Senate Hearing: Reviewing North Korea Policy One Year After the Hanoi Summit
January 1, 2020
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The Frame
The hearing highlights a push by lawmakers to shift from diplomatic engagement back to a '' strategy, which would involve stricter enforcement of existing sanctions and potential new legislative measures against North Korea.
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North Korea
The country is the subject of proposed increased economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
U.S. Treasury Department
The department is urged by the subcommittee to implement 300 previously delayed sanctions against entities.
U.S. Military
The subcommittee is calling for an enhanced military presence and the reinstatement of military exercises in East Asia.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The subcommittee held a hearing on February 25, 2020, to evaluate North Korea policy one year after the Hanoi summit.
- The Administration did not provide a witness for the hearing despite requests from the subcommittee.
- Chairman Gardner stated that summit diplomacy has failed to convince North Korea to denuclearize.
- The subcommittee discussed the 'LEED Act' (Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act), which proposes new sanctions and policy measures.
- The hearing called for the immediate enforcement of existing U.S. sanctions against North Korea and its enablers.
- The subcommittee urged the Treasury Department to implement 300 sanctions on entities that were previously held back to support diplomacy.
- The hearing advocated for the return of the USS Pueblo, currently held by North Korea.
- The subcommittee expressed concern over the cancellation and downgrading of U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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Why It Matters
The hearing highlights a push by lawmakers to shift from diplomatic engagement back to a '' strategy, which would involve stricter enforcement of existing sanctions and potential new legislative measures against North Korea.
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Discoveries
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Shift from Diplomacy to Pressure
The hearing marks a formal legislative push to abandon the diplomatic engagement strategy of the previous 18 months in favor of a return to 'maximum pressure'.
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