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Commentary
South Korea Minimized the Damage from Covid-19. North Korea Maximized It.
October 1, 2020 | Sue Mi Terry While South Korea successfully combats Covid-19, North Korea continues to suffer from a self-inflicted embargo, sanctions, and natural disasters. Despite these calamities, Covid-19 could spur diplomatic progress with North Korea—if not a breakthrough on denuclearization.

Critical Questions
Two Years since Singapore: Did Kim Outplay Trump?
June 11, 2020 | Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry

Two years after the landmark Singapore summit, CSIS experts Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Sue Mi Terry assess the accomplishments that have been made, prospects for denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, and where U.S.-North Korea relations might be headed.

Interactive
Kim Jong-un Reemerges
May 14, 2020 | Sue Mi Terry
In Beyond Parallel

After having gone missing for twenty days, Kim Jong-un reappeared on May 1, 2020 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new fertilizer production facility in Sunchon.


Newsletter
Can North Korea Cope With the Coronavirus?
March 3, 2020 | Sue Mi Terry

A version of this op-ed appeared online on March 3, 2020 in Foreign Affairs.

As the coronavirus spreads around the...


Congressional Testimony
North Korea Policy One Year After Hanoi
February 25, 2020 | Robert R. King, Sue Mi Terry Ambassador Robert R. King, senior adviser (Non-resident) and Sue Mi Terry, senior fellow, Korea Chair, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy.

Newsletter
North Korea’s Strong Hand Against the U.S.
November 4, 2019 | Sue Mi Terry For Halloween, Kim Jong Un gave Donald Trump a trick, not a treat: North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday toward the Sea of Japan.

Book
Ironclad: Forging a New Future for America’s Alliances
October 18, 2019 | Michael J. Green, Sue Mi Terry, Jon B. Alterman, Heather A. Conley, Amy Searight, Franklin Miller With the global U.S. alliance network being called into question, Ironclad assembles an array of academics, practitioners, and experts to examine the current state of U.S. alliances and the trajectory of the U.S. alliance system over the next decade.

Critical Questions
Assessment of the Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit
February 28, 2019 | Sue Mi Terry

The second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un in Hanoi was cut short abruptly without a signed joint statement. CSIS Korea experts Sue Mi Terry and Lisa Collins answer some critical questions on what this means in terms of the talks going forward.  

Critical Questions
The Ledger on the Third Inter-Korean Summit
September 19, 2018 | Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry, Michael J. Green The third inter-Korean summit is taking place the week of eptember 18 to 20 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The two leaders, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea, signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration on September 19, 2018.

Transcript
Post-Summit Press Conference Call
June 12, 2018 | Michael J. Green, Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry CSIS hosted an early morning press conference call with Victor Cha, Bonnie Glaser, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry. The expert panel shared early conclusions from the Trump-Kim Summit.

Critical Questions
Assessment of the Singapore Summit
June 12, 2018 | Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry

North Korea is the land of lousy options, and while the Singapore Summit’s outcome is not great, it is less bad than the path to war.

Transcript
Press Briefing: Preview of the Trump-Kim Summit
June 8, 2018 | Michael J. Green, Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry, H. Andrew Schwartz The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing ahead of the proposed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12.

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