[학술논문] Choosing a Path to the Elusive Goal of DPRK Denuclearization
...administration’s efforts to achieve North Korean denuclearization, describes what appears to be the North Korea policy of the Biden administration, and analyzes what may emerge as a significant debate about which, if any, incremental approach to denuclearization is most likely to succeed. The terms “freeze” or “cap” are often used to describe the objective of initial or early steps to limit North Korea’s nuclear...
[학술논문] Opportunities and Challenges in Coordinating U.S.- South Korea Policies
...that there are significant differences between the Biden and Moon administrations on North Korea policy and broader regional security issues. Seoul’s continued reluctance to criticize Chinese belligerence and intimidation is disappointing. U.S. policymakers will need to balance maintaining resolve against North Korean and Chinese transgressions with preventing discord with critical ally South Korea.
[학술논문] U.S. Foreign Policy toward East Asia in the Biden Era
...on two of the Biden administration’s greatest challenges in East Asia: managing competition with China and advancing denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. It will begin by describing the current state of American perceptions of China and discuss the implications for U.S. foreign policy, including potential areas of policy continuity and change from the Trump to Biden administrations...
[학술논문] Pyongyang’s Defiance on Denuclearization Poses Challenge For Yet Another U.S. Administration
... of treating the new Biden administration any better than his predecessors. Pyongyang declared it wouldn’t change its policy regardless of who is in the White House. Kim conditioned resuming denuclearization negotiations on the U.S. abandoning its “hostile policy.” Doing so would require the United States capitulating to an extensive list of military, diplomatic, economic, and law enforcement demands...
[학술논문] Uncertain Prospects for Engagement with the DPRK
Citing what it calls U.S. “hostile policy” against North Korea, Pyongyang has repeatedly rebuffed U.S. and South Korean efforts to begin talks on promoting denuclearization and building peace on the Korean Peninsula. The reasons for the North’s refusal so far to engage include its pandemic lockdown, its apparent belief that it can muddle through its economic crisis without an agreement, its ability...