Prospects for Breaking the Deadlock in the North Korea-U.S. Dialogue
Prospects for Breaking the Deadlock in the North Korea-U.S. Dialogue

Author(s): Oskar Pietrewicz
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: North Korea; United States; denuclerization; lifting sanctions; escalation of tensions; North Korea-US relations;
Summary/Abstract: The outcome of the North Korea–U.S. summit in Hanoi in February demonstrated that their stances regarding denuclearisation and the lifting of sanctions are incompatible. The continuing deadlock weakens South Korea’s role as a mediator in the North Korea-U.S. dialogue and threatens to stiffen the North’s negotiating position while strengthening its ties with China and Russia. There is an opportunity for the North Korea-U.S. talks to move away from the goal of complete denuclearisation and prevent the possible escalation of tensions.

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