The Capital Cable

The CSIS Korea Chair presents the “The Capital Cable” series live on YouTube, a new breaking news analysis program. With a new episode every two weeks, The Capital Cable provides cutting edge expert analysis of events on the Korean peninsula and how it impacts the U.S. and Asia

The CSIS Korea Chair presents the “The Capital Cable” series live on YouTube, a new breaking news analysis program. With a new episode every two weeks, The Capital Cable provides cutting edge expert analysis of events on the Korean peninsula and how it impacts the U.S. and Asia. Hosted by former U.S. ambassador to Korea for President Barack Obama Mark Lippert and with regular participant Victor Cha, The Capital Cable features special guests every episode from the US and Korean governments, experts, and opinion leaders. Archived episodes can be found below.

The Capital Cable is made possible by generous support to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

For our archived videos below, Korean viewers can select or change their auto translation settings by clicking on the settings icon on YouTube.

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North Korea's Surprising Economic Boom | The Capital Cable #137

The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times both recently called North Korea's economy a surprising success, pointing to its fastest growth in eight years and a remade Pyongyang. The Capital Cable #137 asks what is driving the boom, what it obscures, and what it says about Kim Jong-un's rule fifteen years on.

Event — July 2, 2026

What Xi Got in Pyongyang | The Capital Cable #136

On June 8–9, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Pyongyang and met Kim Jong-un. Timed to the 65th anniversary of the China–DPRK friendship treaty, the visit came as Beijing worked to reassert its standing with a partner that has spent two years deepening military and economic ties with Russia.

Event — June 16, 2026

What Xi Wants in Pyongyang: The Capital Cable #135

On The Capital Cable #135, Victor Cha, Oriana Skylar Mastro and Edgard Kagan joins Mark Lippert to assess what Xi Jinping wants in Pyongyang if he visits for the first time since June 2019.

Event — June 5, 2026