Victor D. Cha
Victor Cha
Georgetown University · CSIS Korea Chair · Washington, D.C.

VictorD. Cha

President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS

Distinguished University Professor, D.S. Song-KF Chair, Georgetown University

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Latest essay · CSISAfter Iran: A Scenario for Renewed Trump-Kim SummitryRead → Latest episode · Capital Cable #52What's Happening in Korea? Military Exercises, Trump, Kim Jong-un and Iran | The Capital Cable #140Watch → New book · January 2026China's Weaponization of TradeSee the book →
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The Impossible State

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U.S. is an Unreliable or Stable Economic Partner? | The Impossible State
U.S. is an Unreliable or Stable Economic Partner? | The Impossible State2,112 views · Jul 30, 2026 · The Impossible State

The Capital Cable

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What's Happening in Korea? Military Exercises, Trump, Kim Jong-un and Iran | The Capital Cable #140
What's Happening in Korea? Military Exercises, Trump, Kim Jong-un and Iran | The Capital Cable #1406,536 views · Aug 18, 2026 · The Capital Cable
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Nine books · Asia, the two Koreas, alliances, sport & coercion

The Books

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The Impossible State
Signature work · Foreign Affairs Best Book on the Asia-Pacific, 2012

The Impossible State

North Korea, Past and Future
An up-close, insightful portrait. . . . The Impossible State is a clearheaded, bold examination of North Korea and its future.The Washington Post
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Op-eds & Foreign Affairs · selected list

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5,124 media mentions · 865 outlets · 21 languages

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Before Congress & allied governments

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Center for Strategic and International Studies

I lead the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department

As president of the department, I oversee CSIS’s regional and functional programs on Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and the global order: the largest concentration of foreign policy expertise at the Center.

Also at CSIS

Korea Chair · Beyond Parallel · The Impossible State · The Capital Cable.