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Douglas H. Paal
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In The Media
Russia’s Putin Spurns U.S. on N. Korea Sanctions
While there is likely some truth to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s point that sanctions against North Korea would not be effective, nonetheless it is mostly a talking point.
Published on Sep 5, 2017
Source: Bloomberg
Speaking on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia, Carnegie’s Douglas Paal argued that North Korea may only be willing to open talks after it perceives that it has developed reliable intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads that can threaten the United States. Paal then argued that while there is some truth in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s point that sanctions would not make North Korea abandon its nuclear program, it is mostly a talking point for Putin to keep people from discussing the likelihood that unemployed Russian rocket scientists may have been helping North Korea develop its new capabilities.
About the Author
Douglas H. Paal
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Program
Paal previously served as vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International and as unofficial U.S. representative to Taiwan as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
- America’s Future in a Dynamic Asia
- U.S.-China Relations at the Forty-Year MarkQ&A
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Douglas H. Paal, Tong Zhao, Chen Qi, …
Recent Work
SecurityMilitaryForeign PolicyNuclear PolicyArms ControlNorth AmericaUnited StatesEast AsiaSouth KoreaRussiaNorth 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.
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