EASG Seminar with Alastair Morgan on "Demystifying North Korean Policy"

About the Talk

Alastair Morgan will discuss the strategic objectives and underlying drivers of North Korea's external policies. He will focus on North Korea's policy towards and relations with China and with Russia; its current rejection of any substantive engagement with the United States; and its categorisation of South Korea as an enemy state. He will reflect on the implications of these issues for global order, and for the UK's own foreign policy.

Event Details

Wednesday, October 28 2026

14.15-15.30 (UK Time)

AO.23, Social Sciences Building and Microsoft Teams

About the Speaker

Alastair Morgan is a former civil servant and diplomat. After postings in Tokyo, Beijing and Guangzhou, he was British Ambassador to Pyongyang from December 2015 to December 2019. He was Coordinator of the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts on North Korea sanctions. He is currently an Affiliated Faculty Member of Tokyo College, an Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Tokyo.