north korea

Why Korean Reunification is in China’s Strategic National Interest
Why Korean Reunification is in China’s Strategic National Interest 275 183 Jamie Metzl

Here is a the full text of my talk delivered July 22, 2017 at the Chinese Summit Forum on Korean Peninsula Studies at Yanbian University in Yanji, China. The Chinese translation be…

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Trump’s North Korea Crisis
Trump’s North Korea Crisis 292 173 Jamie Metzl

Please have a look at this link to my recent CNN interview on North Korea (with David Gergen). For all of President Trump’s huffing and puffing, we just came through…

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Obama in Asia
Obama in Asia 2048 1122 Jamie Metzl

As I mention in my CNN interview from yesterday, President Obama’s trip this week to China and Laos has demonstrated the significant progress our country has made in Asia these past…

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China Still Holds the Key for Getting Tough with Pyongyang
China Still Holds the Key for Getting Tough with Pyongyang 150 150 Jamie Metzl

Only China has the means of taking action that could alter North Korea’s behavior—by cutting back trade, tourism, and food and energy assistance to Pyongyang—but China will still be unlikely to take these kinds of strong measures for fear of destabilizing the North Korean regime. Such a policy undermines security in North Asia and should not be cost free for Beijing. 

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The Coming Collapse of North Korea?
The Coming Collapse of North Korea? 150 150 Jamie Metzl

In my National Interest editorial linked here, I predict that the North Korean government will collapse within ten years. Although the regime’s inflexibility and willingness to use deadly force virtually ensures that change…

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Kim Jong Un Going to Moscow?
Kim Jong Un Going to Moscow? Jamie Metzl

The Russian government has announced that Lil’ (not-so-Lil’ these days – someone should draw the lot to tell him he’s not looking so good these days and that it might…

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Sony, North Korea, and Human Rights
Sony, North Korea, and Human Rights Jamie Metzl

The recent cyberattack on Sony, allegedly perpetrated by North Korea, highlights a dangerous increase in the vulnerability of our globalized world. 

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Is Something Stirring with North Korea?
Is Something Stirring with North Korea? 150 150 Jamie Metzl

It is no coincidence in my opinion that American detainees Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller were released by North Korea just as President Obama is arriving in Beijing for the…

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