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Kurt Campbell

Type: Person

Name: Kurt Campbell

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 10 reports

Barack Obama

Obama taps White House Japan expert to fill top Asia spot at State Department

President Obama on Thursday asked the Senate to approve his hand-picked choice to lead Asia policy at the State Department.Danny Russel, a special assistant to the president and the senior Asia hand on the National Security Council, was picked despite ... [Published The Hill - May 16 2013]

Entities: White House, Barack Obama, Japan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Nation plays risky diplomacy game

Taiwan has adopted a two-pronged approach toward the high-stakes dispute over the Diaoyutai (釣魚台, Senkaku) islands — a handful of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea claimed by Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing. On the one hand, it has promoted a diplomatic ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Taiwan, East China Sea, Taipei

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Obama nominates Danny Russel as his point man for East Asia

The US President Barack Obama has nominated one of his key national security adviser as his point man for East Asia.Currently Senior Director for Asian Affairs in the White House National Security Staff (NSS), Danny Russel, has been nominated yesterday ... [Published News24online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Danny Russel, Barack Obama, US Embassy, Chief of Mission

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 4 reports

‘We’ve underestimated them’: New sense of urgency about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

SEOUL, South Korea — For 20 years, fears about North Korea’s headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been watered down with smirking admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Few are laughing ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 10 2013]

Entities: North Korea, Pyongyang, Nuclear

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

North Korea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when,...

SEOUL, South Korea — For 20 years, fears about North Korea’s headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been watered down with smirking admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums.Few are laughing now.After ... [Published Pottsdown Mercury - May 10 2013]

Entities: North Korea, missile, Seoul, Pyongyang

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang's Provocations

JEFFREY BROWN: We're joined now by two former diplomats with extensive experience dealing with North and South Korea. Kurt Campbell was assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs during the first Obama administration. He now has a ... [Published PBS - May 08 2013]

Entities: Donald Gregg, Kurt Campbell, JEFFREY BROWN, South Korea, North Korea

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

Kurt Campbell: China could take a heavier hand on North Korea

Kurt Campbell, former US assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairsFormer US assistant Secretary of State says China will maintain its basic policy, but could use its influence to pressure Pyongyang“China perceives that North Korean ... [Published Hani.co.kr - May 01 2013]

Entities: Kurt Campbell, North Korea, China

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Seoul and Kaesong Workers

by Steve HermanSouth Korea's government says the last seven of its citizens remaining at the Kaesong joint venture complex in North Korea are there voluntarily to handle unresolved issues.Officials in Seoul say the five members of the management committee ... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 01 2013]

Entities: Kaesong (North Korea), Seoul, North Korea, Kurt Campbell

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

YEARENDER: Peace advocacy by press...

MANILA – If the press projection of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is the sole gauge and not the actual realities on the ground, his administration would seem and sound pro-peace when it comes to dealing with the Bangsamoro people. Since he assumed ... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Moro people, Aquino (Philippines), Government of the Philippines, Kurt Campbell

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Names New Point Man for East Asia-Pacific Affairs

Daniel Russell, a senior director for Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, has been named assistant secretary of state for East Asia-Pacific affairs.Russell will replace Kurt Campbell, who resigned when U.S. President Barack Obama ... [Published Digital Chosun - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Kurt Campbell, White House National Security Council, United States, Japan, Park Geun-Hye

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-U.S. diplomat sees China's 'apparent realignment' on N. Korea

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- China has shown an "apparent realignment" of its thinking about North Korea following a series of provocations from the North's young leader, but South Korea and the U.S. should keep pressure on Beijing to rein in Pyongyang, ... [Published Yonhap News Agency - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: North Korea, China, Kurt Campbell, United States, South Korea

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

Japan stirs Campbell’s US ‘pivot’ soup

Source: Asia Times Journalist: Peter Lee Original Post: Japan stirs Campbell’s US ‘pivot’ soup Type: News Article April 26, 2013 — Oscar Wilde wrote, “When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.” Perhaps this is how Kurt Campbell ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Japan, Shinzo Abe, Kurt Campbell, China

Quotes

Campbell said Washington has told Beijing "that if this process continues, we will be taking defensive and other steps in northeast asia that will not be in china's strategic interests."

NKorea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if [Published York Dispatch - May 10 2013]

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Shaping US foreign policy [Published Gulf News - May 20 2013]
Nominated East Asia diplomat 'top choice' [Published CHINAdaily - May 17 2013]
Obama taps White House Japan expert to fill top... [Published The Hill - May 16 2013]
Nation plays risky diplomacy game [Published Taipei Times Online - May 16 2013]
Obama taps diplomat to oversee East Asia [Published CHINAdaily - May 16 2013]
Russel mooted for Asia-Pacific hotseat [Published Taipei Times Online - May 16 2013]
Obama taps Russel as Assistant Secretary of Sta... [Published US News Las Vegas - May 16 2013]
Obama names former Osaka consul general as top ... [Published Japan Times - May 16 2013]
Obama nominates Danny Russel as his point man f... [Published News24online - May 16 2013]
Obama Names Russel as Top East Asia Diplomat [Published VOA News - May 16 2013]
Russel named assistant U.S. secretary of state ... [Published GlobalPost - May 16 2013]
Obama picks top diplomat for East Asian affairs [Published Global Times - May 16 2013]
Obama picks top diplomat for East Asian affairs [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 16 2013]
Obama names Japan expert as top Asia diplomat [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 16 2013]
Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Arm... [Published Time - May 14 2013]
‘We’ve underestimated them’: New sense of urgen... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 10 2013]
North Korea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when... [Published Pottsdown Mercury - May 10 2013]
N Korea Nuke Arsenal Seen as Matter of When, No... [Published The China Blog - May 10 2013]
N Korea Nuke Arsenal Seen as Matter of When, No... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 10 2013]
NKorea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if [Published York Dispatch - May 10 2013]
South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyo... [Published PBS - May 08 2013]
Conservation Banquet Recognizes Adult Winners [Published Ponca City News - May 03 2013]
Kurt Campbell: China could take a heavier hand ... [Published Hani.co.kr - May 01 2013]
China shows 'shift' in strategic thinking on N.... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 01 2013]
China shifting in strategic thinking on N. Kore... [Published Asia News Network - May 01 2013]
U.S.-China dialogue for Korean reunification fa... [Published Donga.com - May 01 2013]
Seoul and Kaesong Workers [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 01 2013]
White House Petition Site Draws Venezuelan Crowds [Published Nextgov.com - Apr 30 2013]
‘China shows shift in strategic thinking on Nor... [Published Korea Herald - Apr 30 2013]
Two-day Asan Plenum 2013 begins [Published Arirang - Apr 30 2013]

Blogs

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N Korea Nuke Arsenal Seen as Matter of When, No... [Published The China Blog - May 10 2013] (SEOUL, South Korea) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea’s headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been watered down with smirking admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Few are laughing now. ...
N Korea Nuke Arsenal Seen as Matter of When, No... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 10 2013] (SEOUL, South Korea) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea’s headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been watered down with smirking admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Few are laughing now. ...
Japan stirs Campbell’s US ‘pivot’ soup [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 27 2013] Source: Asia Times Journalist: Peter Lee Original Post: Japan stirs Campbell’s US ‘pivot’ soup Type: News Article April 26, 2013 — Oscar Wilde wrote, “When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.” Perhaps this is how Kurt Campbell ...
Kerry to seek diplomatic 'off-ramp' for North K... [Published CNN Security Clearance - Apr 07 2013] By Elise Labott When he visits Asia later this week, Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss potential diplomatic incentives for North Korea once it stops its bellicose rhetoric and threatening behavior, senior administration officials tell CNN. ...
Secretary Kerry and the Future of the U.S. Reba... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 26 2013] Source: China U.S. Focus CNAS Author: Dr. Ely Ratner Original Post: Secretary Kerry and the Future of the U.S. Rebalancing to Asia Type: Journal Article March 22, 2013 — The end of President Obama’s first term elicited an inevitable question ...

Audio/Video

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Seib & Wessel: What’s North Korea up to and why? [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Apr 03 2013]
Assistant Secretary Campbell Delivers Remarks i... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - Jan 17 2013]
Assistant Secretary Campbell Meets With South K... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - Jan 16 2013]
Assistant Secretary Campbell Delivers Remarks F... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - Jan 16 2013]
Assistant Secretary Campbell Delivers Remarks i... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - Jan 15 2013]

Press Releases

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Kurt Campbell, Michèle Flournoy Named Co-Chairs... [Published Press Releases: Center for a New American Security - Mar 21 2013]