| ID | 090954 |
| Title Proper | What do they really want? |
| Other Title Information | Obama's North Korea conundrum |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cha, Victor D |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We remained deadlocked over a particular clause in the document. Our counterparts across the table demanded language that we thought to be unacceptable. Yet, in an effort to move the already faltering negotiations forward, we agreed to send the language back to Washington overnight for approval. This was the fourth round of the Six-Party Talks in September 2005. The talks had been suspended previously for well over a year, and the Bush administration, in its second term, was reengaging in a way that the first term had not. At issue was the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) demand that we put into writing a statement of U.S. non-hostile intent. The clause in question stipulated that the United States "has no intention to attack or invade the DPRK with nuclear or conventional weapons."1 To my surprise, the language came back the next morning having been approved in Washington. |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No. 4; Oct 2009: p.119 - 138 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No. 4; Oct 2009: p.119 - 138 |
| Key Words | North Korea ; Nuclear ; Obama ; United States ; Bush Administration ; Russia |