video stream of the discussion with Stephen Biegun will be available through Shorenstein APARC's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stanfordsaparc. Stephen Biegun, the...
Only a drastic measure towards denuclearization can resolve the current stalemate with North Korea
January 2019
In a recent interview with Korea Times, Gi-Wook Shin, director of APARC, said "only a drastic measure [by North Korea] can resolve the current stalemate." Shin also urged Moon administration to...
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...
Shorenstein APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin Says U.S-North Korea Rhetoric "Dangerous"
September 2017
NBC Bay Area spoke with Shorenstein APARC director Gi-Wook Shin on the danger of the increasingly heated language between the United States and North.
New North Korea sanctions a plausible step yet unlikely to break long-standing deadlock
July 2017
North Korea launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 3, a first for the country that has increasingly advanced proliferation and testing over the last three years...
Shorenstein APARC experts assess the Trump-Moon summit, bilateral challenges
July 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S.
US Pacific Command hosts Stanford group for Asia security dialogue
May 2017
The mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region recently became a bit clearer for 22 faculty and military fellows from Stanford, the Massachusetts Institute of...
Korea experts encouraged by Moon Jae-in election win, hopeful over prospects for inter-Korean dialogue
May 2017
Researchers from the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) said they are optimistic about the election of South Korean president Moon Jae-in who assumed office last week following waves...
National security scholars participate in MOOC on South Asia
May 2017
Shorenstein APARC Fellow Thomas Fingar, FSI Senior Fellow Siegfried Hecker, and CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan are part of a group of 80 national security experts included in a Massive Open Online...
Shorenstein APARC scholars offer comment as tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula
May 2017
Northeast Asia relations are increasingly under strain as South Korea and China await shifts in political leadership and the threat of a sixth nuclear test by North Korea looms large.
Shorenstein APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin comments on North Korea to Yonhap News
April 2017
Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) Director Gi-Wook Shin spoke with Yonhap News about the situation on the Korean Peninsula, following a visit to U.S.
Shorenstein APARC experts offer analysis, insights on Xi-Trump summit
April 2017
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping last week at Mar-a-Lago for their first meeting which set out to address economic, trade and security challenges shared between the two countries...
Stanford experts offer policy proposals, insights on US-Asia relations
February 2017
Stanford scholars are encouraging the new administration to consider steps to alleviate the uncertainty and anxiety felt by countries in East Asia about U.S.
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