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The North Korea Nuclear Crisis: A Strategy for Negotiations

If the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia can reach a basic understanding on how to handle North Korea, the effort to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program and accept a reasonable "more-for-more" agreement, while not easy, should enjoy a reasonable chance of success.

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By Michael D. Swaine and Alan Romberg
Published on May 6, 2003

Source: Arms Control Today

If the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia can reach a basic understanding on how to handle North Korea, the effort to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program and accept a reasonable "more-for-more" agreement, while not easy, should enjoy a reasonable chance of success.

The entire article can be read in Arms Control Today May 2003.

About the Authors

Michael D. Swaine

Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Swaine was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies.

Alan Romberg

Alan Romberg is distinguished fellow and the director of the East Asia program at the Stimson Center. Before joining Stimson he served for 27 years in the U.S. Department of State, with over 20 years as a Foreign Service officer.

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Michael D. Swaine
Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Michael D. Swaine
Alan Romberg

Alan Romberg is distinguished fellow and the director of the East Asia program at the Stimson Center. Before joining Stimson he served for 27 years in the U.S. Department of State, with over 20 years as a Foreign Service officer.

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