{"product_id":"9780876093313","title":"Meeting The North Korean Nuclear Challenge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe North Korean nuclear program is headed in a dangerous direction.    Yet the United States and its allies have not set forth a coherent or unified   strategy to stop it.  This Task Force, sponsored by the Council on Foreign   Relations, evaluates the challenges facing the United States in and around the   Korean peninsula and assess American options for meeting them.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe situation on the peninsula has deteriorated rapidly since October 2002,   when North Korea admitted having a secret highly enriched uranium program that   put it on course to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons.  North   Korea has since withdrawn from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, asserted it   possess nuclear weapons, and declared that it is reprocessing its spent nuclear   fuel.  Having initially emphasized the need for a negotiated solution,   North Korea’s recent rhetoric has stressed the deterrent value of nuclear   weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCo-chaired by Morton I. Abramowitz and James T. Laney, and directed by   Council Senior Fellow Eric Heginbotham, the Task Force makes specific   recommendations to help guide U.S. foreign policy:  1) articulate a   strategy around which U.S. regional partners can rally; 2) as part of that   strategy, engage in a serious negotiating effort with North Korea and test its   intentions by proposing an interim agreement; 3)  secure the commitment of   U.S. allies to take tougher action should talks fail, 4)  restore the   health of the U.S.-ROK alliance; 5) persuade China to take greater   responsibility for resolving the crisis; and 6)  appoint a full-time   high-level coordinator for Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMorton I. Abramowitz is a Senior Fellow at the Centruy Foundation. He was   U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and has served as the President of the Carnegie   Endowment for International Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJames T. Laney is President Emeritus of Emory University. He served as U.S.   Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (1993-97).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEric Heginbotham is Senior Fellow in Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign   Relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Council on Foreign Relations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027619561712,"sku":"9780876093313","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780876093313_p0.jpg?v=1763833942","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780876093313","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}