The U.S. and North Korea have both indicated a willingness to hold another summit meeting while downplaying its likelihood. Pyongyang rejects working-level meetings that would lay the necessary groundwork for a detailed agreement, although Secretary of State Michael Pompeo commented that bilateral communication has occurred.
Rampant speculation continues, however, of an abrupt summit to sign a minimalist denuclearization accord or a symbolic peace treaty or North Korea carrying out its threats of a major provocation such as a nuclear or ICBM test.
How should the U.S. interpret recent high-level messaging from North Korea? What are regime objectives and how would they seek to achieve them? How will South Korean President Moon Jae-in seek to repair inter-Korean relations? Would North Korea resume nuclear or ICBM testing or would President Trump agree to another summit before the November election?
The Heritage Foundation will host Duyeon Kim, Markus Garlauskus, Jung Pak, and Thae Yong-ho for a discussion on these and other topics.
Register here: https://www.heritage.org/asia/event/virtual-event-what-the-potential-no…
Speakers
Thae Yong-ho, Member, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Defector from North Korea, and former Deputy Ambassador of North Korea to the United Kingdom
Markus Garlauskas, Former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Duyeon Kim, Senior Advisor, Northeast Asia and Nuclear Policy, International Crisis Group
Jung Pak, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution