South Korea has suspended trade with North Korea in response to the sinking of a South Korean ship last March. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said the U.S. would start conducting joint naval exercises with South Korea. We discuss the political situation in the region.
Guests:
Gi-Wook Shin, director of the Walter E. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and director of the Korean Studies Program at Stanford University
Bruce Bennett, senior defense analyst with the RAND Corporation who has performed research for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Republic of Korea Army (ROK), the ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and the U.S. Pacific Command
P.J. Crowley, assistant secretary of state for public affairs
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