On October 4, 2017, students from MIIS and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) conducted a teleconference, in order to explore the differences in how Moscow and Washington view the budding nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Students were divided into two teams, one to represent the American perspective and the second to present on the Russian perspective. Each team, comprised of a Russian student and an American student, presented for about ten minutes each, and then took questions from the audience.
North Korea expert Dave Schmerler from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies was also present during the dialogue. He provided his perspective, as well as advice to participants of the dialogue about, whatever your threat assessment may be, the crisis on the Korean peninsula is a question that both countries will have to consider in the future. Better that they consider it together.
This dialogue took place as a part of the NSO-GIRS Dialogue Series.