Since the collapse of the last round of summit diplomacy in 2019, North Korea has fundamentally altered its approach to both nuclear negotiations and relations with South Korea. Pyongyang has emphatically rejected denuclearization, expanded its nuclear ambitions, and embraced a new “two-state” policy that challenges longstanding assumptions about the future of the Korean Peninsula.
As Washington and Seoul seek to revive diplomacy with Pyongyang, these shifts raise difficult questions: What can realistically be achieved through renewed negotiations? Which issues demand the most urgent attention? And what opportunities remain to reduce tensions and advance peace and security on the Korean Peninsula?
38 North and the Sejong Institute are pleased to host a half-day seminar examining the challenges and opportunities for diplomacy in this dramatically changed environment.
This session will explore the prospects for renewed US-DPRK engagement, including potential objectives, priorities, and negotiating strategies should a new summit become possible.
This session will examine the evolving inter-Korean relationship and consider potential pathways toward reducing tensions and building a more durable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
Senior Fellow and Director, 38 North || Stimson Center
Chairman || Sejong Institute
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State || U.S. Department of State
Emeritus Senior Fellow || Sejong Institute
Trustee & Director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security || National Committee on American Foreign Policy
Associate Professor, International Relations || Sungkyunkwan University
Senior Fellow, 38 North || Stimson Center
Professor & Dean of Graduate School of International Studies || Seoul National University
Professor, Department of Political Science & International Relations || Seoul National University
President & CEO || The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
