112 episodes

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States’ top national security priority. Email your questions to ImpossibleState@csis.org.

The Impossible State CSIS

    • Government
    • 4.4 • 85 Ratings

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States’ top national security priority. Email your questions to ImpossibleState@csis.org.

    Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?

    Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?

    In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Jung Pak, deputy assistant secretary of state for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands and the U.S. senior official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the US Department of State, to discuss the Biden administration's North Korea policy, DPRK-Russia cooperation as well as what to expect from North Korea in 2024.

    • 25 min
    Biden Administration's North Korea Policy

    Biden Administration's North Korea Policy

    This bonus episode is from the JoongAng - CSIS Forum 2024: The Polycrisis in 2024 on March 3, 2024. Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Indo-Pacific Affairs, White House National Security Council had a conversation with Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia, CSIS to discuss Biden Administration’s North Korea Policy.

    • 19 min
    Is North Korea Really Ready for War?

    Is North Korea Really Ready for War?

    In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Sung-han Kim, Former ROK National Security Advisor and Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University, to discuss North Korea's current situation and recent developments as well as what to expect from North Korea in 2024.

    • 52 min
    Slow Boil: What to Expect from the DPRK in 2024

    Slow Boil: What to Expect from the DPRK in 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Ellen Kim is joined by Dr. Victor Cha to discuss the Korea Chair's latest publication, Slow Boil: What to Expect from the DPRK in 2024, the likelihood of increased North Korean belligerence in 2024 and how it ties to the upcoming U.S. election. 

    • 23 min
    Anything Afoot in Japan-DPRK Relations in 2024?

    Anything Afoot in Japan-DPRK Relations in 2024?

    In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. James Brady to discuss the recent earthquake, the political fundraising scandal, and speculation regarding Japan-DPRK relations in 2024.

    • 44 min
    U.S.-ROK Alliance Under Trump 2?

    U.S.-ROK Alliance Under Trump 2?

    In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Mr. Scott Snyder to discuss the upcoming external and internal pressures on the U.S.-South Korea alliance and what a second Trump Administration would mean for the Korean peninsula.

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
85 Ratings

85 Ratings

RJG179 ,

Very, Very Good

This show excels at covering the Korean Peninsula and the sphere relevant to it. Indispensable information and analysis; just top notch. I do miss Sue.

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Burgeoning Missile Crisis

Thanks for the timely and valuable insights!

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Excellent

Best of all the CSIS podcasts!

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