Korea Regional Impacts Panel Discussion

June 2018 No Comments

Korea Regional Impacts Panel Discussion

Speakers: Dalton, T. (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [CEIP]) and Michishita, N. (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [GRIPS])

Date: 5 June 2018

Speaker Session Preview

SMA hosted a panel discussion presented by Dr. Toby Dalton (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [CEIP]), Prof. Narushige Michishita (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [GRIPS]), and Dr. Nicholas Wright – moderator (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as a part of its SMA PACOM Speaker Series. Dr. Dalton first spoke about his recent project in collaboration with Prof. Michishita, which focuses on the following research questions: 1) What are the range of possible DPRK objectives with nuclear weapons? How do perceptions of these objectives vary within the region?, 2) What are plausible future U.S. & ROK options to strengthen deterrence?, and 3) How would Japan and China be impacted by and respond to these developments? Next, Prof. Michishita outlined North Korea’s four main objectives: 1) Deter US preventative strikes, 2) Conduct brinkmanship diplomacy, 3) Conduct limited military strikes against South Korea, and 4) Unify the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Dalton then discussed a variety of deterrence options for the US, and Prof. Michishita concluded by outlining the implications for Japan.

To access an audio file of the speaker session, please contact Ms. Nicole Peterson (npeterson@nsiteam.com).