event

North Korea at the Crossroads: Prospects for a Comprehensive Settlement

Tue. June 17th, 2003

IMGXYZ316IMGZYX

The ongoing crisis in North Korea encompasses many complex issues, including: weapons of mass destruction, proliferation, security, humanitarian, and long-term development. Some observers believe that the only solution to the problem at hand is a staged approach, whereby each of these issues is dealt with separately. Others believe that the solution lies in a multifaceted approach, in which humanitarian, developmental and security issues are comprehensively linked.

The Honourable Maurice F. Strong, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations, and Personal Envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Korean Peninsula, is a proponent of the need for a comprehensive settlement to the North Korea conundrum.

Mr. Strong is perhaps one of the most qualified persons to speak broadly on the North Korea crisis. His wealth of public and private sector experience includes positions as Undersecretary General of the World Bank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Hydro, and Secretary-General of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The Rio Earth Summit).

Jessica T. Mathews, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, will moderate the question and answer session following Mr. Strong's remarks.

Please note that this event is a complement to the China Program's previous forum assessing Asian views of the North Korean crisis and U.S. policy.

Political ReformNuclear PolicyEast AsiaSouth Korea
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
event speakers

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Distinguished Fellow

Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.

Jon Wolfsthal

Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program

Jon Wolfsthal was a nonresident scholar with the Nuclear Policy Program.

Michael D. Swaine

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.