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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Is Trump Ready to Re-engage with North Korea?

May 2, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

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Please join the Impossible State podcast for a discussion on the Trump administration’s policy on North Korea and its future direction. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Mr. Sydney Seiler, Senior Adviser (non-resident) with the Korea Chair at CSIS and former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea at the National Intelligence Council (2020–2023), as well as Ms. Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Fellow, Co-Director of the East Asia Program, and Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center.

In this episode, they will discuss the Trump administration’s policy toward North Korea, the possibility of a second Trump–Kim summit, its future direction in relation to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, and more.

This event is made possible through the general support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • mhyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Yuki Tatsumi
Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the Japan Program, Stimson Center