What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president



Analysis What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president A Biden White House would likely do a "factory reset" back to the Obama-era approach for dealing with Pyongyang Mintaro Oba August 10, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joe Biden As the United States approaches the 2020 presidential race slated for November, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the fate of U.S. foreign policy in East Asia lies in a battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and the reigning President Donald Trump. North Korea policy under the Joe Biden administration would likely be reactive in nature, tempered in ambition and limited in scope. Biden officials would seek to limit political risks, draw clear contrasts with current U.S. President Donald Trump and prioritize other pressing foreign and domestic issues. A Biden administration’s North Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy

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What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president

A Biden White House would likely do a "factory reset" back to the Obama-era approach for dealing with Pyongyang

Mintaro Oba August 10, 2020

Joe Biden

As the United States approaches the 2020 presidential race slated for November, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the fate of U.S. foreign policy in East Asia lies in a battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and the reigning President Donald Trump.

North Korea policy under the Joe Biden administration would likely be reactive in nature, tempered in ambition and limited in scope. Biden officials would seek to limit political risks, draw clear contrasts with current U.S. President Donald Trump and prioritize other pressing foreign and domestic issues.

A Biden administration’s North

01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy

What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president

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