Selig Harrison on Jimmy Carter's visit to Pyongyang and the Obama administration's squandered opportunity...
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Our North Korea work consists mostly of analysis by Selig Harrison on a variety of issues, including nuclear disarmament and reunification.
By Selig S. Harrison
Dec-04-2006 | Report
In the debate over how to stop nuclear proliferation, both sides make increasingly untenable assumptions. The advocates of "regime change" in North Korea and Iran underestimate the staying power of the political systems in Pyongyang and Tehran.... Read More »
By Vincent Parascandolo, Lourdes Villanueva, Caitlin Ward
Nov-06-2006 | Conference Report
This report summarizes the findings of a symposium on the topic, “Nuclear Turning Point: Does the Quest for U.S. Nuclear Dominance Undermine Non-Proliferation?,” sponsored by the Center for International Policy and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) on May 8, 2006.... Read More »
By Selig S. Harrison
Aug-01-2003 | Book
Based on meetings with both Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, Selig Harrison presents explanations of Pyongyang's actions that are more sympathetic and intelligent than the official pronouncements of the North Korean government... Read More »
By Selig S. Harrison
Apr-15-2011 | Article
North Korea can make concessions to a visiting ex-president without losing face. This was dramatically illustrated ... Read More »
By Selig S. Harrison
Mar-04-2011 | Article
South Korea's air force has been dropping balloons with leaflets into North Korea describing the struggle to oust ... Read More »
By Selig S. Harrison
Feb-23-2011 | Article
With North Korea facing an acute food shortage, the United States should offer a long-term food aid commitment to ... Read More »
William D. Hartung quoted
"But pork barrel considerations remain more prevalent on Capitol Hill," said William Hartung, director of the Arms & Security Project...Read More »
Selig S. Harrison quoted
"Kim Jong Il has been more than a frontman, but less than the totalitarian leader his father was, able to just issue diktats and do whatever he wanted to do," says Selig Harrison...Read More »
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The North Koreans "have made a strategic decision," said Selig S. Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy in Washington....Read More »
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