As Kim Jong Un continues testing missiles and South Korea warns of a crisis, it seems just like old times. But why? The Biden Administration has not yet restarted serious talks with North Korea and demands of denuclearization is always the mountain standing in the way. The Quincy Institute's Jess Lee joins Kelley & Dan this week to talk about what needs to be done to change the thinking in Washington on this issue, whether Kim Jong Un will ever change his mind on the nukes, and what the U.S. can do to bring peace to the peninsula and perhaps end the longest war in American history. In the first segment, we talk about that massive joint statement signed by China and Russia ahead of the opening Olympic ceremonies in Beijing last week.

More from Jess Lee:

Peace for Korea -- Plough Quarterly, Jan. 22, 2022 

Attacks on possible Korean peace plan are politically and financially motivated -- Responsible Statecraft, Dec. 6, 2021

‘Squid Game’ invites Americans to binge on another, human Korea -- Responsible Statecraft, Oct. 22, 2021.

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