Join the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) for a talk with Anastasia Barannikova, a visiting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS, on U.S.-North Korea relations. Following decades of confrontation between Washington and Pyongyang, chances for at least a partial normalization appeared to increase last year. However, two summits between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump failed to produce substantive policy changes on either side, and mutual distrust remains high. What are the main factors preventing the two countries from achieving a lasting agreement? Is continued bilateral dialogue useful? What are the positions and goals of the parties concerned? Is normalization U.S.-North Korea relations even possible? What role can third parties, such as China and Russia, play in U.S.-North Korean diplomacy? Anastasia Barannikova will provide a view from Vladivostok on these questions and others.

Registration information can be found on the event page.

Speakers:

Anastasia Barannikova, visiting fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

Jeffrey Mankoff (moderator), senior fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

Sharon Squassoni (discussant), research professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University