North Korea’s unwillingness or hesitation to meet with the United States raises questions about North Korea’s motivations, fears and calculus — as well as whether Washington and Seoul’s best course of action is greater outreach, pressure or patience. On August 4, USIP and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea co-hosted a discussion on the current state of diplomacy with North Korea.
SpeakersKi-jung Kim President, Institute of National Security Strategy
Joseph Yun Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
Gee Dong Lee Senior Research Fellow, Institute of National Security Strategy
Moon-soo Yang Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor, University of North Korean Studies
Hee-Seung Na Former President, Korea Railroad Research Institute
Kathleen Stephens President and CEO, Korea Economic Institute of America
Markus Garlauskas Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Frank Aum, moderator Senior Expert, Northeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/whose-court-ball-making-progress-peace-and-denuclearization-north-korea
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