DMNSF – Nov. 6, 2024

In this presentation of the forum James E. Platte, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the history of North Korea’s relations with China and Russia and examine recent developments in those relations, with a focus on the strategic and military dimensions on those relations. Strengthening bilateral relations among North Korea, Russia, and China challenges U.S. strategy in the region and threatens the security of U.S. regional allies. Platte will discuss these challenges for the United States and allies, and explore what the U.S. and allies can do in response.

James E. Platte, Ph.D., is an analyst with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and has expertise in strategic deterrence, nuclear weapons, energy security, Northeast Asian politics, and U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific. Before joining IDA in 2024, Dr. Platte was a faculty member in professional military education programs at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and at the U.S. Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies. His teaching focused on deterrence, nuclear operations, strategy, and Asian studies. His research and writings have appeared in “Asian Perspective,” “Comparative Strategy,” “Cyber Defense Review,” and the “Journal of International Politics,” among others. He previously worked on counterproliferation and nuclear security issues with the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Department of Energy. He also held research fellowships with the National Bureau of Asian Research, East-West Center, Pacific Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, and Harvard Kennedy School. He holds a doctorate in international relations from Tufts University.

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