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November 21, 2008

A Grand Bargain with North Korea

In an interview with National Public Radio, Shorenstein APARC Associate Director Daniel Sneider discussed the advantages and disadvantages of seeking a grand bargain with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons ambitions. Read more »

Daniel C. Sneider comments on "troubling" developments in the contentious relationship between North and South Korea

South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, has taken a hardline approach in his dealings with North Korea, effectively signaling the end of former president Kim Dae Jung's once-vaunted "Sunshine Policy." Relations between the two nations have desintegrated in recent months. But North Korea experts suggest the the DPRK's growing belligerence toward the South actually follows a consistent pattern that may even help the United States in future negotiations.

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