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Deep Dish on Global AffairsCould an Asian NATO be in the Cards? The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing a seismic shift in power dynamics as nations like Japan, Australia, and the US forge a game-changing partnership to counter China's influence. The big question: could this lead to a new NATO for the Pacific? And what would that mean? Experts Michael Green and Karl Friedhoff dissect the motives, strategies, and potential outcomes. Reading List: Never Say Never to an Asian NATO, Michae
2023-10-2629 min
North Korea News Podcast by NK NewsWhy North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293North Korea’s borders have been closed for more than three years, but that likely hasn’t stopped China from rounding up defectors and detaining them for eventual repatriation back to the DPRK.
New NK Pro analysis reveals that China has expanded prisons known to house defectors right near the border. Ifang Bremer (@IfangBremer) shares his investigation into these prisons, the rigorous interrogations carried out there and why defectors face even bleaker outcomes if sent back across the border.
Then, Karl Friedhoff of the Chicago Council joins the show to dissect public polling data and help us better understand how Sout...
2023-06-141h 13
Deep Dish on Global AffairsNew Dangers and Responses to North Korean MissilesNorth Korea fired over 80 missiles last week, triggering evacuation alerts in parts of Japan and South Korea. On Deep Dish, a Japanese citizen shares a firsthand reaction and their concerns for nuclear risks from North Korea. Plus, Stimson Center's Jenny Town discusses what Kim Jong-un is trying to achieve and how the United States and its regional allies can reduce the risk of escalation. Reading List: Americans Focused Elsewhere as Tensions Rise on the Korean Peninsula, Karl Friedhoff, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, November 6, 2022 Thinking Nuclear: South Korean Attitudes on Nuclear Weapons, Toby Dalton, Karl Friedhoff, a...
2022-11-1130 min
The Un-Diplomatic PodcastSpecial Roundtable Event: The Closest Presidential Election in South Korean History | Ep. 113In our first ever roundtable edition of the podcast, Dr. Van Jackson was joined by Korea watchers Dr. John Delury (Yonsei University), Minseon Ku (Ohio State University), and Karl Friedhoff (Chicago Council on Global Affairs) to discuss the closest presidential election in South Korean history, in which conservative Yoon Seok-youl won by a razor-thin margin. The crew talks about the popular politics of anti-feminism in South Korea, the geopolitics of a conservative victory, and the myths that Beltway Korea watchers had built up about outgoing President Moon Jae-in.Articles mentioned during the episode: https://imnews.im...
2022-03-231h 26The Un-Diplomatic PodcastUS Troops in South Korea, Spheres of Influence are Gross, Economic v. Political Freedom, North Korea’s Deadline, Left on Hong Kong | Ep. 21Who supports military bases in South Korea? Surprising majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Also this episode, why some neoliberals are hostile to democracy. Why sphere-of-influence diplomacy is gross and destabilizing. Why the left needs to do better on Hong Kong. The State Department’s clash-of-civilizations problem. What North Korea means by its end-of-year deadline. Coercion with Chinese characteristics. And mental health in national security.Van’s Predictions: 1) Will Bolivia’s interim president (Jeanine Añez Chavez) remain in power until elections can be held in 90 days? | Yes 2) Will Erdogan fully implement the anti-aircraft...
2019-11-191h 01
Deep Dish on Global AffairsJapan-South Korea Feud Threatens Regional Stability and SecurityLast week, Tokyo decided to downgrade its trade relationship with Seoul following weeks of protests, boycotts, and sparing. While bad blood between the two US allies goes back decades, its reemergence today raises new questions about stability and security in the region—and all while US relations with China and North Korea worsen. Alexis Dudden of the University of Connecticut and the Council's Karl Friedhoff join Deep Dish to discuss.
2019-08-0836 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsTrump-Kim Summit: What Happened, Why, and What's NextFollowing their historic meeting on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula. But they offered few specifics. To break down what happened, how we got here, and what all this means, Asia experts Katrin Katz and Karl Friedhoff join Brian Hanson on this week's Deep Dish podcast.
2018-06-1438 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsWhat's Driving North Korea Negotiations?President Trump's "Maximum pressure" campaign could be working, or Kim Jong-un's playbook could be running the show. After an historic South-North summit, The Wall Street Journal's bureau chief in Seoul, South Korea, Jonathan Cheng, joins the Council's Karl Friedhoff to examine the drivers and developments leading up to President Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un.
2018-05-0944 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsWhat to Know about North Korea TalksPresident Donald Trump has accepted North Korea's invitation for direct talks with Kim Jong-un. North Korea expert Karl Friedhoff and national security expert Commander Thomas Bodine discuss what brought us here, what China, North Korea, South Korea, and the United States want out of these talks, and what to watch for next.
2018-03-1328 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsWhat to Know about South Korea's New President - May 11, 2017"When you focus on Korea, you have to focus on everything," says Council expert Karl Friedhoff. In the latest episode of Deep Dish, Karl explains the significance of South Korea's newly elected president and how he will usher in a new era affecting North Korea, China, Japan, and the United States.
2017-05-1125 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsChina And Trump - New Deals, Same North Korea - April 6, 2017As President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time, Council fellows Karl Friedhoff and Phil Levy preview the pressing issues likely to arise at their summit: economic relations and the ever-aggressive North Korea.
2017-04-0625 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsThe North Korean Superbug - March 29, 2017President Trump said President Obama warned him of a "big problem" before he left office: North Korea. The increasing application of sanctions has been ineffective, transforming its nuclear program into a "superbug" that rest of the world can't seem to kill. North Korea experts Dr. John Park and Karl Friedhoff dish in the latest slice of Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
2017-03-2921 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsTrump's Asia Challenge - Jan. 19, 2017Talk from the incoming Trump administration on Asia is rattling allies in the region. Council experts Cécile Shea and Karl Friedhoff talk with host Brian T. Hanson about the return on US investment in Asia, what America stands to lose from disengagement, and how China could fill the vacuum created by a US abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
2017-01-1928 min