Power Problems

The Persistent Status Quo on North Korea

Nov 29, 2022

54:54

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The Status Quo Is Sunk, Right?

02:28

Is There a Moral Consistency With North Korea's External Assistance?

03:35

North Korea's Dovis Outreach Is Going to Push the Overshid Window of Acceptable Counter North Korea Policy Options Rightward

05:32

Introduction

3min

The North Korean Elite Is Not Really Comfortable With the Status Quo

3min

What Did North Korea Learn From the Trump Administration?

6min

The Status Quo Is Sunk, Right?

2min

The South Korean Left Is More Ambiguous, Right?

3min

We're Not Going to Talk to North Korea, Right?

2min

A More Dedicated American President Could Make a Bigger Deal, Right?

5min

North Korea's Dovis Outreach Is Going to Push the Overshid Window of Acceptable Counter North Korea Policy Options Rightward

6min

Trump Is So Terrible, Right?

4min

10.

Sanctions on North Korea

3min

11.

The Importance of Sectoral Sanctions, Right?

5min

12.

Trade Sanctions Relief for Something That the North Koreans Want to Give?

4min

13.

Is There a Moral Consistency With North Korea's External Assistance?

4min

14.

What Do You Think of the Biden Administration?

5min

Pusan National University professor Robert E. Kelly looks back at Trump era policies toward North Korea, discusses what a deal with Pyongyang might entail, the impact of South Korean politics, and whether changes in US posture can alter the persistent status quo on the peninsula.

Show Notes

Robert E. Kelly bio
Robert E. Kelly, “The Persistent Status Quo with North Korea: Why Has so Little Changed since 2017?,” Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 31, no. 3 (2019).
Robert E. Kelly and Paul Poast, “The Allies Are Alright: Why America Can Get Away with Bullying Its Friends,” Foreign Affairs 101, no. 2 (March/April 2022).
Robert E. Kelly, “In Defense of North Korean Sanctions,” Korea Observer 53, no. 2 (Summer 2022).

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Power Problems

The Persistent Status Quo on North Korea

The Status Quo Is Sunk, Right?

Is There a Moral Consistency With North Korea's External Assistance?

North Korea's Dovis Outreach Is Going to Push the Overshid Window of Acceptable Counter North Korea Policy Options Rightward

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