{"59321":{"#nid":"59321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Diplomats Discuss Korea\\\u0027s Energy Security at CISTP Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn February, the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) hosted U.S. and Korean diplomats and a stellar roster of experts and scholars at a conference, \u0022Six Party Talks and Korea\u0027s Energy Security.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEminent diplomats, policymakers, technical experts, and scholars from the United States, South Korea, and North Korea analyzed the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula, and its implications for advancing regional and global energy cooperation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe February 26th conference occurred just as the Obama administration announced that it was taking steps toward a renewal of the six-party talks process and reports that North Korea was preparing to test-fire its long-range missile. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECISTP Co-director Adam Stulberg said, \u0022As differences between U.S. and South Korean approaches to engaging North Korea come under greater scrutiny amid escalating political and economic tensions on the peninsula, there will be growing pressure to search out new areas for deepening cooperation, especially on energy security. In light of persistent difficulties with implementing the denuclearization agreement, the surging Korean demand for energy, and the focus on energy diplomacy in the U.S., the future trajectory of the Six-Party process is becoming increasingly tied to energy security, creating challenges and opportunities for sustaining cooperation not only on the peninsula but across the region.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERemarks from Kurt Tong, the U.S. State Department\u0027s Director of Korean affairs and of Minister Kim Myong-gil, North Korea\u0027s representative to the United Nations were designated as \u0022off-the-record\u0022 and not for publication, but other diplomats and experts offered perspectives on policy.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERead more about the conference via link to CNN article.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"U.S., North and South Korea Diplomats Air Perspectives"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"In February, the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs hosted U.S. and Korean diplomats and a stellar roster of experts and scholars at a conference, \u0022Six Party Talks and Korea\u0027s Energy Security.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Conference focuses on Energy Security in Korea"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2009-03-23 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:34","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59322":{"id":"59322","type":"image","title":"tpi38348.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176227","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:07","changed":"1475894380","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:40","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190963","name":"tpi38348.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpi38348_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpi38348_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7319,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tpi38348_0.jpg?itok=2-ZqtjfU"}},"59323":{"id":"59323","type":"image","title":"tyg38192.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176227","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:07","changed":"1475894483","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190965","name":"tyg38192.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyg38192_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyg38192_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7830,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tyg38192_0.jpg?itok=kgveWArQ"}}},"media_ids":["59322","59323"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/","title":"CISTP"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/","title":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/02\/26\/north.korea.conference\/?iref=mpstoryview","title":"CNN News Article on Conference"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1115","name":"Adam Stuhlberg"},{"id":"795","name":"CISTP"},{"id":"1114","name":"Korea Energy Security"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}