Is America's North Korea Policy Out of Touch with Reality?

For decades, U.S. policy toward North Korea has been organized around a single objective: denuclearization. Yet despite sanctions, diplomatic initiatives, and pressure campaigns, Pyongyang has continued to expand its nuclear arsenal while deepening its ties with Russia and China. Is it time for Washington to rethink its approach? In this episode of Pivotal States, Christopher Chivvis speaks to Dr. Victor Cha, one of the world's leading experts on North Korea, to examine how the United States became trapped in a failing strategy, what North Korea's growing alignment with Russia, China, and the broader "CRINK" partnership means for the strategic landscape, and what a more realistic U.S. policy might look like. Like and subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/38sljlH The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and advance peace. Visit our website: https://carnegieendowment.org/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/CarnegieEndow Follow us on Instagram:   / carnegieendow