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January 25th, 2013

Stanford's David Straub on North Korean nuclear program

Shorenstein APARC, KSP in the news: KQED Forum on January 24, 2013

The United Nations Security Council recently adopted a resolution in response to North Korea's December 2012 rocket launch. David Straub discusses the North Korean nuclear program, and Pyongyang's rhetoric against South Korea and the United States.




December 19th, 2012

South Korea to inaugurate first female president

Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP News

When Park Geun-hye is sworn in as South Korea's president on Feb. 25, she will become the first woman to hold the position and the first top female leader of a Northeast Asian country. A group of Stanford Korea experts came together to discuss the election outcome. Read more »



December 12th, 2012

North Korea surprises world with successful launch of long-range rocket

CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC News

North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket and placed what it says is a satellite into orbit, a move that has provoked worldwide consternation and warnings. Pyongyang insists it has a right to pursue a peaceful space program. Read more »



December 4th, 2012

North Korea successfully launches long-range rocket

Shorenstein APARC, KSP in the news: The Christian Science Monitor

North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on December 12, despite a UN ban and a North Korean announcement about possible technical issues. KSP associate director David Straub comments on the motives and larger implications of the launch.




November 15th, 2012

Asia-Pacific policy during Obama's second term

Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF News

Fresh off his re-election victory, Barack Obama -- the "Pacific President" -- became the first president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia when he traveled to the Southeast Asian countries in November. Eight Shorenstein APARC scholars discussed reactions to the election in Asia, and possible directions for U.S.-Asia relations and foreign policy. Read more »




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Q&A: Stanford's Emmerson on Obama's upcoming trip to Asia
Emmerson also will join three other Stanford scholars — Thomas Fingar, Daniel Sneider and David Straub — for a panel discussion on Obama's tour.
October 25, 2010 in Stanford Report

Tough Transition Awaits N. Korean Heir-Apparent
David Straub, a former State Department specialist on North Korea who is now at Stanford, says that book includes some observations about the younger Kim.
September 28, 2010 in NPR

Tough Transition Awaits North Korean Heir-Apparent
David Straub, a former State Department specialist on North Korea who is now at Stanford, says that book includes some observations about the younger Kim.
September 28, 2010 in NPR

North Korea's Next Leader A Surprising Secret
... the outside world, says David Straub, a longtime Korea specialist at the State Department, now with the Korea studies department at Stanford University.
September 12, 2010 in NPR

'Two Koreas unlikely to head into armed clash'
"I think such worries are premature," said David Straub, a former senior foreign service officer of the US State Department, who now serves as the associate ...
May 27, 2010 in Korea Times