East Asia Expert Weighs In on Singapore Summit Outcome

Intelligence Matters

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🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Dr. Paul Heer, former National Intelligence Officer for East Asia in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, about the outcome of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore - as well as its winners, losers and necessary next steps. They also discuss the strategic, military and economic challenges posed by China, and how the United States should position itself and seek to craft its policy in the region. NOTE: This episode was recorded just hours after the conclusion of the summit.

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0:37.8	I think him got the better part of the deal.
0:39.9	He achieved most of what he wanted.
0:41.4	He received international stature in the credibility of meeting with the US president,
0:44.7	which is something that diluted both his father and grandfather.
0:47.2	In his walk about in Singapore, he became somewhat of a rock star.
0:50.3	What about China?
0:52.8	China got most of what it wanted out of this.
0:54.4	Beijing all along has wanted the de-escalation of rhetoric intentions and for us to get back
0:58.0	into a process.
0:59.0	I think we simply need to find ways of engaging with China in pursuit of some kind of a stable
1:03.8	balance of power in the region rather than mobilizing for a zero-sum contestor in arms
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