Home pagePress CenterIn the Media James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "US State Sponsors of Terrorism List Used for Political Purposes."
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James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "US State Sponsors of Terrorism List Used for Political Purposes."
WASHINGTON: North Korea has not been linked to a terrorist attack in more than two decades, but it is still on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Now, it may be on the verge of its coveted goal of getting removed — but for reasons having little to do with terrorism.
James Lewis, a former State Department official who worked on sanctions in the Bill Clinton administration, said the list gives the United States leverage on non-terrorism issues.
The message is: "Do the right thing and we'll take you off the list," said Lewis, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
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