North Korea After Kim Jong-il

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NY Meetings Conference Call: After Kim Jong Il: The Future of North Korea

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Scott A. Snyder

Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Presiders

Paul B. Stares

General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations

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