Author to discuss ‘Trump and North Korea’

OLD LYME >> The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) announced today that author and political commentator Gordon G. Chang will present “Trump and North Korea: War or Peace in Asia?” at the upcoming SECWAC meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the Old Lyme Middle School.

His speech will address the current situation in volatile North Asia where four nuclear powers — North Korea; its traditional friends, China and Russia; and the United States — are confronting one another.

For decades, there has been an uneasy peace on the Korean peninsula, yet the reasons for this stability are disappearing. The regime in Pyongyang is increasingly shaky and prone to taking risky actions; Washington no longer believes it has the time to tolerate North Korea’s weaponization program; and it appears that, in a few years, the North will be able to mate a nuclear warhead to a ballistic missile that will be able to strike the lower 48 states.

Chang is the author of “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World.” He contributes regularly to the “Daily Beast,” Forbes.com and the World Affairs Council blog. His writings on China and North Korea have appeared in the “New York Times,” “Wall Street Journal,” “Far Eastern Economic Review” and many other news publications.

SECWAC meetings are free to members. Tickets are $20 for the general public, free for area students, and can be obtained at info@secwac.org. (Ticket cost can subsequently be applied towards a SECWAC membership.)

Chang’s speech will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. reception.