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November/December 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
By exposing them to the truth about their impoverishment and about the prosperity of their South Korean cousins, the United States can encourage North Koreans to change the regime in Pyongyang.
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September 21, 2009, New York.
Transcript
President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak details U.S.-Korean relations including matters such as security and trade.
This meeting was cosponsored with the Asia Society and the Korea Society.
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September 21, 2009
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Listen to President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak detail U.S.-Korean relations including matters such as security and trade.
This meeting was cosponsored with the Asia Society and the Korea Society.
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Weekly Standard
Elliott Abrams argues that support for democracy and human rights should be present in U.S. foreign policy toward Egypt.
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Testimony
Scott A. Snyder testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. His testimony addresses North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests and Six-Party talks.
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Interview
Washington has reassured Seoul of continued U.S. support for South Korean security, but CFR's Scott Snyder says some aspects of South Korean policy toward North Korea and the United States could become divisive in South Korean domestic politics.
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June 16, 2009
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Statement
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Baltimore Sun
Jack Pritchard, John H. Tilelli Jr., and Scott A. Snyder discuss the three main issues President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak must address at their meeting in Washington today.
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