The Impossible State
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.
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Best of the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2021: Denu...
58 min
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Best of the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2021: U.S....
In Session 1, "U.S.-China Competition and the Alliance: To Hedge or to Choose?," of the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2021, speakers Dr. Evan Medeiros, Mr. Randall Schriver, Dr. Kim Joon-hyung, Dr. Ma Sangyoon, Dr. Sohn In-Joo and Amb. Mark Lippert discussed the U.S.-China competition and what it means for Korea and the U.S.-ROK alliance.
56 min
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Best of the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2021: Keyn...
In the keynote address for the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2021, First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun of the Republic of Korea explained South Korea's foreign policy, the ROK-U.S. alliance, inter-Korea relations and an end-of-war declaration and peace process on the Korean peninsula.
35 min
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Dovish Hawk? South Korea’s Military Buildup
In this episode, Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Lami Kim, Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army War College, and a CSIS-USC U.S.-Korea NextGen Scholar.
28 min
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North Korean Human Rights and the Biden Adminis...
Victor Cha is joined by Amb. Robert King, the former special envoy for North Korean human rights, and Mr. Lindsay Lloyd, Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute for a conversation on North Korean human rights.
35 min
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North-South Summit Diplomacy Redux
In this episode, Victor Cha is joined by Sue Mi Terry of CSIS and Soo Kim of RAND Corporation for a discussion on recent developments in inter-Korean relations and regime instability in North Korea.
37 min
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Biden-Moon Summit Recap: North Korea, Supply Ch...
Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Sue Mi Terry of CSIS and special guest Mr. Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations to give their assessments of the recently concluded Biden-Moon summit, and where they see U.S.-ROK relations moving forward.
32 min
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The Biden-Moon Summit
Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. Sue Mi Terry of CSIS to talk about the Biden-Moon summit, the first summit meeting between the two leaders.
27 min
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An Engagement Strategy for Hawks
Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. Sue Mi Terry and Mr. Eric Brewer to talk about their op-ed for Foreign Affairs outlining a realistic bargain with North Korea.
35 min
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Parsing “Denuclearization” of North Korea
Dr. Victor Cha, Dr. Michael Green, and Dr. Sue Mi Terry of CSIS talk about the results of the “2+2” meetings by Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin in Japan and Korea last week and the path forward for U.S. diplomacy with North Korea.
32 min
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North Korean Cyber Threats and the "2+2"
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. Sue Mi Terry of CSIS and Ms. Jenny Jun of Columbia University to talk about North Korean cyber threats and the upcoming “2+2” meetings in Japan and South Korea this week.
27 min
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Covid-19 in North Korea
Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. J. Stephen Morrison of CSIS and Dr. Kee Park of Harvard Medical School to talk about Covid-19 in North Korea.
34 min
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Biden’s Korea Policy
Andrew Schwartz, Dr. Victor Cha, and Dr. Sue Mi Terry discuss the new Biden administration’s Korea policy and what to expect from North and South Korea.
24 min
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The Outlook for North Korea's Economy Post-Pand...
In this episode, please hear the keynote address from Mr. Alex Wong at the Korea Chair's special discussion on the current state of North Korea's economy.
20 min
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U.S.-Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation Under a...
Andrew and Dr. Victor Cha invite a panel of guests to discuss the state of trilateral relations between Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
33 min
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A New Strategy for North Korea
Andrew Schwartz, Dr. Victor Cha, and Dr. Sue Mi Terry discuss how President-elect Joe Biden should approach diplomacy with North Korea, as it remains one of the U.S.'s top national security priorities.
29 min
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Nuclear South Korea?
Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Toby Dalton and Dr. Sue Mi Terry to discuss the U.S.-South Korea alliance and what that could mean for South Korean nuclear proliferation.
33 min
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Bonus Episode: The Capital Cable with Caroline ...
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy discusses her time as ambassador to Japan (2013-2017), the U.S.-Korea-Japan trilateral relationship, and the importance of female leadership in national security.
42 min
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Democratic Erosion
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. Gi-Wook Shin to discuss the state of South Korea's democracy.
26 min
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North Korea's Triple Whammy
In this episode, Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz are joined by Dr. Seong-Ho Sheen and Chad O'Carroll to discuss all of the tough issues North Korea is currently facing.
30 min
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Bonus Episode: The Capital Cable with Tae Young-ho
Special guest Honorable Tae Young-ho joins Ambassador Mark Lippert, Dr. Victor Cha, and Dr. Sue Mi Terry for a conversation on North Korea, inter-Korea relations, human rights and life as a National Assemblyman.
43 min
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The China Shadow
Victor Cha is joined by Sue Mi Terry and Professor John Delury to discuss North Korea's current economic situation, how Covid-19 is being approached in the impossible state, as well as various factors affecting China-North Korea relations.
39 min
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Bonus Episode: Living History with Ambassador R...
We invite Robert King, former special envoy for North Korea human rights issues, to share his experience leading efforts to advance human rights and humanitarian conditions in North Korea.
24 min
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Bonus Episode: Living History with Ambassador A...
In this episode, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow reflects on his work to bolster the U.S.-ROK alliance during his post in South Korea.
14 min
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Bonus Episode: Living History with Ambassador S...
We invite Shin Kak-soo, former South Korean ambassador to Japan, to share his thoughts on the complexities of South Korea’s relations with Japan.
8 min