The Center for a New American Security will host a panel discussion event on the future of U.S.-North Korea negotiations toward denuclearization and peace. On the heels of Kim Jong Un’s year-end deadline for the Trump administration to offer a workable proposal, nuclear diplomacy is already in a fragile state after North Korea recently tested short-range ballistic missiles and a tactical guided weapon. Questions mount as the window appears to be narrowing for diplomacy to roll back Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.
The panel will: 1) examine the current state of play and strategies by Washington, Pyongyang, Seoul, Beijing, and Moscow that will affect the future of negotiations; 2) discuss appropriate goals for negotiations and a third summit; and 3) offer recommendations for U.S. policymakers on concluding a future agreement based on a forthcoming CNAS report, Negotiating Toward a Denuclearization-Peace Roadmap on the Korean Peninsula, authored by Duyeon Kim.
Please note that the event will not be live streamed. Space is limited, and RSVPs will be closed once capacity is reached.
Speakers
Jung H. Pak, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer, National Intelligence Council
Mary Beth Nikitin, Specialist in Nonproliferation, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
Richard Johnson, Senior Director, Fuel Cycle and Verification, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Former Director for Nonproliferation, National Security Council
Duyeon Kim (Moderator), Adjunct Senior Fellow, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Columnist, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists