A Joint Conference on Russia and North Korean Nuclear Weapons
This conference presented the findings of a year-long research project on the current state of Russian-North Korean relations and the implications for US policy. The project has been conducted as a collaboration of researchers from the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies in Moscow.
Overview
Russia’s relations with North Korea are often ignored in the West, being overshadowed by China. Yet Russia has been a major player on the Korean Peninsula since the late 19th century. It was directly responsible for the creation of the North Korean state (the DPRK) and it still maintains a range of political, economic and social links. Indeed, Russia is now the only major country on more or less friendly terms with Pyongyang. We will therefore examine whether Russia can be engaged as a broker of negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, especially as our failure to restrain North Korea’s nuclear and missile program to date suggests it is time for a new strategy.
This conference will present the findings of a year-long research project on the current state of Russian-North Korean relations and the implications for US policy. The project has been conducted as a collaboration of researchers from the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies in Moscow.
Conference Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
9:10 a.m. Panel 1: Russian-North Korea Relations
Presenters
Artyom Lukin
Assoc. Professor of International Relations and Deputy Director of Research, School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok
Georgy Toloraya
Director, Asian Strategy Center, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Science
Professor, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)Commentators
Chris Miller
Research Director, Eurasia Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Assistant Professor of International History, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Associate Scholar, FPRIModerator
Rensselaer W. Lee III
Senior Fellow, FPRI
10:35 Panel 2: Implications for US Policy
Presenters
Rensselaer W. Lee III
Senior Fellow, FPRI
William Severe
Independent ConsultantCommentators
Sue Mi Terry
Senior Advisor for North Korea, Bower Group Asia
Jenny Town
Assistant Director, US-Korea Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
11:50 Adjournment/ Closing Remarks
Rensselaer W. Lee III
Senior Fellow, FPRI
Hosted By
Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more
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