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MR. JAMES STEINBERG: Good morning and welcome to Brookings. There's a nice crowd here. There are a few more seats up front if people are looking for a place to sit.
This morning we're going to talk about the crisis that is no crisis—North Korea. We have with us an extraordinarily distinguished panel to talk about the various aspects of the situation that we're now facing.
To my immediate left, one of the most distinguished journalists in Washington, one of the most knowledgeable observers about North Korea, Don Oberdorfer who it's been our pleasure to have many times. Welcome back.
Mike O'Hanlon our Senior Fellow, a specialist in military affairs.
To my right Ivo Daalder, also a Senior Fellow and expert on just about everything having to do with America's foreign policy.
Richard Bush, the Director of our Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies and a regional specialist, especially China.
Finally, we're very pleased to have Jae Ho Chung here who is a CNF fellow here in our Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies. Dr. Chung is an Associate Professor in Seoul's National University's Department of International Relations. He has a very distinguished career as an author, so we're pleased to have you all here.
Before I begin I just want to announce that this is the first of two events here at Brookings to talk about the North Korea situation. On January 24th former Secretary of Defense Dr. William Perry will be here at 1:00 o'clock to present his perspective on the situation.
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