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Biden's North Korea strategy under scrutiny following top US nuclear envoy's resignation
The U.S. Joe Biden administration's lack of engagement with North Korea has come under fresh scrutiny following the resignation of its top nuclear envoy without an immediate appointment of a successor, according to diplomatic observers Thursday.
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under scrutiny 조사 중인, 면밀한 조사중인
resignation = leaving = standing down = stepping down = retirement 사임, 사직
envoy = emissary 사절, 특사
urge = exhort = admonish = call on = enjoin = adjure 촉구하다, 권장하다, 권고하다, 명하다
halt = stop = cease = come to a halt = come to a stop = come to a standstill 멈추다, 정지하다
military cooperation 군사협력
security cooperation 안보협력
The U.S. Joe Biden administration's lack of engagement with North Korea has come under fresh scrutiny following the resignation of its top nuclear envoy without an immediate appointment of a successor, according to diplomatic observers Thursday. According to the U.S. Department of State, Jung Pak, senior official for North Korean policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, recently stepped down.
lack of engagement with ~와 교감 부족
come under fresh scrutiny 새로운 조사를 받게되다
appointment = designation = nomination = anointment = naming 지명, 선정, 임명
successor = heir = heir apparent = next-in-line = descendent = inheritor 후임자, 계승자, 상속자
diplomatic observers 외교 관계자, 외교 참관인
step down = stand down = resign = retire = bow out = leave 사임하다, 사직하다, 퇴직하다,은퇴하다
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said during a briefing on Tuesday that he did not have any additional personnel announcements following Pak's resignation. He added that Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Dan Kritenbrink would continue to oversee North Korea policy, while Seth Bailey, director for the Office of Korean and Mongolian Affairs, would remain as the deputy special representative for North Korea.
spokesperson = mouthpiece 대변인
said during a briefing 브리핑에서 말했다
additional = extra = ancillary = incidental = auxiliary = secondary = subordinate = collateral = subsidiary = supplementary 부수적인, 추가적인, 부가의
oversee = superintend = supervise = be in control of = be in charge of 감시하다, 감독하다
South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday that Bailey is expected to act as the U.S. counterpart to Seoul's top nuclear envoy, Lee Jun-il, director-general for Korean Peninsula policy. Pak assumed her position at the end of 2023 following her predecessor Sung Kim. Notably, she was given the title of "senior official," differing from Kim's title of "special representative." This distinction had raised speculation about whether the Biden administration is reducing its focus on the North Korean issue.
act as = serve as = play a role as ~로서 역할을 하다
counterpart = opposite number 상대방, 대등한 위치에 있는 사람[것]
assume the position 자리를 맡다, 자리에 취임하다
be given the tile of ~의 칭호를 얻다
differ from = be different from ~와 다르다
distinction = disparity = discrepancy = variation = difference = contrast = divergence = dissimilarity 차이, 대조
raise speculation 추측을 자아내다, 추측을 일으키다
reduce one's focus ~의 집중을 줄이다, ~의 초점을 줄이다
Harry Kazianis, senior director of national security affairs at the Center for the National Interest, a Washington-based think tank, said that the absence of an immediate successor to Pak shows that "North Korea is not an important issue for Biden." "Even though I give Washington and Seoul high praise for building up the alliance over the Biden presidency, Team Biden has done little to stop North Korea's missile and nuclear program from getting ever more dangerous," Kazianis told The Korea Times in an email.
national security affairs 국가 안보 업무
think thank = intelligence 두뇌집단, 싱크탱크
successor to ~의 계승자, ~의 후계자
give high praise = rave = praise sky-rocket = speak very highly = give the highest praise 극찬하다, 극히 칭찬하다
national interest 국가 이익, 국익
the absence of ~의 부재, ~가 없는 상태
build up = strengthen = enhance = consolidate = fortify = solidify = increase = cement = stiffen = heighten = deepen = beef up = bolster 강화하다, 굳건히다, 증강시키다
alliance = partnership = relationship = coalition = association = union = leaque = connection = tie = affiniy = rapport 연합, 동맹, 관계
presidency 대통령임기, 대통령직
do little to ~하는 것이 거의 도움이 안되다, ~위해 거의 아무것도 안하다
stop from ~하는 것을 중지시키다, ~하는 것을 멈추다
The U.S. expert did not anticipate major ramifications in this stance, as the Biden administration does not consider North Korea an important foreign policy priority. He said, " (Biden officials) have done little to press Russia or China to enforce sanctions, and, in fact, President Biden has never even given a major address on the North Korea issue itself as the exclusive topic of his remarks, something strange when you consider how dangerous the North Korea's missile and nuclear program have become ... He appears to accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state and sees very little he can do about it."
ramification = repercussion = complication = implication = impact = aftermath = aftereffect = fallout = sequela = result = outcome = consequence 영향, 결과, 여파, 문제
foreign policy priority 외교정책 우선사안, 외교정책 우선과제
press = sanction = oppress = repress = suppress = put down = curb = rein in = check = control = pressure 압력을 가하다, 제재를 가하다, 억압하다, 진압하다
exclusive topic 전용 주제, 독점적인 주제
remark = commnet = statement = utterance = observation = word = expression 발언, 의견, 논평
nuclear weapons state 핵무기 보유국
see very little 없다고 보다, ~하기 힘들다
The Biden administration's policy in Northeast Asia largely focuses on bolstering trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan to counter North Korean threats and create a regional counterbalance to China. However, other global crises like the war in Ukraine and Middle East conflicts seem to have pushed the Korean Peninsula down the list of its policy priorities. Joseph DeTrani, former U.S. special envoy to the six-party talks with North Korea, also viewed that the incumbent U.S. administration's approach to Pyongyang has not yielded fruitful results.
administration's policy 정부 정책
largely focus on = largely concentrate on 주로 초점을 맞추다
bolster = encourage = hearten = chear up = buoy up = cultivate = fortify = stimulate = arouse 북돋우다
trilateral cooperation = tripartite alliance = three-way cooperation = tripartite partnership 3국 협력, 3국 동맹
conter one's threat ~의 위협에 대응하다
create balance = offset 조화를 이루다, 균형을 맞추다, 균형 시키다, 상쇄하다
counterbalance 균형을 잡아주는 것, 대항세력, 평행추, (반대되는 힘으로) 균형을 잡아 주다
a counterbalance to ~에 대한 균형, ~에 대한 대항세력
global crises 세계위기
conflict = clash = discord = confrontation = collision = frictin = feud = strife = dissension 충돌, 갈등, 불화
push sth down = leave sth behind 밀어내리다
policy priorities 정책 우선사항, 정책 우선순위
incumbent administration = incumbent government 현정부
not yield fruitful results 풍부한 결실을 얻지 못하다, 어떠한 결과도 내지 못하다
"Given North Korea's past desire to normalize relations with the U.S. — and others — and its recent decision to embrace Russia while supporting Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, I would have to say the Biden administration's approach to North Korea has not been effective," DeTrani said. Regarding Pak's resignation, DeTrani suggested it might signal a reassessment of U.S. policy toward North Korea rather than indicating neglect of North Korean affairs. He noted that Pyongyang's increasing military ties with Moscow could have heightened the urgency of the Korean Peninsula issue among Washington officials.
normallize relations witih = improve relationship with = normalize ties with ~와의 관계를 정상화하다
aggression = attack = intrusion = invasion = incursion 침입, 침공, 공격
reassessment = reappraisement = re-evaluation = reconsideration = reexamination = reappraisal = revaluation 재평가, 재고, 재심
military ties = security alliance = military cooperation 군사 협령, 군사 연맹, 안보 협력
heighten = intensify = compound = precipitate = run high = raise = elevate 고조시키다, 악화시키다, 증강시키다
The former diplomat also advised the United States and South Korean governments to renew efforts to engage with North Korea and confront the reality of growing ties between Russia and North Korea. "That is something the Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol administrations need to address — and correct. Sanctions relief is what (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un asked for in Hanoi in 2019, and that is a tool we should use to re-engage with Pyongyang," DeTrani said.
advise = urge = exhort = inculcate = admonish = recommend = demand = call on = press for = request = enjoin = adjure 충고하다, 촉구하다, 요구하다
renew = update = resume 새롭게하다, 갱신하다, 재개하다
revew efforts = step up one's effort = double down on = redouble one's efforts 노력을 재개하다, 노력을 새롭게하다, 노력을 배가하다
confront the reality = face the reality = face it head-on = clash with = counter = counteract = deal with directly 정면으로 맞서다
address = navigate = treat = handle = manage = cope with = deal with = tackle = settle = solve = explore = react 다루다, 해결하다, 처리하다
sactions relief 제재완화
re-engage with ~와 다시 교류하다
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