ILF interview - Byungki KIM
What will be the US policy on North Korea under the present administration? Can the country be denuclearized in the foreseeable future? Is there a potential for a local military conflict between South and North Korea? If North Korea agrees for complete denuclearization, what can be next steps from the Republic of Korea, US, and other powers? Who should take the first step and how to build trust? What are the main hotbeds of tension today in Asia?
Dr. Byungki KIM, Directing Head of the International Security Policy Forum at the Graduate School of International Studies; Member of the International Advisory Council of the Luxembourg Forum; Steering Committee Member of the Institute for Sustainable Development; Director- General, Korea Ministry of Education and Human Resources/ Ministry of National Defense’s Korean War National Archive Project Initiative; Steering Committee Member of the Institute of History at the Korea University, South Korea, gives honest and deliberate answers to these and many other important questions with regard to today’s situation on Korean Peninsula, in South-Asian region and global security agenda.
0:15 How do you see us policy on north Korea changing under the present us administration? Can the country be denuclearized in the foreseeable future? Would that really make the region safer?
3:49 Is there a potential for a local military conflict between South and North Korea? Can it escalate into a nuclear conflict?
8:06 If North Korea agrees for complete denuclearization, what can be next steps from the republic of Korea, US, and other powers, after DPRK stays without nuclear weapons?
9:49 Is the elimination of all nuclear weapons a realistic goal today, and do we really need it? How can we achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world?
13:42 What are the main hotbeds of tension today in Asia? Do you see any sign of upcoming military conflicts?
19:40 What is your assessment of South Korea’s policy in regard to North Korea, which has American missiles and other weapons on its territory, takes part in military exercises, etc.? Can North Koreans evaluate these steps as provocative ones?
22:48 U.S. secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concern about the increase of Chinese nuclear arsenal, and some experts believe China may soon reach the levels of U.S. and Russia. Are these concerns justified?
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