
The Impossible State
North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an insiders’ discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about one of the United States’ top national security priority. Email your questions to ImpossibleState@csis.org.
The Impossible State is produced by Laurel Weibezahn.
Podcast Series by Victor Cha , Michael J. Green , and H. Andrew Schwartz
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Japan's New National Defense Strategy: Implications for Korea
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Christopher B. Johnstone — January 20, 2023

Countering Chinese Economic Coercion and NK’s Latest Test
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — December 16, 2022

South Korea’s National Security and the Current Situation on the Korean Peninsula
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — December 12, 2022

Japan-Korea Relations and DPRK's ICBM Launch
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — November 21, 2022

Korea’s IRA reaction and 2022 National Defense Strategy on North Korea
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — November 4, 2022

Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — October 14, 2022

VP Harris' Trip to Korea and the Current Situation on the Korean Peninsula
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha — September 28, 2022

Abe's Legacy on Japan-Korea relations
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Nicholas Szechenyi — September 12, 2022

Best of the ROK-US Strategic Forum 2022: Normalization of Korea-Japan Relations
Podcast Episode by Ellen Kim — August 30, 2022

Best of the ROK-US Strategic Forum 2022: The Biden-Yoon Summit and Korea’s Pivot to Regional Leadership
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Mark Lippert — August 26, 2022
