Engaging North Korea
"The change of party and government in Japan gives the United States
more room to recalibrate its North Korea policy, to one more weighted
toward engagement with Pyongyang," says John Delury, associate director
of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, who has recently
returned from a study trip to North Korea.
"With Tokyo more open to resolving conflicts with the DPRK, and
North-South Korea relations improving markedly (high-level political and
economic talks; release of South Korean fishermen and Kaesong manager;
increasing flow across the border), President Obama and Secretary
Clinton are no longer trapped between the instinct to engage and the
imperative of 'alliance management'."
John is in New York. To arrange an interview, please contact the Asia
Society communications department at 212-327-9271 or [email protected].
more room to recalibrate its North Korea policy, to one more weighted
toward engagement with Pyongyang," says John Delury, associate director
of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, who has recently
returned from a study trip to North Korea.
"With Tokyo more open to resolving conflicts with the DPRK, and
North-South Korea relations improving markedly (high-level political and
economic talks; release of South Korean fishermen and Kaesong manager;
increasing flow across the border), President Obama and Secretary
Clinton are no longer trapped between the instinct to engage and the
imperative of 'alliance management'."
John is in New York. To arrange an interview, please contact the Asia
Society communications department at 212-327-9271 or [email protected].