How will the new Biden administration manage the unprecedented threat North Korea poses to U.S. national security? How does North Korea fit into the broader East Asia security landscape? In this second episode of the Princeton Foreign Policy Podcast, Sam and Anna talk to Dr. Victor Cha, an academic and diplomat with years of experience working on North Korea and East Asian security.

Dr. Cha serves as Senior Vice President and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic & International Studies and as Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. He left the White House in 2007 after serving since 2004 as director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council. At the White House, he was responsible primarily for Japan, the Korean peninsula, Australia/New Zealand, and Pacific Island nation affairs. Dr. Cha was also the deputy head of delegation for the United States at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing and received two outstanding service commendations during his tenure at the NSC. He is the author of numerous books and articles on North Korea and East Asian security more broadly.