What's Next for Korea?

July 10, 2018

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a joint statement after their meeting last month committing to establishing new U.S.-DPRK relations, including building a lasting, stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and working toward complete denuclearization.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, James Dobbins, Bruce W. Bennett, and Michael J. Mazarr discuss the meaning of this historic summit and what to expect next. RAND's media relations director Jeffrey Hiday moderates the call.

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Why This Wasn't Kim's Father's—or Grandfather's—Summit
Jun 13, 2018
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

This is the third time the United States and North Korea have started down a path toward denuclearization and normalization of relations. The difference now is that Trump and Kim have committed themselves earlier on in the process and more publicly than their predecessors did.
Kim-Trump Summit Rife with Opportunity for U.S.
Jun 11, 2018
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

The growing costs of planning for Korean military contingencies place a burden on U.S. defense resources. If Tuesday's summit becomes a step toward eventual guarantees against aggression, the U.S. could remove a major Korean conflict from the top rungs of its defense planning roster, freeing resources for other worries.
What Will Kim Jong Un Want and What He Might Give
Mar 12, 2018
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

Verifiable denuclearization is an impossible goal, not just because Kim Jong Un may not agree, but because such a deal couldn't be fully verified if he did. But this doesn't mean there is no deal worth making for America.
Understanding and Shaping the Ongoing Korea Crisis
Mar 26, 2018

In this Events @ RAND podcast, Bruce W. Bennett offers RAND alumni and supporters his analysis of recent developments in North Korea and suggests new strategies for putting pressure on Kim Jong-un at the negotiating table.
The Korean Peninsula: Three Dangerous Scenarios
May 30, 2018
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr, Gian Gentile, et al.

An analysis of three potential security challenges on the Korean Peninsula points to rising threats that will pose significant demands on the U.S. Army. The United States needs to think in new ways about how it should deter North Korea and prepare for a possible conflict on the peninsula.

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James Dobbins

Senior Fellow

Ambassador James Dobbins is a senior fellow and distinguished chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation. He has held State Department and White House posts including assistant secretary of State for Europe, special assistant to the president for the Western Hemisphere, special…

Bruce W. Bennett

Adjunct International/Defense Researcher

Bruce W. Bennett is an adjunct international/defense researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He works primarily on research topics such as strategy, force planning, and counterproliferation within the RAND International Security and Defense Policy…

Michael J. Mazarr

Senior Political Scientist

Michael J. Mazarr is a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Previously he worked at the U.S. National War College, where he was professor and associate dean of academics; as president of the Henry L. Stimson Center; senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International…

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What's Next for Korea?

July 10, 2018

Learn More

Why This Wasn't Kim's Father's—or Grandfather's—Summit

Kim-Trump Summit Rife with Opportunity for U.S.

What Will Kim Jong Un Want and What He Might Give

Understanding and Shaping the Ongoing Korea Crisis

The Korean Peninsula: Three Dangerous Scenarios

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