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The Implications of the Putin-Kim Summit: A Conversation with Dr. Victor Cha

2024/7/18
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Victor Cha博士分析了普京-金正恩峰会以及俄朝签署互助条约对国际社会的影响。他指出，该条约是俄朝安全关系的恢复，类似于冷战时期的苏朝同盟，但更具互惠性，因为朝鲜向俄罗斯提供了大量军火，而俄罗斯则可能向朝鲜提供军事技术等回报。他还分析了俄朝关系对中国的影响，认为朝鲜可能利用与俄罗斯的关系来制衡中国，并促使中国更加重视朝鲜。此外，他还讨论了美国及其盟友应该如何应对俄朝关系发展，建议加强集体安全声明，加强制裁，并通过非联合国渠道进行多边合作。他还指出，韩国国内也出现关于发展核武器的讨论。 Bonnie Lin主要负责引导访谈，提出问题，并对Victor Cha博士的观点进行补充和回应。她关注俄朝关系的历史演变，以及中俄朝三国关系的复杂互动。她还探讨了俄朝条约对地区安全和朝鲜半岛局势的影响，以及美国及其盟友的应对策略。

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This chapter explores the historical evolution of the Russia-North Korea relationship, starting from the 1961 alliance and comparing it to the current dynamics. It examines the nature of the Cold War alliances and the shifting priorities of North Korea between the Soviet Union and China.
  • The 1961 alliance was a one-way security guarantee from the Soviet Union to North Korea.
  • North Korea leveraged its relationships with both the Soviet Union and China, depending on the political climate.
  • After the Soviet Union normalized relations with South Korea in 1990, North Korea deprioritized Russia as a security patron.

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In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Victor Cha joins us to discuss his major takeaways from the June 2024 Putin-Kim summit and the significance of North Korea and Russia’s new mutual defense clause for the international community. Dr. Cha dissects how North Korea's relationships with Russia and China have evolved over time and notes that the new defense clause gives North Korea an opportunity to leverage its closer relationship with Russia to its advantage vis-a-vis North Korea-China relations. Dr. Cha explains the global and regional implications of the mutual defense agreement. Finally, Dr. Cha discusses his recommendations for how the United States, South Korea, and other and allies and partners should address this growing relationship. 

*This podcast was recorded prior to the 2024 NATO DC Summit. 

Dr. Victor Cha is a Senior Vice President for Asia and holds the CSIS Korea Chair. He is professor of government and holds the D.S. Song-KF Chair in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University. In July 2019, he was appointed vice dean for faculty and graduate affairs in SFS. While working for the White House between 2004-2007, Dr. Cha was the director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council. He was responsible primarily for Japan, the Korean peninsula, Australia/New Zealand, and Pacific Island nation affairs. Dr. Cha was also the deputy head of delegation for the United States at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning Alignment Despite Antagonism: The United States-Korea-Japan Security Triangle.