Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Christopher Green joined Crisis Group in early 2017. As Senior Adviser for the Korean Peninsula, he supplies research and analysis on North and South Korean foreign and domestic policy, with a primary focus on North Korea's relations with China, South Korea, and the United States, and a secondary focus on state-society relations inside North Korea. Areas of Expertise North Korea South Korea Inter-Korean relations Asian international relations North East Asia political economy Professional Background Christopher Green worked for more than a decade in South Korean media and civil society, where he specialised in North Korean current affairs. A Korean speaker, Christopher has a master's degree in international studies from Nottingham University. He teaches at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Languages English Korean Select Publications Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (London: Routledge, 2017). In The News 26 Jul 2018 Broadly speaking, one side [the U.S.] wants denuclearization first, normalization of relations later, and the other [North Korea] wants normalization of relations first, then denuclearization later. Reuters Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula 16 May 2018 I don’t think it benefits North Korea to appear be too much of a cheap date. It ill behooves them to have everyone thinking that they are desperate. TIME Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula 28 Mar 2018 China is the only state willing and able to immediately ease North Korea’s economic burden. Reuters Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula 1 Mar 2018 North Korea is attempting to destabilise the [South Korea]-U.S. alliance, destabilise the international consensus on sanctions focused on the UN, and destabilise South Korean politics and society. National Journal Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula 11 Feb 2018 [North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's] goal is to do enough on the inter-Korean front to get the United States and North Korea to jaw-jaw. The real strategic games have only just begun. Bloomberg Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula 8 Feb 2018 [South Korea's] Moon administration is already treading a fine line between engagement and what a large and vocal segment of the population regards as appeasement. Reuters Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula Latest Updates Commentary / Asia 18 September 2018 Getting the U.S. in Step with the Koreas’ Diplomatic Dance A new round of inter-Korean diplomacy commenced 18 September as the North and South Korean leaders met for a three-day summit. Meanwhile, U.S.-North Korean relations are reverting to previous bad form. Washington should welcome Seoul’s help in restarting productive contacts with Pyongyang. Also available in 简体中文 Commentary / Asia 27 April 2018 Korean Presidents’ Meeting is a Memorable Step Forward Symbolism and substance combined to make the 27 April meeting between the North and South Korean presidents a momentous occasion. Much needs to be done to overcome scepticism from past failures, but the concrete timeline the two countries laid out in the Panmunjom Declaration could lead to transformative steps. Also available in 简体中文 Commentary / Asia 30 March 2018 China Moves Centre Stage in Korean Peninsula Peace Efforts After weeks in which other actors have taken notable steps towards defusing fears of war over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program, a China-North Korea summit held 26-27 March in Beijing has reasserted China’s pivotal role in efforts to find a solution to the nuclear crisis. Also available in 简体中文 Commentary / Asia 11 March 2018 The Modest Diplomatic Promise of North Korea’s Charm Offensive Following the first inter-Korean summit in ten years, the announcement that President Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a promising sign. Although Pyongyang is unlikely to change its strategic course, the summit provides an opportunity for the U.S. to pair its maximum pressure with diplomacy and coordinate with Asian powers. Also available in 简体中文 Commentary / Asia 8 February 2018 Sports Diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula The opening of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games represents an opportunity for diplomacy to help reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Load more