The Impossible State

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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. 13 LUT

    Korea Update: NDS, Coupang and Congress

    In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a discussion with Adam Farrar and Igor Khrestin on the recent Coupang investigation, the key elements of Trump’s National Defense Strategy, what that means for South Korea and for any future response to North Korean threats, and more.

    41 min

  2. 2 LUT

    North Korea in 2026: Intentions, Realities, and Response

    Sydney Seiler, Dr. Patrick Cronin, Rachel Minyoung Lee, and Markus Garlauskas discussed North Korea's direction in 2026 and what to expect from Kim Jong Un in terms of the diplomatic front with Moscow, Beijing, the ROK, the U.S., and more.

    48 min

  3. 16 STY

    Recalibrating U.S.-ROK Alliance: Strategic Priorities for 2026

    In this episode, Mr. Sydney Seiler moderated a discussion with Dr. Chansong Lee and Dr. Bee Yun Jo of the Sejong Institute on the overall outlook of the U.S.–South Korea alliance leading up to 2026, including extended deterrence, the Nuclear Consultative Group, the OPCON transfer, shipbuilding, and other strategic issues.

    43 min

  4. 09.12.2025

    Is North Korean Denuclearization Dead?

    On this episode, Dr. Victor Cha moderates a discussion with Amb. Cho Byung Jae and Dr. Jun Bong-geun on North Korea’s nuclear program and the future of diplomacy. The episode explores Pyongyang’s constitutional embrace of nuclear weapons, Seoul’s E.N.D. initiative to revive dialogue, and President Trump’s push for summitry.

    45 min

  5. 24.11.2025

    What Does China Want?

    Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. Zenobia Chan, and Ms. Henrietta Levin discussed whether China is a status quo power with limited global aims, or a revisionist state with goals of expanding power and reshaping the global international order, and more.

    38 min

  6. 14.11.2025

    South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Deal: What’s Next?

    Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. Kang Choi, and Dr. Beomchul Shin discussed the outcomes of the APEC meetings, South Korea’s nuclear submarine deal with the United States, and potential next steps.

    38 min

  7. 22.10.2025

    Upcoming U.S.-ROK Summit and the Future of Inter-Korean Engagement

    Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. Andrew Yeo, and Mr. Sydney Seiler discussed the future of inter-Korean engagement, the upcoming APEC meetings, and the upcoming summit meeting between Presidents Trump and Lee.

    39 min

  8. 15.10.2025

    What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan

    Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. James Brady, and Mr. Tobias Harris discussed the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Sanae Takaichi—who is likely to become the next prime minister following a parliamentary vote in mid-October—as well as trilateral relations among the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, foreign policy views, and more.

    42 min
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O programie

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.

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  • Kanał
    CSIS
  • Twórca
    CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Lata aktywności
    2018 - 2026
  • Odcinki
    150
  • Klasyfikacja
    Dla wszystkich
  • Prawa autorskie
    © CSIS 2018
  • Witryna programu
    The Impossible State
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