How has the United Kingdom maintained diplomatic relations with North Korea despite the latter’s hostile relationship with the United States? How has its approach towards the DPRK changed since establishing ties in 2000? And what role can Britain play as part of a larger global effort to contain North Korea’s nuclear program and address the humanitarian crisis? To answer these questions, the National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center in Washington have invited Ambassador Alastair Morgan to hear key insights from his experience in North Korea as Britain’s ambassador and his perspective on the future of UK-DPRK relations.

This North Korea in the World webinar is the fourth in a series examining North Korea's historical and contemporary relations with countries in Europe and how those countries navigate relations between the United States, South Korea, and North Korea. How do these countries manage to walk the 38th parallel? How successful are they, and what can we learn from it? It follows a prior North Korea in the World webinar series on North Korea’s relations with countries across the Global South. The North Korea in the World project is a joint initiative of the National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center in Washington; the NorthKoreaInTheWorld.org website collects and curates information and data on North Korea’s external economic and diplomatic relations.

Speakers: 
Ambassador Alastair Morgan
Former British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2015-2018)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS)

Mr. Keith Luse (Opening Remarks)
Executive Director,
National Committee on North Korea

Mr. Ross Tokola (Moderator)
Executive Associate to the Director
East-West Center in Washington

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DPRK-United Kingdom Relations: An Ambassador's Perspective of Diplomacy with Pyongyang

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