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New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2018

I Spy A North Korean at the Olympics

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korean Gen. Kim Yong-chol is believed to have orchestrated a deadly attack on a South Korean warship, the bombardment of a South Korean island, and, possibly, the cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Now, the former North Korean spy chief is on a different mission. Kim Yong-chol will lead his country’s delegation to the closing ceremony […]

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In the News

Feb 22, 2018

Manning Quoted in RFA on Proposed Inter-Korean Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Feb 21, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOX on North Korea Canceling a Meeting with Pence

By Robert A. Manning

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Feb 15, 2018

Geers Quoted in WIRED on North Korea’s Olympic Diplomacy

By Kenneth Geers

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Feb 12, 2018

Manning Joins TRT World Now to Discuss U.S-North Korea Negotiation Prospects

By Robert A. Manning

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Feb 10, 2018

Manning Joins VOA to Discuss North Korean Hot-Button Issues

By Robert A. Manning

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New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2018

An Olympic Thaw on the Korean Peninsula. But for How Long?

By Rachel Ansley

Even as it supports the Olympic thaw between North and South Korea, US President Donald J. Trump’s administration is keeping up pressure on Pyongyang, evidenced by US Vice President Mike Pence’s promise that the “toughest and most aggressive” sanctions on North Korea are imminent. On February 7, two days ahead of the opening ceremonies of […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2018

When Politics Becomes an Olympic Sport

By Ashish Kumar Sen

No matter how deft the backflips or how swift the skaters, Korean unity will likely grab the spotlight (and news headlines) at the 2018 Winter Olympics which open in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9. That is because athletes from North and South Korea will march together under a unified flag at the opening ceremony […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2018

Donald Trump Is Not the Only One Who Likes a Grand Parade

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump wants a military parade—a grand military parade. Trump, reportedly inspired by the Bastille Day parade he witnessed in Paris last summer, has asked the Pentagon to organize a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington that [wait for it] tops the French. The reaction to Trump’s plan has ranged from skepticism […]

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Feb 7, 2018

Manning Quoted in the Korea Times on Korean Peninsula

By Robert A. Manning

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