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Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where he had served as an adjunct fellow from 2008 to 2011.
Ideas

Kim Jong Un's Trap for South Korea

An offer of dialogue from the North could be an effort to split the U.S.-South Korea alliance.

  • Scott Snyder, The Atlantic
Ideas

North Korea Is Not Afraid of the International Community

With sanctions having no effect, few options remain short of regime change and acquiescence to Pyongyang as a permanent nuclear power.

  • Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Ideas

China May Hate THAAD, But There's Not Much It Can Do About it

Beijing is blustering as the US prepares to deploy a new anti-missile system in South Korea.

  • Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Policy

Why Shinzo Abe Must Turn to South Korea

Eyeing a rising China, the Japanese leader must shore up relations with Seoul to underwrite his country's security.

  • Scott Snyder and Brad Glosserman, Council on Foreign Relations
Policy

The Nuclear Future of US-South Korean Relations

South Korea and the US are close to finalizing a new nuclear agreement that could be a boon to Korea’s energy security and the future of its nuclear program.

  • Scott Snyder, Toby Dalton and Miles Pomper, Council on Foreign Relations
Threats

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About North Korea

From 'Team America' to 'The Interview,' North Korea’s leadership has become the butt of a joke that obscures the nation's steadily growing threatening behaviors. By Scott A. Snyder

  • Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Policy

The Way Americans Feel About a US Pivot to Asia Might Surprise You

More Americans are recognizing the strategic importance of the Asia-Pacific as the U.S. rebalances its forces in the region. By Scott A. Snyder

  • Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations