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@csis.org Korea Chair is an independent platform from which to advance major policy issues of common importance to the Korean & American people. Follow our team: @victordcha.bsky.social @andysaulim.com

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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 4h
🚨 UPCOMING: Taking Command: The U.S.-Korea OPCON Debate | Capital Cable 143 Join @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert and @dogfacesoldier.bsky.social for a new episode of #CapitalCable on what will the transfer mean for the U.S.-Korea alliance. 🔗 Register: www.csis.org/events/takin...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 7h
☢️ In a new @csis.org analysis @sydseiler.bsky.social explores North Korea's pursuit of a "second byungjin,” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with other countries. 🔗 Read More: www.csis.org/analysis/kim...
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Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
North Korea is pursuing a “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with countries willing to tolerate (if not necessarily accept) North Korea as a ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 9h
@csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social speaks to VOA Korea on the diplomatic rift between South Korea and Ukraine over the public disclosure regarding the transfer of two North Korean POWs to South Korea. 🔗Read more: www.voakorea.com/a/8205873.html
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미 전문가들 “한-우 갈등, 북러 대응 3국 공조에 영향줘선 안 돼”
북한군 포로 2명의 한국행 공개를 둘러싸고 한국과 우크라이나 간 외교 갈등이 이어지고 있습니다. 미국의 한반도 전문가들은 그러나 북러 군사협력이 심화되는 상황에서 이번 갈등이 미국과 한국, 우크라이나 3국의 정보 공유와 안보 공조에 영향을 미쳐서는 안 된다고 지적했습니다. 또 한국의 우크라이나 지원도 계속돼야 한다고 강조했습니다.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 9h
🎧 ICYMI: Join @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin for a discussion on the evolving relationship between Beijing and Pyongyang. 🔗 Listen Here: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0zZl18X...
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The Impossible State
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an insiders’ discussion with host Victor Cha about one ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 29/09/2026
@csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social tells VOA Korea that North Korea’s UNGA speech could serve as a “benchmark” for its tone toward the U.S. With stronger ties to Russia and China, Kim Jong-un has little incentive to rush into dialogue with President Trump. 🔗 Read: www.voakorea.com/a/korea-dipl...
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유엔총회, 미북 대화 재개 계기 될까…“북한의 판단이 관건”
미국을 비롯해 한국, 북한이 모두 참여하는 이번 유엔총회에서 주목되는 사안하는 바로 미북 대화의 돌파구가 마련될지 여부입니다. 전문가들은 일단 회의적입니다. 러시아와의 관계를 강화하고 중국과의 관계 복원에 나선 북한이 미국의 대화 제의에 호응할 전략적 필요성이 있겠냐고 분석했습니다. 조은정 기자가 보도합니다.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 29/09/2026
📢 South Korea's 1st $350B U.S. investment project has been confirmed. Watch Capital Cable #142 with @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin discuss future projects and the implications of the deal. 🔗 Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/yi-N-E7...
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U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 28/09/2026
📰 In a new @csis.org analysis, Sydney Seiler examines North Korea’s “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while seeking normalized ties abroad. 🔗 Read More: www.csis.org/analysis/kim...
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Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
North Korea is pursuing a “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with countries willing to tolerate (if not necessarily accept) North Korea as a ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 28/09/2026
🚨ICYMI: Unpack the shifting dynamics between Beijing and Pyongyang with @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🎧Listen & Watch: YouTube: youtu.be/rwviD_Cdwds?... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0zZl18X...
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Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 25/09/2026
☢️ In a new @csis.org analysis, Senior Adviser (Non Resident) Sydney Seiler with the @korea.csis.org explores North Korea's pursuit of a "second byungjin,” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with other countries. 🔗 Read More: www.csis.org/analysis/kim...
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Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
North Korea is pursuing a “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with countries willing to tolerate (if not necessarily accept) North Korea as a ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 25/09/2026
🎧 ICYMI: Join @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin for a discussion on the evolving relationship between Beijing and Pyongyang. 🔗 Listen On: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0zZl18X...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 24/09/2026
🚨ICYMI: Catch up on the latest The Impossible State episode “Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula,” joining @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin 🔗 Watch Here: youtu.be/rwviD_Cdwds?...
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Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | The Impossible State
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 24/09/2026
📰 In a new @csis.org analysis, Sydney Seiler examines North Korea’s “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while seeking normalized ties abroad. 🔗 Read More: www.csis.org/analysis/kim...
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Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
North Korea is pursuing a “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with countries willing to tolerate (if not necessarily accept) North Korea as a ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 24/09/2026
📢 LIVE NOW: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula On this episode of The Impossible State @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social is joined by Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🔗 Watch Here: youtu.be/rwviD_Cdwds?...
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Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | The Impossible State
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 23/09/2026
☢️ Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement In a new @csis.org analysis, Sydney Seiler examines North Korea’s “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while seeking normalized ties abroad. 🔗 Read Here: www.csis.org/analysis/kim...
csis.org
Kim’s Second Byungjin: 21 Years After the Six-Party Talks Agreement
North Korea is pursuing a “second byungjin” that advances its nuclear program while also seeking to normalize relations with countries willing to tolerate (if not necessarily accept) North Korea as a ...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 23/09/2026
🚨 LIVE IN 22 HOURS: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | Sept. 24, 11 AM EDT On the next episode of The Impossible State @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will be joined by Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🔗 Register: www.csis.org/events/impos...
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | CSIS Events
Dr. Victor Cha hosts a discussion with leading experts on recent developments in China–North Korea relations and the upcoming Trump–Xi summit on The Impossible State podcast.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 22/09/2026
🚨TOMORROW: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | Sept. 24, 11 AM EDT On the next episode of The Impossible State @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will be joined by Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🔗Register Now: www.csis.org/events/impos...
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | CSIS Events
Dr. Victor Cha hosts a discussion with leading experts on recent developments in China–North Korea relations and the upcoming Trump–Xi summit on The Impossible State podcast.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 22/09/2026
📢 South Korea's 1st $350B U.S. investment project is a Texas power plant Watch Capital Cable #142 with @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin discuss future projects and the implications of the deal. www.youtube.com/live/yi-N-E7...
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U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 21/09/2026
📢 ICYMI: Tune in to Capital Cable #142 featuring @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin as they break down the $350 billion U.S.-Korea trade and investment deal. 🔗Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/yi-N-E7...
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U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 21/09/2026
@csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social joined Arirang News to discuss the upcoming U.S.-China summit and what it could mean for South Korea and security on the Korean Peninsula. 🔗Watch Here: youtu.be/BkPebAygEpI?...
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U.S.-China summit: a turning point for global security and South Korea?
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 21/09/2026
🚨IN 2 DAYS: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | Sept. 24, 11 AM EDT On the next episode of The Impossible State, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will be joined by Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🔗Register Now: www.csis.org/events/impos...
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | CSIS Events
Dr. Victor Cha hosts a discussion with leading experts on recent developments in China–North Korea relations and the upcoming Trump–Xi summit on The Impossible State podcast.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 18/09/2026
🎙️Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula | Sept. 24, 11 AM EDT On the next episode of The Impossible State, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will be joined by Sydney Seiler and @chinapower.csis.org Dr. Bonny Lin. 🔗 Register Now: www.csis.org/events/impos...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 17/09/2026
🚨ICYMI: Catch up on the latest Capital Cable #142 joining @csis.org, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin as they broke down the $350 billion U.S.-Korea trade and investment deal. 🔗Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/yi-N-E7...
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U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 17/09/2026
@victordcha.bsky.social testified before the House Foreign Affairs East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee on China's role in enabling abuses of North Koreans at the border, human rights abuses linked to the war in Ukraine and facilitating their forced labor. 🔗Read his testimony: csis.org/analysis/lon...
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The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression
CSIS' ongoing study found inmates in political prison camps are mobilized for manufacturing tied to Chinese orders. These abuses are not incidental; they sustain a partnership that reinforces North Ko...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 17/09/2026
@victordcha.bsky.social joined Panel 1, “Latest Shifts in the International Order” at the @csis.org Manila Strategy Forum 2026, alongside @willtodman.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, Amb. Edgard Kagan, Mely Caballero-Anthony, and Enrico Gloria. 🔗 Watch Here: youtu.be/4Jv957XQl2c?...
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Panel 1: Latest Shifts in the International Order | Manila Strategy Forum 2026
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 16/09/2026
🚨HAPPENING TOMORROW: U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | #CapitalCable 142 Join @csis.org, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin as they examine the $350 billion U.S.-Korea trade and investment deal. 🔗Register: www.csis.org/events/us-ko...
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U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142 | CSIS Events
On the Capital Cable, experts discuss news reports that the first project of the $350 billion U.S.-Korea trade and investment deal could be announced this week.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 16/09/2026
North Korea’s vice defense minister travelled to Beijing for the 13th Xiangshan Forum. For context on evolving China-DPRK relations, read the CSIS commentary by @victordcha.bsky.social, @andysaulim.com, @chinapower.csis.org Bonny Lin, and Truly Tinsley. 🔗Read More: www.csis.org/analysis/ren...
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Renewed China-DPRK Diplomacy: Symbolism or Substance?
CSIS experts address critical questions regarding Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s recent visit to North Korea and its significance for bilateral ties.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 16/09/2026
Former CSIS NextGen Scholar @josephaseeley.bsky.social writes in his latest op-ed that lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula will require treating North Korea as a legitimate diplomatic partner rather than solely a security threat. 🔗 Read More: thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Trump should meet Kim Jong Un and make a deal to end the Korean War
If lasting peace is to be achieved, then North Korea must be seen as a legitimate partner in diplomacy and not simply a threat.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 16/09/2026
🚨 Happening Today at 2 PM ET: @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will testify at the House Foreign Affairs hearing, “Lives, not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression” alongside Peter Mattis, Deborah Choi, and Sylvia Zin. 🔗 Watch it live: youtu.be/p3Ju0q7GGHU
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 15/09/2026
🚨 TOMORROW: @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will testify Wednesday, September 16, at 2 PM ET at the House Foreign Affairs hearing, “Lives, not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression” alongside Peter Mattis, Deborah Choi, and Sylvia Zin. 🔗Watch it live: youtu.be/p3Ju0q7GGHU
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Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression
YouTube video by House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 15/09/2026
🚨 UPCOMING: U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | #CapitalCable 142 Join @csis.org, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social, and @wsj.com Timothy Martin as they examine the $350 billion U.S.-Korea trade and investment deal. 🔗 Register: www.csis.org/events/us-ko...
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 14/09/2026
🚨 @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social will testify Wednesday, September 16, at 2 PM ET at the House Foreign Affairs hearing, “Lives, not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression” alongside Peter Mattis, Deborah Choi, and Sylvia Zin. Watch it live: youtu.be/p3Ju0q7GGHU
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Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Speaking at the Korea-America Association forum in Seoul on Monday, @victordcha.bsky.social discussed prospects for renewed U.S.-North Korea diplomacy and the potential adoption of a "cold peace" strategy. He also highlighted U.S.-ROK-Japan coordination alongside alliance challenges.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 11/09/2026
🚨ICYMI: Catch up on the latest Capital Cable #141 joining @csis.org's Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social and Gen. Vincent Brooks on Trump-Kim Summit 2.0: What to Look Out for? Can a second try at a Trump-Kim summit achieve results? Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/QeMqDYx...
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Trump-Kim Summit 2.0? A U.S. General on What to Look out For | The Capital Cable #141
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 06/09/2026
Korea: A New History of South and North, the bestseller on modern Korea history by @victordcha.bsky.social and Ramon Pacheco Pardo from @yalepress.bsky.social, is now available in 10 languages, with Ukrainian arriving Nov. 2026 Get your #pinkbook today! #korea 📚 English Edition: shorturl.at/x8iP3
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 05/09/2026
After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry In this analysis, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social argues that a unique set of geopolitical drivers could revive U.S.-DPRK diplomacy. While flashy headlines might follow, Cha argues that fundamental progress will not. ➡️ buff.ly/tZYx0Ig
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After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry
The conventional policy wisdom is that President Trump’s enthusiasm for reengagement is not shared by Kim Jong-un. But Victor Cha argues that a unique set of drivers, including North Korean…
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 05/09/2026
📢 The Impossible State Yesterday, @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social was joined by Adam Farrar, Eunjoong Kim, and Wonchul Kim to unpack U.S.-Korea trade tension See highlights below ⬇️ Victor Cha: buff.ly/lslw5lS Adam Farrar: buff.ly/VkjtfY3 Wonchul Kim & Eunjoong Kim: buff.ly/yQdm4oS
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US is an Unreliable or Stable Economic Partner? | The Impossible State
From SK On $700 million annual loss in the U.S. to uncertainties in U.S. trade policies, Hankyoreh and Chosun Ilbo reporters explain what Korean businesses are dealing with under the second Trump…
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 05/09/2026
📰 In a new @nknewsorg.bsky.social interview, @csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social says Trump’s outreach is unlikely to yield a near-term breakthrough while Kim’s ties with Russia remain strong, and warns that Kim is not yet ready for arms control. 🔗 Read the interview: shorturl.at/l6Vgj
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 05/09/2026
🚨 Latest analysis from @korea.csis.org experts on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and prospects for renewed dialogue 🎧 CNN Podcast: shorturl.at/q76TP ▶️ MS Now: shorturl.at/G3O7e ▶️ CBS News: shorturl.at/a8hyl ▶️ Arirang TV: tinyurl.com/yc444scc ▶️ Fox news: shorturl.at/1oe43 📰 Etoday: shorturl.at/gUZFT
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 05/09/2026
📺 Now available: @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social joined @alexwittreports.bsky.social on @ms.now to discuss North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, the scaling back of U.S.–ROK military exercises, renewed Trump–Kim diplomacy, and the implications for Iran. ▶️ Watch the full video: shorturl.at/khokH
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 04/09/2026
🚨 ICYMI | What’s Happening with Korea? Military Exercises, Kim Jong-un, and Iran In this episode of Capital Cable, Andrew Yeo, @victordcha.bsky.social, and @sydseiler.bsky.social join @csis.org Mark Lippert to discuss to unpack a fast-moving week. 🎙️ Watch it here: shorturl.at/6k4bs
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 04/09/2026
🚨 Latest analysis from @korea.csis.org experts on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and prospects for renewed dialogue 🎧 CNN Podcast: shorturl.at/q76TP ▶️ MS Now: shorturl.at/G3O7e ▶️ CBS News: shorturl.at/a8hyl ▶️ Arirang TV: tinyurl.com/yc444scc ▶️ Fox news: shorturl.at/1oe43 📰 Etoday: shorturl.at/gUZFT
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 04/09/2026
After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry In this analysis, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social argues that a unique set of geopolitical drivers could revive U.S.-DPRK diplomacy. While flashy headlines might follow, Cha argues that fundamental progress will not. ➡️ buff.ly/tZYx0Ig
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After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry
The conventional policy wisdom is that President Trump’s enthusiasm for reengagement is not shared by Kim Jong-un. But Victor Cha argues that a unique set of drivers, including North Korean…
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 04/09/2026
▶️ Now Available: @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social joined @fareedzakaria.bsky.social on @cnn.com’s Fareed Zakaria GPS to discuss the shortened U.S.–ROK military exercises, alliance readiness, and prospects for diplomacy with Kim Jong-un. 🎥 Video: tinyurl.com/56p6v97y 🎧 Podcast: shorturl.at/2hNJ6
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 04/09/2026
AI Moment for the U.S.-ROK Alliance As former ROK NSA Sung-han Kim writes on @csis.org, winning the AI race is no longer about making better models, but about turning AI into national power. As such, South Korea is a country that can connect American innovation with deployment.
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AI Moment for the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Winning the AI race is no longer about inventing better models. It is about turning AI into national power. South Korea is emerging as a pivotal country capable of connecting American innovation with…
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 03/09/2026
🗄️ With Russia’s Alekseevsky Agricultural and Industrial Complex signing a $133,000 deal with labor broker Pyongyang LLC to procure 50 North Korean workers, it's clear that the DPRK-Russia axis is deepening. @csis.org @korea.csis.org's Beyond Parallel tracks it all since 2022: buff.ly/V6MR5o8
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North Korea and Russia Cooperation - Beyond Parallel
The war in Ukraine has precipitated a renewed relationship between […]
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 03/09/2026
📰 Iran can’t have nuclear weapons but North Korea can? There’s logic here. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social argues on @washingtonpost.com that despite President Trump's absolutist stance on Iran vs. his accommodationist approach with North Korea, the two approaches are rational. buff.ly/7O1FhbS
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 03/09/2026
🚨 Latest analysis from @korea.csis.org experts on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and prospects for renewed dialogue 🎧 CNN Podcast: shorturl.at/q76TP ▶️ MS Now: shorturl.at/G3O7e ▶️ CBS News: shorturl.at/a8hyl ▶️ Arirang TV: tinyurl.com/yc444scc ▶️ Fox news: shorturl.at/1oe43 📰 Etoday: shorturl.at/gUZFT
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 03/09/2026
Zelensky warned Russia will deploy up to 50,000 North Korean troops. Swipe for our key @csis.org resources: Timeline: buff.ly/0vIMcd2 CRINK Axis: buff.ly/Zyp3Zql Yelabuga: buff.ly/dTUOdKC Threat Like No Other: buff.ly/Zlgh6DP Impossible State: buff.ly/47uXqYG Capital Cable: buff.ly/tDfPT8m
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 03/09/2026
Old Friends, New Calculations: A Reset in China-North Korea Relations In June 2026, Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang. As @geopolitics.csis.org Korea Chair & @chinapower.csis.org scholars write, Beijing is seeking deepened strategic alignment with the DPRK across the board. buff.ly/56sBr9t
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Old Friends, New Calculations: A Reset in China-North Korea Relations
China’s shift toward deeper ties with North Korea, including within military affairs, brings important implications worth exploring.
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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 02/09/2026
After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry In this analysis, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social argues that a unique set of geopolitical drivers could revive U.S.-DPRK diplomacy. While flashy headlines might follow, Cha argues that fundamental progress will not. ➡️ buff.ly/tZYx0Ig
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After Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim Summitry
The conventional policy wisdom is that President Trump’s enthusiasm for reengagement is not shared by Kim Jong-un. But Victor Cha argues that a unique set of drivers, including North Korean…
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