Category: TKS News
President Trump’s statement from Andrews Air Force Base as he welcomed the three freed American detainees after their long flight home from North Korea. One said being home, “is like a dream.”
Release of three US detainees welcomed by Tomás Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
A Diplomacy Discussion with Young Policy Professionals
In this roundtable podcast recording, young professionals in Asia policy explore the implications and consequences of the Moon-Kim and Trump-Kim meetings. The discussion revolves around alliance relations, regional dimensions, precedents, new opportunities, and cautionary elements. Featuring: the Asia Society’s Isaac Stone Fish, the National Committee on American Foreign Policy’s Rorry Daniels, the Diplomat’s Ankit Panda, and Columbia University’s Henri Feron.
Inkstone News
In accounting for the surprise summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Korea Society President Thomas Byrne tells Inkstone News that China, “wants to ensure that Kim Jong-un understands well its interests and concerns before Kim meets President Moon and President Trump.” Discussing the nature of the upcoming summit meetings in the context of denuclearization dialogues conducted in preceding decades, Mr. Byrne said, “There is a recognition by the US and South Korean governments not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to continue to exert maximum pressure.
Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Why experts give him credit for North Korea talks
5/1/18
CBC NEWS
Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Why experts give him credit for North Korea talks
Dr. Stephen Noerper describes the evolution of the summit process and Kim Jong Un’s desire for economic modernization.
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A Time to Be Hopeful
Former Ambassador to South Korea Thomas Hubbard weighs in on the thawing relations between South and North Korea. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.” (Source: Bloomberg)
The Long Road Ahead for North and South Korea Relations
Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power” focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump’s administration. (Source: Bloomberg)
Why Trump Needs the Swedes in Pyongyang
Korea Society Senior Director Dr. Stephen Noerper discussed the Swedish representation of US interests in North Korea with Foreign Policy. “It’s been suggested that a gesture like freeing the Americans would be something that would serve as a confidence builder. There’s no doubt that the Swedes have brought this up on behalf of the Americans.
Open the window and see what the breeze brings in
Speaking with the CBC about how to approach the upcoming summits with North Korea, Senior Director Stephen Noerper says, “We have every reason to be guarded, but every reason to open the window and see what the breeze brings in.” If Kim Jong Un is truly willing to open up to the outside world to modernize the economy, then “we shouldn’t give up on that, because to bring someone in from the cold would be a remarkable accomplishment.
North Korea Would Benefit Most, by Far, From Peace on Peninsula
When asked about the financial implications of a turn towards peace on the Korean Peninsula, Korea Society President Thomas Byrne told Bloomberg Markets that, “The peace dividend would have immediate and immense benefits for North Korea, rather than South Korea, and that is why Kim Jong Un is pushing this.