According to a group of U.S. experts, the United States should conduct direct talks with North Korea, alongside the current six-nation negotiations. The group of 10 former senior U.S. officials, including Ploughshares grantee Robert Carlin [2], provides recommendations for the U.S. – South Korean relationship in its recent publication, “New Beginnings” [3]. The policy brief suggests that “while six-party talks should be continued, the United States should consider bilateral talks with North Korea to explore whether a new mix of inducements and pressures might achieve U.S. and South Korean goals.”
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[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/524
[2] http://ploughshares.org/expert/163
[3] http://ploughshares.org/news-analysis/publications/new-beginnings-us-rok-alliance-recommendations-obama-administration