The Stimson Center and Korea Society provide a first look at the US-DPRK summit results. Project 38 North at the Stimson Center Director Joel Wit joins senior director Stephen Noerper in a rapid reaction assessment of the second Trump-Kim summit. This news maker event identifies takeaways, highlights dynamics between the US and North Korean leaders, explores progress toward denuclearization, and speaks to change in North Korea. Please note: This program… Read More

Author and Young China Group founder Zakary Dychtwald addresses generational dynamics affecting domestic politics and foreign policy in Northeast Asia. He examines aspirations, innovation and employment in conversation with Society associate director Jonathan Corrado.This event is co-hosted by the Columbia Business School’s APEC Study Center. + - Tickets Click to collapse The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate members: FREE with registration Tickets Members $10.00 USD Non-members $25.00 USD Full… Read More

AP’s lead North Korea photographer Wong Maye-E shares images of North Korea and its people, in conversation with Society senior director Stephen Noerper.This program enjoys the support of Columbia University's Center for Korean Research (CKR). Photography of North Korea with AP’s lead North Korea photographer Wong Maye-E THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 | 6 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017 Join our membership program… Read More

Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu, Bush Institute Director for Human Freedom Lindsay Lloyd, and CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha speak to the landmark UN COI human rights report a half decade on from its release. This private round table discussion is by invitation. Human Rights and North Korea: Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry Reportwith Victor… Read More

Track2Asia Director Glyn Ford discusses his new book Talking to North Korea with Society senior director Stephen Noerper. Informed by extraordinary access to the country’s leadership, Ford investigates the regime from the inside, acknowledging that North Korea is a deeply repressive state that nonetheless has sections of its leadership determined to end its isolation. + - Tickets Click to collapse The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate members: FREE with… Read More

Korea Risk Group CEO Chad O’Carroll and German diplomat Jan Janowski examine how to navigate information deficits when communicating within or reporting on North Korea. Lean into the new year with this informative session aimed at policy and corporate supporters, members, and media. Reading North Koreawith Chad O'Carroll and Jan Janowski Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | 12 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017… Read More

North Korea Reform Radio and the Korea Society co-host a special reading of letters from North Korean defectors now residing in South Korea to those whom they miss from their hometowns in the North. The letters depict the realities of separation and human rights violations suffered by North Koreans. A question and answer session with defectors follows, moderated by Associate Director Jonathan Corrado. A limited number of books featuring a… Read More

US Naval War College Professor and Asia-Pacific Studies Group Director Terence Roehrig discusses the nuclear umbrella in Northeast Asia in the context of deterrence theory and US strategy. In conversation with the Society’s Stephen Noerper, Roehrig examines the role of the nuclear umbrella in South Korean and Japanese defense planning and security calculations, including the potential for either the ROK or Japan developing its own nuclear weapons.Professor Roehrig also addresses… Read More

Professor BG Muhn, an art professor and the director of undergraduate studies of Art at Georgetown University and author of Pyongyang Art: Uncovering the Complex Layers of Chosonhwa, shares his experience and knowledge in the relatively new field of North Korean art gained from his frequent research trips to North Korea. He was also appointed to curate a North Korean art exhibition at the 2018 Gwangju Biennale in South Korea.The… Read More

As discussions to denuclearize North Korea develop, a number of vexing problems, seen before in previous negotiations, have resurfaced. How can the United States and South Korea avoid the trappings while still benefiting from the successful elements of the past? To find out, The Korea Society's associate director for policy Jonathan Corrado sat down with two experts from Ploughshares Fund, Director of Policy Tom Z. Collina and Roger L. Hale… Read More