Director, Nautilus Institute, Professor of International Relations and Honorary Professor at the Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney
He works at the nexus of security, environment and energy policy problems. Best known for innovative cooperative engagement strategies in North Korea, he has developed techniques at Nautilus Institute for seeking near-term solutions to global security and sustainability problems and applied them in East Asia, Australia, and South Asia.
Peter has worked for many international organizations including UN Development Programme, Asian Development Bank, and Global Environment Facility. He was founding director of the Environment Liaison Centre in Kenya in 1975. He has traveled, lived, and worked in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa. He has visited North Korea seven times. He was born in Melbourne Australia; today he is a dual national of Australia and the United States. He is married with two children. He is widely published and on the editorial boards of scholarly journals, including Global Asia.
North Korea may not yet have a long-range missile, but its progress is worrying
Feb 16, 2017 06:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
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