How to deal with North Korea

Air Date: August 15, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks along his viewing balcony during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. (Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Guests: Anthony Cordesman, Michael Horowitz, Suzanne Scholte

While President Trump has responded to North Korea’s nuclear threat with tough talk, behind the scenes American officials are working on diplomatic solution to the crisis. This hour, we discuss the challenges North Korea presents to the U.S. and the path to a peaceful resolution with ANTHONY CORDESMAN, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at Center for Strategic and International Studies, and MICHAEL HOROWITZ, Professor of political science and associate director of Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. Then, we hear about what life is like for North Koreans with human rights activist SUZANNE SCHOLTE, President of the Defense Forum Foundation.

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