Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 In The News 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 7 Feb 2018 Seeing [Kim Jong-un's sister] at Pyongyang station waving everyone off was a reminder that she’s in the propaganda business. The Washington Post Christopher Green Senior Adviser, Korean Peninsula Latest Updates 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. Commentary / Asia 30 August 2017 The Strategic Thinking behind North Korea’s Missile Gambit North Korea’s launch of a missile over Japan was irresponsible – yet it was more of a carefully calculated risk than a reckless gamble. Pyongyang’s goal is not a shooting war but to build up military and nuclear capabilities that serve strategic aims of survival and force protection. Load more