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North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an insiders’ discussion with host Victor Cha about one of the United States’ top national security priorities.

1 juill.

What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine?

Dr. Victor Cha, Ms. Kate Bondar, and Mr. Bruce Klingner discussed how the Ukraine war is reshaping warfare, what North Korea may learn from Russia, and the implications for Korean Peninsula security.

50 min
12 juin

How Should the United States Counter the CRINK Axis?

Dr. Victor Cha, Igor Khrestin, Joseph Kim, and Dr. Maria Snegovaya joined host Will Todman to discuss CRINK’s key vulnerabilities and examine U.S. policy recommendations for addressing the challenges the grouping poses to democracy, human rights, economic security, and national security. The discussion will draw on the GWBI’s recent report on CRINK and explore the implications of growing alignment among these authoritarian actors.

47 min
10 juin

The CRINK Challenge: Implications for North Korea and Global Security

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. Edward Howell, and Mr. Sydney Seiler discussed North Korea's relationships with the CRINK countries and examine Beijing’s priorities heading into an imminent Xi-Kim summit.

47 min
27 mai

Cold Peace: Engaging DPRK to Reduce Risk and Threat

In this episode, Mr. Sydney Seiler moderated a discussion with Ambassador Joseph Yun and Mr. Adam Farrar to examine the new frameworks proposed in Dr. Victor Cha’s recent Foreign Affairs article, “North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace,” and to explore how the international community might engage North Korea, acknowledge the reality of its nuclear status, mitigate and reduce risks, and potentially establish a peaceful environment that could eventually lead to some form of denuclearization.

46 min
13 mai

Privileged But Powerless

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Jieun Baek discussed her new book, Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness, and examined how grievances among North Korea’s elites may shape the regime’s future stability and security, while also exploring new approaches to addressing the North Korean threat.

35 min
5 mai

Korean Messiah

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a discussion with Jonathan Cheng on how the surprising ties between the Kim dynasty and American Christianity shaped North Korea’s leadership, and how power, belief, and narrative intersect in the hermit kingdom, influencing dynamics in Northeast Asia and the broader international landscape.

38 min
23 avr.

Is the Pivot to Asia Dead?

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a discussion with Dr. Zack Cooper and Dr. Kristi Govella on examining Washington’s failed pivot to Asia, expectations for Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s visit to Washington, and its potential impact on the Korean Peninsula, the Indo-Pacific region, and broader regional dynamics.

40 min
8 avr.

The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a discussion with Dr. Jinaeng Choi and Timothy Martin to discuss the recent BTS comeback concert, how Korean culture around the world can impact Korea's soft power, how it may influence global audiences, and more.

29 min

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Swinging in the Dark: Eve of the June 12 Summit

2018-06-20

grthumongous

podcast Swinging in the Dark: Eve of the June 12 Summit as reviewed by grthumongous on June 20. Three very knowledgeable specialists on North East Asia, especially North Korea. Time well spent listening and learning. May I humbly offer some observations: Dr. Sue Mi Terry ought to be afforded "equal-time". For example: The history question "coulda shoulda" first gone to Dr. Terry rather than the gentleman with the gravelly voice who said, paraphrasing, US defended South Korea. I would have liked to hear Dr. Terry's view on that history and any potential parallels to current situation. In my primitive understanding President Truman (a Great President) withdrew c1948 significant US forces from South Korea, Stalin got the A-Bomb in 1949, Dean Acheson gave a 1950-JUN-12 speech that did *not* include South Korea within the United States' "defensive perimeter", and then in 1950-JUN Stalin's Communist Kim_1 invaded South Korea and nearly overran the entire country of South Korea. American forces managed to hold a pocket until a counter-offensive could be mounted. Today, DPRK has nukes, there's talk of a drawdown, etc. Overall, podcasts such as this are a very good way to hear authentic specialists take a deep dive into a complex and crucial topic, and to ask each or respond to each other's analysis. To reiterate, I think Dr. Terry ought to be granted equal time on this podcast so my rating is Four Stars. I know we can't compare TV-land to podcasts (apples and oranges) but I watched ABCNews This Week with ____ and that host only put 2 narrow questions to Dr. Terry for a total of 75seconds of TV airtime----on a 44minute "Sunday morning TV 'news' Show".

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an insiders’ discussion with host Victor Cha about one of the United States’ top national security priorities.