What are the implications of North Korea’s recent gains in nuclear and missile capabilities for the future of U.S. strategy toward North Korea? What is the state of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technologies? What are the prospects of diplomatic negotiations with Pyongyang? Should the United States pursue a different strategy toward North Korea in light of Pyongyang’s improving nuclear capabilities, perhaps including revising its alliance with South Korea? The Cato Institute will host two panels and a keynote address by former governor Bill Richardson to examine these critical questions.
| 8:30– 9:00AM |
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| 9:00 – 9:55AM |
Panel 1: Pyongyang’s Capabilities and US Policy Joshua Pollack, Editor of The Nonproliferation Review and Senior Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Suzanne DiMaggio, Senior Fellow at New America and Director of a U.S.–North Korea dialogue Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund Moderator: Eric Gomez, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute Download podcast of Panel 1 |
| 10:00 – 10:55AM |
Discussion Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico and North Korea negotiator Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Download podcast of the discussion |
| 11:00 – 12:00PM |
Panel 2: New Approaches to Solving the North Korea Problem Michael Auslin, Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia, Hoover Institution Rajan Menon, the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Chair in Political Science, City College of New York Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Moderator: John Glaser, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute Download podcast of Panel 2 |