The Impossible State

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Kor

Episodes

Total: 123

In this episode, Andrew and CSIS’s Victor Cha welcome Anna Fifield, Beijing Bureau Chief of the Was

In this second-ever live episode, students of CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha’s “Modern Asia” class joi

In this first live episode of The Impossible State, four esteemed guests join host H. Andrew Schwar

No Deal

2019/3/1

Dr. Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS, joins host Andrew Schwartz to discuss th

Countdown to Round II

2019/2/22

In this episode, host H. Andrew Schwartz and CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha invite Dr. Stephen Noerper

The View from Europe

2019/2/11

In this episode, experts discuss the upcoming Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. CSIS's Korea Chair, Victor

Tom Karako, senior fellow with the International Security Program and director of the Missile Defen

A Great Deception

2018/11/16

David Sanger of the New York Times and resident Korea expert Victor Cha weigh in on the recent CSIS

Stephen Morrison, the director of CSIS’ Global Health Policy Center and resident Korea expert Victo

60 Minutes and Whiplash

2018/10/15

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Sue Mi Terry with v

Third Summit

2018/9/25

David Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California, join

Strategizing Engagement

2018/9/11

David Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California, join

Recovery Operations

2018/8/17

Dr. Jennie Jin, an anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the lead researche

Left Out

2018/8/2

Motoko Rich, the Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times, joins CSIS's Victor Cha by phone to dis

Grinding It Out

2018/7/25

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Sue Mi Terry with v

Third Visit

2018/7/12

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Sue Mi Terry with v

Verification

2018/7/2

Rebecca Hersman, the director of the Project on Nuclear issues at CSIS who is a former WMD non-prol

Where Do We Go from Here?

2018/6/19

Special guests Ambassador Robert King, the former special envoy for North Korean human rights issue

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Sue Mi Terry with v

Stunning Our Allies

2018/6/13

Victor Cha, the former deputy head of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party talks during the George