North Korea launched a Taepodong-2 missile over the weekend. While North Korea claims the launch was aimed at putting a satellite in space, Washington, Tokyo, and Seoul speculate that Pyongyang's true intent was to test its long-range ballistic missile technology. North Korea has threatened that any attempt to intercept its rocket would be casus belli and grounds to leave the six-party talks. As North Korea's provocations test the resolve of the new U.S. administration and raise the stakes in six-party negotiations, the future stability of the region remains at stake. What is in store for U.S.-North Korean relations over the next four years? How will U.S. alliance relations with Japan and South Korea weather this current crisis? Can the six-party talks be saved? Are the talks worth saving? At this event, panelists will discuss these and other questions.
Leslie Forgach
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-7160
Leslie.Forgach@aei.org
Veronique Rodman
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-4870
VRodman@aei.org
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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