BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:274@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181026T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181026T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092807Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/talking-to-north-korea- ford/ SUMMARY:Talking to North Korea: Ending the Nuclear Stand-Off | Glyn Ford DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nThere are many roads to war\, but only one path to p eace in North Korea.\n\nGlyn Ford is the Director of the NGO Track2Asia\, an elected Constituency Representative on Labour’s National Policy Forum and a member of the Labour Party’s International Committee. He is the a uthor of North Korea on the Brink (Pluto\, 2007). He has visited North Kor ea almost 50 times.\n\nNorth Korea’s regime is often called ‘crazy’. But what if we tried to understand the motivations of its leadership? Thi s provocative insider account challenges the media myths which paint North Korea as a rogue state run by a mad leader\, myths which are invoked by W estern governments to support sanctions or even a military strike against the country.\n\nInformed by extraordinary direct access to the leadership of the DPRK\, Glyn Ford investigates the internal logic of the regime\, pr oviding game-changing insights. Acknowledging that North Korea is a deeply flawed state with an atrocious record on human rights\, he shows that sec tions of the leadership are in fact desperate to modernise and end its iso lation. But the country is trapped in an arms race against its enemies and is dependent on its nuclear program. What if\, instead of forcing regime change\, the West talked to those who want to change the regime from withi n?\n\nDemanding a dialogue between East and West\, Talking to North Korea provides a road map for averting the looming threat of a war in North East Asia that would threaten the lives of millions in the region and the wide r world.\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with s eating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this program will be available for individual ord er and purchase from 49th State Brewing Co. If you wish to do so\, plan on arriving early to ensure you receive your meal by the end of the program. \n Online registration will close at midnight on October 25th. Remaining tickets will be available for purchase the day of the program at the door from 11:30am.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nComplimentary parking is available in near by EasyPark Alaska lots for individuals who preregister online  to attend this program. Successful registrants will receive an email the day before to the program with parking details.\n\nAdmission is free to active duty\ , National Guard\, Reservists and their spouses\, compliments of USO Alask a. Military attendees must register in advance for free admission and free parking.\n\n \;\n\nHigh school and full-time college students who reg ister in advance receive complimentary admission and a voucher for a lunch item of their choosing thanks to the generous support of BP. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/08/Headshot-Glyn-Ford.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR