Can everyone hear me . Id like to go ahead and get started. Good morning and thank you all for coming. My name is george bebe, im the vicepresident and director of studies here at the center of the National Interest. I want to welcome you and thank you all for coming to this Conference Today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region, its very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today, it seems like theres all kinds of reasons to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges. Were in the midst of a wrenching president ial impeachment process. The broader country seems to have some deep cleavages societally. We have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country. When we look abroad, internationally, the headlines were reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran. We last w
More talks with pyongyang saying hes even willing to meet north Korean Leader kim jong un. Raids across villages in the west bank after an israeli settler shot dead in the occupied territory. Former trump advisor steve battle steps down as the chairman of a rocket with new side days after a pop of break with his ex boss and after a fire as devastating floods thirteen people are killed in Southern California as heavy rain triggers mudslides and wipes out homes. South korean president says hes willing to meet north Korean Leader kim jong un if the success of such a summit would be guaranteed when moon pledged to push for more talks with the north to resolve differences between the two nations over pyongyangs Nuclear Program this follows talks between officials from the. Two nations on tuesday. When peoples lives need to be stable and therefore relations cannot continue to worsen between the koreas i do not seek immediate reunification firstly we need to tackle key issues between the two
We know are working with north koreas behalf. Sanctioning we are 27 entities, 28 vessels, and one individual, all involved in sanctions invasion schemes. Todays actions will significantly hinder north koreas and koreas ability to conduct invasive maritime fuel andhat limit the regimes ability to ship goods through international waters. To cut off sources of revenue that this regime derives from u. N. And u. S. Prohibited trade to fund its Nuclear Ballistic missile programs. We are all show also issuing to putl advisory everyone on notice of north koreas illicit maritime tactics and underscore the significant sanctions risk of engaging in maritime business with north korea. New imagery ofg the deceptive shipping practices used by those who aid and profit from Illicit Trade with north korea. These images reveal ship to ship transfers of fuel and other products destined for north korea in an attempt to and attempt to evade sanctions. They shined a spotlight on the practices employed by th
Fluent in mandarin. Mr. Manager former korea and the national Proliferation Center and special visor to the director of national intelligence. It has developed a lot of terrifying weapons. Received ime, and in from kim jongil to kim jongun. How did we get here . One argument that is made explaining the resilience of the kim regime is the fact that eastern europeans witnessed other political systems, good, bad terrible. The regime is truly the result three vision of totalitarian political systems. All, korea was under japanese occupation. Made isment that is that this dictatorship of the regime is truly the result of free totalitarian political systems. We know for sure is this is a criminal regime. In february, a you and tomission submitted a report the Human Rights Council a report that found what is happening in north korea amounts to crimes against humanity. Perfect human a rights record. Only one country in the face of the planet where there are prison camps and that is north korea
Of this trip to asia for President Trump . Very significant trip. The stakes are very high. Hes going to be addressing a lot of it. Its also going to be a long trip. The white house is saying its the longest trip by a president to asia in 25 years. He is traveling to five different countries, south korea, japan, china, vietnam, and the philippines. He is addressing a wide variety of different issues, the main ones being north korea and International Trade with an is aay of what many see general competition between the United States and china on whos going to be leading the region in the future. The washington journal has the headline to dominate the agenda for the trip saying President Trump starts the longest and most anticipated and his first year of an office on saturday. Pyongyangs desire to be considered a Global Nuclear the rest of the worlds power to undermine that would be the siege of bilateral meeting. Is north korea looming over this entire trip . Absolutely. It will be the