North Korea and the limits of arms control with Jeffrey Lewis

In the second episode of The Arms Control Poseur podcast, host William Alberque is joined by Dr Jeffrey Lewis, a renowned professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, to discuss the state of arms control with North Korea. Dr Lewis guides listeners through the current North Korean crisis, examining the arms-control agreements that govern it, the global reactions, and the lessons to be learned. He also discusses the historical context of North Korea's nuclear program, including the impact of signing a deal with Kim Il-sung, which led to a pause in building two additional nuclear reactors. The episode also delves into Dr Lewis's career and perspectives on the Iraq War, providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of arms-control issues in Northeast Asia and beyond. 

The Arms Control Poseur is a podcast series produced by The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC).  

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 Date of Recording: 28 April 2023 

The Arms Control Poseur is recorded and produced at the IISS in Berlin. 

Episode background reading:

Kelsey Davenport, 'Chronology of U.S.-North Korean Nuclear and Missile Diplomacy, 1985-2022', Arms Control Association, April 2022: https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron.   

Siegfried S. Hecker, 'Lessons Learned from the North Korean Nuclear Crises,” Daedalus, Winter 2010, https://www.amacad.org/publication/lessons-learned-north-korean-nuclear-crises.   

Łukasz Kulesa, “U.S. Extended Deterrence Weakened? Lessons Learned from the North Korean Crisis', The Polish Institute of International Affairs, 28 May 2013: https://www.nonproliferation.eu//wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-PISM-no-57-510-28-May-2013.pdf. 

Links: 

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IISS research programme: https://www.iiss.org/research/strategy-technology-and-arms-control/ 

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‘The Arms Control Primer’ is a podcast series produced by the IISS Strategy, Technology and Arms Control Programme on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium

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