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9. Ahn Ho-young

'Salami tactics' vs. roadmap

During the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, U.S. officials used to talk about denuclearizing North Korea through a one-shot, Libya-style deal. I knew why they were attracted by such an approach. They were frustrated by the “salami tactics” of North Korea they had watched over the decades. Still, I thought such an approach didn't have a chance.

2021-04-27 17:12

How to prepare for Korea-US summit?

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. jointly hosted a webinar on April 1 on a topic we will have to face in the not too distant future: “How Korea and the Korean business community must prepare for the Korea-U.S. Summit.” As I sat through the seminar as a panelist, many thoughts crossed my mind. I wish to share some of them.

2021-04-13 16:52

Multilateral forum can offer win-win opportunity for Korea

Two weeks ago in this column, I wrote why I believe in institution-building and how I used to work to regularize 2+2 foreign and defense ministers' meetings between Korea and the U.S. It was one day before the 2+2 meeting in Seoul on March 18.

2021-03-31 18:08

Anti-China coalition could put Korea's interests in harm's way

Strategic clarity in 2+2, 2021

I am a firm believer in institution-building. If there's an important mission, build appropriate institutions. It is one surefire, sometimes essential, way of achieving an objective. When I was appointed as ambassador to the United States in 2013, I had a mission: how to further strengthen the Korea-U.S. alliance.

2021-03-16 17:22

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