The Impossible State

Education Podcasts

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an insiders’ discussion with host Victor Cha about one of the United States’ top national security priorities.

Episodes

Brewing Korea Crisis? Mines, Missiles, & POWs

Lips and Teeth? China, North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula

Poisoning the Well: U.S.-Korea Trade Tension

What is North Korea learning from Russia's war in Ukraine?

How Should the United States Counter the CRINK Axis?

The CRINK Challenge: Implications for North Korea and Global Security

Cold Peace: Engaging DPRK to Reduce Risk and Threat

Privileged But Powerless

Korean Messiah

The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?

Is the Pivot to Asia Dead?

The Four Talent Giants

Korea Update: NDS, Coupang and Congress

North Korea in 2026: Intentions, Realities, and Response

Recalibrating U.S.-ROK Alliance: Strategic Priorities for 2026

Is North Korean Denuclearization Dead?

What Does China Want?

South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Deal: What’s Next?

Upcoming U.S.-ROK Summit and the Future of Inter-Korean Engagement

What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan