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November 10, 2008

Obama administration will give diplomacy a chance to deal with the North Korean nuclear problem

KSP Op-ed: Dong-A Ilbo (Korean) on November 8, 2008

David Straub, the acting director of Korean Studies Program, argues that Obama administration will finally give diplomacy a chance to deal with the North Korean nuclear problem. He stresses that Senator Obama understands the difficulties of dealing with North Korea and will proceed carefully. If North Korea does not respond to this more nuanced American approach, he concludes, the international community is likely to be more supportive of U.S. efforts to constrain North Korean behavior.