In this episode Prof. Dmitry Ivanovich Pobedash and I are talking about how the U.S. domestic politics can have a broader impact on not only all things North Korean, but the international security system and broad issues of denuclearization around the world. Prof. Dmitry Pobedash is an Associate Professor at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, where he teaches English and History of Russian-American Relations. Prof. Pobedash authored over 50 articles and monograph chapters on international relations that were published in Russian, English, and Ukrainian. He taught at universities in Serbia, Thailand, the Czech Republic, and in the USA.