Arms Control & Nonproliferation
A way forward on a US-Saudi civil nuclear agreement
The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at the Brookings Institution will convene its annual spring conference on Wednesday, April 28. Two expert panels will discuss the North Korean nuclear crisis and possible outcomes of the current stand-off.
Can the United States reach an agreement on nuclear weapons with North Korea that can be called “complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement” of the nuclear program? If so, what would this agreement look like, and what steps would the two sides and others need to take to reach it?
If an agreement is not possible, especially in the near term, what would Northeast Asia be like if North Korea dropped whatever ambiguity is left concerning its nuclear status? Would it engage in nuclear coercion? Would Japan go nuclear? How would South Korea adjust?
Agenda
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April 28
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Introduction
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PANEL I: The Shape of an Acceptable Settlement; Moderated by
JBSJames B. Steinberg Former Brookings Expert, University Professor, Social Science, International Affairs, and Law - Maxwell School, Syracuse University -
PANEL II: Northeast Asia and a Nuclear North Korea; Moderated by
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center -
Panelists
David C. Kang Professor, International Relations and Business - University of Southern California, Director, Korean Studies Institute - University of Southern California @daveckangLGFL. Gordon Flake Executive Director, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield FoundationJPJonathan Pollack Professor of Asian & Pacific StudiesKFKatsu Furukawa Senior Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International StudiesMMMike Mochizuki Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs - The George Washington University
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