Diplomatic Update June 2016

Recent months have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity among the Six Parties, but as always with substantial uncertainty about whether any of it means anything. The overall context remains one in which sanctions could—if fully implemented—cause substantial distress for North Korea. As a result, I tend to be attentive to two types of news: those that signal that sanctions will be implemented (or not); and those that discuss how North Korea might play the diplomatic game if it does start to feel

Source: Peterson Institute (PIIE)