October 21, 2024, by Sydney Seiler—
This first appeared as a…
September 23, 2024—
In this episode, Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha discuss Dr. Victor Cha's new book, The Black Box: Demystifying the Study of Korean Unification and North Korea... In this episode, Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha discuss Dr. Victor Cha's new book, The Black…
August 19, 2024—
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Mr. Bruce Klingner discuss recent developments regarding North Korea's missile deployment, successor plan, garbage-filled balloons, and more. .. In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Mr. Bruce Klingner discuss recent developments regarding North…
June 30, 2024, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
The CSIS Beyond Parallel created an interactive map of North Korea's garbage-filled balloons that crossed over into South Korea in 2024... Since May 28, 2024, North Korea started sending trash-filled balloons into South Korea. Over the course of five months, and in twenty-night waves they have...
June 30, 2024, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
Since late May, North Korea…
June 24, 2024—
In this episode, Dr. Cha and distinguished speakers discuss the significance of the Putin-Kim summit, the strengthening Russia-North Korea alliance, the implications of this alliance for regional and global security and why the Russia-North Korea alliance is a threat like no other.
June 14, 2024—
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Ambassador Philip Goldberg explore the latest developments on the Korean peninsula and the U.S.-ROK alliance. Topics will include Korea's unique aspects as seen by Ambassador Goldberg; his priorities for U.S.-Korea relations; and the significance of recent regional developments, including the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting, the Japan-ROK-China trilateral dialogue, and North Korea's recent provocations and ties with Russia.
May 2, 2024—
This bonus episode is from Breaking Bad: South Korea's Nuclear Option Report Rollout Event on April 29, 2024. Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair, conducted the first U.S. multi-question polling of strategic elites in South Korea on the nuclear question. The new findings of this study “Breaking Bad: South Korea's Nuclear Option” have significant policy implications and the author provides several recommendations for the United States.
April 18, 2024—
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, professor at King's College London, KF-VUB Korea Chair, and adjunct fellow of Korea Chair at CSIS, to discuss the National Assembly election results, how the election will affect President Yoon's foreign policy, and what the outlook is moving forward.
March 22, 2024—
In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Dr. Jung Pak, deputy assistant secretary of state for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands and the U.S. senior official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the US Department of State, to discuss the Biden administration's North Korea policy, DPRK-Russia cooperation as well as what to expect from North Korea in 2024.
