John Delury

John Delury

John Delury is a senior fellow of the Center on U.S.-China Relations and an Assistant Professor of International Studies at Yonsei University. He has taught Chinese history and politics at Columbia, Brown, and Peking University, and received a PhD in Chinese history at Yale.

Recent publications and appearances on AsiaSociety.org

Deadlock on the Korean Peninsula

One of the great dilemmas of U.S. foreign policy is that at the strategic crossroads of East Asia—a region so vital to American interests—is a country with which the United States is technically still at war.

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Korea Tensions Weigh on US-China Talks

Asia Society multimedia feature explains how a North Korean torpedo complicates Sec. Clinton's visit to Beijing.

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The Chinese Road to Pyongyang

How western coverage of Kim Jong Il's recent visit to China was marked by major misconceptions.

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Sanctions in the North Korean Context

U.S. Treasury representative and North Korea experts debate the role sanctions have to play in influencing the isolated nation.

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Trading with Kim

A report finds that the way to Kim Jong Il's heart is through his market.

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North Korea Inside Out

A new Task Force report calls for economic engagement to transform North Korea into a responsible power.

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Clinton’s Mission to Pyongyang

Former US President Bill Clinton secures the release of two US journalists in North Korea.

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Obama’s First 100 Days: Spotlight on North Korea

John Delury, director of the China Boom Project, evaluates the administration's policy.

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