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Jun 19, 2019

2019 Atlantic Council-East Asia Foundation Strategic Dialogue

By Atlantic Council

On June 19, the Asia Security Initiative hosted a full-day public conference to develop forward-looking recommendations for ongoing efforts with the DPRK, the US-ROK security and economic partnership, and their implications in the broader Indo-Pacific region. US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun and his South Korean counterpart, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace […]

Indo-Pacific
Korea

New Atlanticist

Jun 18, 2019

Can Xi’s visit to North Korea facilitate US-China trade talks?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to North Korea this week will underscore Beijing’s clout in Pyongyang and, by doing so, Xi may be looking to re-energize a US effort to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and gain leverage in stalled US-China trade negotiations.

China
Korea

New Atlanticist

May 15, 2019

Coherent US strategy seen key to effective sanctions

By David A. Wemer

“Sanctions can be a useful, precise, and effective tool of US foreign policy, so long as they are treated as a tool to implement a clear policy and a thought-out strategy,” David Mortlock said.

Economic Sanctions
Iran

New Atlanticist

May 8, 2019

Policing terror finance in an era of great competition

By Michael B. Greenwald

The United States' sanctions strategy is increasingly burdened by the involvement of systemically important financial institutions and sovereign investors in global financial statecraft.

China
Economic Sanctions

IranSource

Apr 1, 2019

Iran-North Korea relationship reflects failed US policies

By Mintaro Oba

Before he was Iran’s Supreme Leader, then-President Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visited North Korea in 1989—a trip that included a ride on the Pyongyang subway and a motorcade ride past throngs of cheering North Koreans. It was intended to send a strong message: North Korea and Iran, driven by mutual enmity toward the United States, were becoming close friends.

Iran
Korea

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

Trump’s reversal of North Korea sanctions sends a dangerous signal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

"President Trump is making clear to China, Russia, and even South Korea that the UN sanctions are not to be taken seriously," Jamie Metzl said.

Korea
Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 21, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: North Korea Illegally Trades Oil, Coal, With China’s Help

By Ariel Cohen

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Korea

In the News

Mar 15, 2019

Fried Quoted in Foreign Policy on Trump-Kim personla relationship and its impact on U.S.-North Korea relationship

By Daniel Fried

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Korea

In the News

Mar 12, 2019

Manning quoted in Voice of America on North Korea’s economic development goals

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Mar 10, 2019

Manning in Global Times: All frontline states needed to resolve NK issue

By Robert Manning

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Heather Kearney

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Intelligence

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Jessica Taylor

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management East Asia

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Bradley T. Gericke

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Conflict

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Philip W. Yu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Indo-Pacific