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Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

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Iran and North Korea: Proliferation and regional challenges for the next administration

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

--FILE--Flags of China and the United States are pictured in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 4 June 2018.China on Tuesday (19 June 2018) urged the United States to be more rational concerning the ongoing trade issue and to stop undermining the interests of others as well as itself. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a question on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent speech at the Detroit Economic Club. According to reports, Pompeo blamed China's economic and trade policy for the trade issue in his speech Monday and said the United States will respond to "protect American property." "The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce has already declared China's solemn position on the economy and trade," said Geng, pointing out that the U.S. has confused right and wrong and the purpose of the accusation is to disguise its unilateralism and protectionism policy.No Use China. No Use France.

China

Pompeo’s recent speech and US-China relations

Jonathan D. Pollack and Yuxuan Chen

Saturday, September 12, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this image released August 25, 2020 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

Order from Chaos

What Donald Trump should have done with North Korea — and what the next president should do

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Reports

North Korean bank note, Jan 25, 2020 : North Korean bank notes displayed for sale at a pavilion, just south of the border between the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Report

What do we know about poverty in North Korea?

Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Olha Danylo, Steffen Fritz, Martin Hofer, Homi Kharas, and Juan Carlos Laso Bayas

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Flags of China and North Korea are seen outside the closed Ryugyong Korean Restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, in this April 12, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell/Files TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000381375

Report

Lips and teeth: Repairing China-North Korea relations

Evans J.R. Revere

November 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a missile launch at an unidentified location in North Korea, in this undated image provided by KCNA on August 7, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1C228C97D0

North Korea

US-DPRK negotiations: Time to pivot to an interim agreement

August 2019

U.S. army soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 18, 2018. Picture taken on April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC1108D888D0

North Korea

Working at cross purposes? New challenge to the alliance in negotiating with North Korea

Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, in this handout picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 27, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC1FAB5E7670

North Korea

Economic cooperation with North Korea: Implications for the sanctions regime and denuclearization

Jonathan D. Pollack

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Blog Posts

News report on Kim Jong-Un, May 3, 2020 : A screen shows local TV station's report on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. According to local media, Kim Jong-Un's absence from an annual event marking the April 15 birth anniversary of his late grandfather and the North's founder Kim Il-Sung had spawned media speculation about ill health of the North Korean leader. North Korean media reported on May 2 that Kim attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a fertilizer factory. Kim Jong-Un appeared in public for the first time in 20 days last week. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Order from Chaos

Why North Korea-US relations will remain stable unless Kim really needs coronavirus aid

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Monday, May 18, 2020

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool - RC137238E550

Order from Chaos

Why we shouldn’t rule out a woman as North Korea’s next leader

Monday, May 4, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front) visits the Taesongsan General Hospital being built by the People's Army in this picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang January 20, 2013. KCNA said the hospital covering a total plot of more than 100,000 square meters has three sick wards. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

Order from Chaos

How US support for North Korea’s dire medical system could help build trust

Annika Betancourt

Monday, April 20, 2020

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Events

Webinar: Tunnels, missiles, reactors — Understanding North Korea’s role in the Middle East

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Webinar: Becoming Kim Jong Un — A former CIA officer’s insights into North Korea’s enigmatic young dictator

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

The Army’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST

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Related Books

Becoming Kim Jong Un

Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator

By Jung H. Pak

2020

Brookings FOCUS Book

By Steven Pifer and Michael E. O’Hanlon

2012

No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security book cover

No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

By Jonathan D. Pollack

2011

Experts

Jung H. Pak

SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

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Jonathan D. Pollack

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

@sheenagreitens

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Multimedia

A soldier stands guard at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge which leads to the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC2RAH9I02ID

Podcast Episode

Why has North Korea escalated tensions in the run-up to the Korean War anniversary?

Jung H. Pak and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 25, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides artillery fire competition in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 20, 2020. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC2XNF9LIL0G

North Korea

All things North Korea

Jung H. Pak and Mike Safoshcnik

Mike Safo Podcast

Friday, May 22, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Third Enlarged Meeting of the Seventh Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released on December 22, 2019 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC2ZZD9GVBIF

North Korea

North Korea’s public health vulnerability

Jung H. Pak, Daniel Russell, and Kee B Park

Asia In-Depth

Thursday, May 14, 2020

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