Georgetown University / Center for Strategic and International Studies
Director of Asian studies at Georgetown University and senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Director of Asian affairs at the National Security Council (2004-2007); author of The Impossible State: North Korea's Past and Future and co-author of Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Strategies of Engagement
Controversial Comfort Women Settlement between Korea and Japan After seventy years, there is finally an apology and a settlement for the women forced to work in brothels for the Japanese Imperial Army during WW II. Photo: US Army After decades of tension, Japan and South Korea have finally agreed on a landmark settlement concerning one of the darker chapters of World War II, the so called Comfort Women, Korean women who were forced to serve as a sex slaves for the Japanese Imperial Army. As part of the settlement Japan formally apologized to South Korea for the use of the Comfort women and agreed to pay more than $8 million in compensation. Victor Cha is the director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University, and former Asia Director on the National Security Council between 2004 and 2007.
Kim Jong Il Laid to Rest in North Korea Analysts are poring over video of today's funeral of Kim Jong Il, looking for clues to who will hold power in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the third son of the deceased leader, will become the head of state, but his uncle and military leaders appeared to play prominent roles at the funeral as well. Victor Cha is Director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies .
A Glimpse at North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom North Korea is the world's most militarized nation and one of the poorest; the government does whatever it can to prevent information from seeping across the borders. In the 1990's, famine killed between one and two million people, and the economy continues to struggle under US and UN sanctions due to the country's pursuit of nuclear weapons. So there's a bit of a change. A tiny crack has been opened to tourists in the hope that investors might see opportunity, but it's tourism of a very limited kind. We hear about the first visit, how defectors describe what life is really like and what the current prospects might be for reunification with South Korea.
North Korea's Attack on South Korean War Ship South Korea is showing signs of trying to cool tensions with North Korea, despite the international conclusion that a North Korean torpedo sunk a South Korean ship last month, leaving 46 sailors dead or missing. One of many unanswered questions is why China has had so little to say. China was quick to condemn the Israeli attack on the aid ships, saying it was "shocked" and "appalled," and demanding "a quick response" from the UN Security Council. We have updates from Seoul, the UN and Washington.
Following three tragedies: two fires and a mass shooting in Ventura On the heels of a deadly mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, two blazes in the area are forcing more than 100,000 residents in Ventura and L.A. Counties to evacuate their homes.
Construction continues at new Inglewood stadium The most expensive sports stadium in US history is rising from a huge hole in the ground in the South Bay city of Inglewood. In just two years Inglewood will play host to both L.A. football teams, the Rams and the Chargers, and add a million square feet of retail, office space, a hotel, parks and even a lake! As the 70,000-seat stadium site takes shape, the city around it is anticipating big changes -- some welcome and some worrisome.
The Enemy of the People Newsrooms have seen threats, suspicious packages, even shootings. Can they win back trust?
Firestorms, Federal Relief and Climate Change Victims of California’s fires can apply for assistance, but President Trump had a warning for the state’s residents. He wants to see a change in forest management. Scientists tell us the firestorms are are result of climate change--which the president still denies. Should cities still allow for building in firezones? Later, Warren talks to one Malibu resident about his firsthand experience in the Woolsey fire.