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The North Korean Food Crisis: What Can Be Done?

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 / Time: 5:00am - 7:30am 

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Food insecurity in North Korea has been a chronic issue for more than a decade. In recent months, a confluence of global, regional, and peninsular factors has sparked growing food shortages and hunger in North Korea. Dr. Marcus Noland will present key findings and policy recommendations from a Peterson Institute for International Economics report, "North Korea on the Precipice of Famine," that he co-authored with Dr. Stephan Haggard and Erik Weeks.

 

 

Speakers

  • Marcus Noland
    Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Johanna Nesseth, Moderator
    Vice President for Strategic Planning, CSIS
  • John Park, Moderator
    Director, Korea Working Group, USIP

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