Commentary
Jamie Kwong, Toby Dalton
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In The Media
The Biden Administration and a New Approach to Denuclearization?
It remains to be seen whether the Biden administration will change tack on North Korea policy and finally jettison “maximum pressure” approach in favor of a more practical attempt to work simultaneously toward peace and denuclearization.
By Toby Dalton
Published on Feb 28, 2021
About the Author
Toby Dalton
Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Toby Dalton is a senior fellow and co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.
- A Nuclear Odyssey at Sea
- Demystifying the Nuclear ThresholdPaper
Ariel (Eli) Levite, Toby Dalton
Recent Work
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