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Power Problems • November 29, 2022 

# The Persistent Status Quo on North Korea 

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**

1. [Robert E. Kelly bio](https://robertedwinkelly.com/)
2. Robert E. Kelly, “[The Persistent Status Quo with North Korea: Why Has so Little Changed since 2017?](https://www.kida.re.kr/frt/board/frtNormalBoardDetail.do?sidx=707&idx=2541&depth=3&searchCondition=itmval1&searchKeyword=2019&pageIndex=2&lang=en),” *Korean Journal of Defense Analysis* 31, no. 3 (2019).
3. Robert E. Kelly and Paul Poast, “[The Allies Are Alright: Why America Can Get Away with Bullying Its Friends](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2022-02-22/allies-are-alright),” *Foreign Affairs* 101, no. 2 (March/​April 2022).
4. Robert E. Kelly, “[In Defense of North Korean Sanctions](https://robertekelly.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/defense-of-north-korea-sanctions.pdf),” *Korea Observer* 53, no. 2 (Summer 2022).

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