John Delury
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John Delury is Associate Director of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and Director of the China Boom Project. He taught Chinese history and politics at Brown University, and received his BA and PhD in history at Yale. His article, “North Korea: 20 Years of Solitude,” appeared in World Policy Journal (Winter 2008/09). He has also written for Far Eastern Economic Review, Policy Review, Project Syndicate and Journal of Asian Studies.

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Resuming the Six Party Talks

Posted January 21, 2010 | 17:10:14 (EST)

Sometimes it takes a jester to get at the truth. The other night on his late night comedy news show, Stephen Colbert took on Stephen Bosworth, President Obama's Special Representative for North Korean Policy. Colbert posed what is thought to be the conundrum at the core of all dealings with...

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Mistmatch: New Game Plan for US-DPRK Relations

Posted April 24, 2009 | 10:10:13 (EST)

North Korea and the United States are like two mismatched basketball teams playing the same game over and over again.

The short, scrappy Korean squad has been practicing all season for this single game, and they come out blazing. They run a bewildering offense and full-court press. The taller,...

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The Test: How Obama Can Pivot on North Korea

Posted April 1, 2009 | 16:35:04 (EST)

On March 10th, US National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that "the North Koreans announced that they were going to do a space launch and I believe that that's what they intend." But at a March 26th press conference, he described the satellite as...

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Secretary Clinton's Victim Diplomacy in East Asia

Posted February 17, 2009 | 14:39:28 (EST)

Secretary Clinton is in Asia. On a trip billed to emphasize forward-looking US-Asia engagement and collaboration, there is one notable exception. Secretary Clinton plans to visit with families of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago by North Korean agents. As an act of compassion, it is a laudable gesture. But, the...
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