Duyeon Kim is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.
Duyeon Kim was an associate in the Nuclear Policy Program and Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, based in Seoul. An expert on nuclear nonproliferation, diplomacy, and Northeast Asia, her research currently focuses on nuclear, security, and geopolitical issues on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
Prior to joining Carnegie, Kim worked as a senior fellow and deputy director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, DC.
Kim has written for major publications including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, World Politics Review, and the New York Times. She has also been interviewed by CBS, BBC, AFP TV, South Korea’s KBS, and China’s Xinhua News Agency.
Kim was previously the foreign ministry correspondent and unification ministry correspondent for South Korea’s Arirang TV, where she covered North Korea’s nuclear programs, the Six-Party Talks, inter-Korean relations, Korea-U.S. relations, South Korean diplomacy and politics, U.S. foreign policy, and the United Nations. In this role she also sat down with numerous heads of state and senior officials in televised interviews.
In his first trip to Asia, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has had to contend with North Korea's recent provocations and heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Carnegie.ru asked three experts, one in South Korea, one in Russia, and one in the United States, to comment on the question: "Can North Korea be contained?"
Historical disputes continue to strain relations between Japan and South Korea, but their shared strategic interests and common values offer hope for reconciliation.
What were the accomplishments, shortcomings, and policy implications of the U.S.-South Korea summit?
Over the past five decades, bilateral relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea have far surpassed those of the previous sixteen centuries, yet the scars of the past continue to challenge efforts toward more fundamental reconciliation and deeper collaboration.
The successor agreement to the U.S.-South Korean 1974 civil nuclear cooperation accord reflects the interdependence of the American and South Korean nuclear industries as an equal partnership.
A communiqué issued by Pyongyang and Seoul to de-escalate tensions could pave the way for improved inter-Korean relations. But the real negotiations are just beginning.
The U.S.-ROK relationship has evolved from a strategic alliance designed to deter aggression from North Korea into a “comprehensive strategic alliance,” expanding well beyond the security realm. But this broader vision of the alliance is still in development.
The new civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and South Korea will provide a legal basis to allow the interdependent nuclear industry partnership between the two countries to continue and expand.
The projected growth in the use of nuclear power worldwide creates new opportunities for deepening and expanding existing U.S.-South Korean collaboration to promote the civil uses of nuclear energy in third countries. This expansion can build on the cooperation that is already taking place.
A political solution to Washington and Seoul’s disagreements over their nuclear cooperation agreement should be accompanied by an effective communications strategy.
