April 25, 2024

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Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Would a destabilized Korean Peninsula mean a China-U.S war?

Would a destabilized Korean Peninsula mean a China-U.S war?

China, U.S. more likely to be odds in times of peace, Chinese North Korea watchers say

Would a destabilized Korean Peninsula mean a China-U.S war?
Rob York
Rob York December 1, 2015
If North Korea will never give up its nukes, what can the U.S. do?

If North Korea will never give up its nukes, what can the U.S. do?

Acknowledging Pyongyang’s determination to keep its weapons, experts suggest patient approach

If North Korea will never give up its nukes, what can the U.S. do?
Rob York
Rob York November 20, 2015
Is it time for the U.S. to ban tourism to N. Korea?

Is it time for the U.S. to ban tourism to N. Korea?

U.S. hesitates to obstruct visits, even to nations with adversarial relations, in recent decades

Is it time for the U.S. to ban tourism to N. Korea?
Rob York
Rob York November 16, 2015
What will it take for normalization between Japan and N. Korea?

What will it take for normalization between Japan and N. Korea?

Abductions resolution required for Japan-N.Korea normalization, panel of experts suggest

What will it take for normalization between Japan and N. Korea?
Rob York
Rob York November 12, 2015
Experts: Abductions negotiations keep the pressure on N. Korea

Experts: Abductions negotiations keep the pressure on N. Korea

Tokyo can bring Pyongyang to the negotiating table and keep abductees from being forgotten

Experts: Abductions negotiations keep the pressure on N. Korea
Rob York
Rob York November 10, 2015
Russian experts: U.S. must engage North Korea

Russian experts: U.S. must engage North Korea

Russian scholars say U.S. failure to deal with Pyongyang results in more nukes

Russian experts: U.S. must engage North Korea
Rob York
Rob York November 4, 2015
Russia craves balance on the Korean Peninsula

Russia craves balance on the Korean Peninsula

To maintain an influence in North and South Korea, Moscow must ‘stand on both legs’: Experts

Russia craves balance on the Korean Peninsula
Rob York
Rob York November 2, 2015
Chinese experts: Sanctions on North Korea don’t work

Chinese experts: Sanctions on North Korea don’t work

Economic cooperation, diplomatic pressure considered more effective for breaking deadlock, survey reveals

Chinese experts: Sanctions on North Korea don’t work
Rob York
Rob York October 28, 2015
Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing

Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing

Experts suggest issue not worth raising tensions with Pyongyang over

Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing
Rob York
Rob York October 19, 2015
Expert survey: Is China’s pull over North Korea exaggerated?

Expert survey: Is China’s pull over North Korea exaggerated?

Chinese experts insist Beijing can’t make the North change course – and is worried of what would happen if it tried

Expert survey: Is China’s pull over North Korea exaggerated?
Rob York
Rob York October 14, 2015
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