The Us and North Korea: Dealing with Irrationality May 4, 2010

In this presentation, Professor Bruce Cumings will explore the relationship between the US and North Korea, as well as the North Korean nuclear issue, its historical background and how it affects South Korea, China and Japan.

Professor Bruce Cumings is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History at the University of Chicago. He specializes in modern Korean history and contemporary international relations in East Asia.

For more information, contact the East Asia Center at 206-543-6938 or eacenter@uw.edu.

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Sponsored by the East Asia Center and the Center for Global Studies, at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.