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What are the motivations and geopolitical significance of the ongoing partnership between the governments of North Korea and Iran? Join us for a program with Professor and Author Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., who discusses his new book co-authored with Professor Anthony N. Celso. During the program, Bechtol explains the ideological, financial, and environmental forces contributing to the partnership, the roles of Russia and China, the two regimes’ military capabilities, proliferation activities to terrorist organizations, and the partnership’s role in destabilizing the rules-based order. The book is available for purchase online here. A limited number of hardcover editions will be available for cash sale at a discounted rate of $20 at the event. This program is moderated by Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado.
This program is made possible by the generous support of our individual and corporate members and the Korea Foundation.
Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea
koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/1992-rogue-allies-the-strategic-partnership-between-iran-and-north-korea
What are the motivations and geopolitical significance of the ongoing partnership between the governments of North Korea and Iran? Join us for a program with Professor and Author Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., who discusses his new book co-authored with Professor Anthony N. Celso. During the program, Bechtol explains the ideological, financial, and environmental forces contributing to the partnership, the roles of Russia and China, the two regimes’ military capabilities, proliferation activities to terrorist organizations, and the partnership’s role in destabilizing the rules-based order. The book is available for purchase online here. A limited number of hardcover editions will be available for cash sale at a discounted rate of $20 at the event. This program is moderated by Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado.
This program is made possible by the generous support of our individual and corporate members and the Korea Foundation.
Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea
koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/1992-rogue-allies-the-strategic-partnership-between-iran-and-north-korea
