His Excellency Moon Jae-in, President of Republic of Korea, addresses the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s alliance with the United States and efforts to denuclearize North Korea. This event was produced in collaboration with Council on Foreign Relations and Asia Society. Our Greater Alliance, Making Peace: A Conversation with President Moon Jae-in + - Transcript Click to collapse President Moon Jae-in discusses the current situation on the… Read More

Keynote Speaker H.E. Harry Harris U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Van Fleet Award Honoree Sohn Kyung-Shik ChairmanCJ Group Master of Ceremonies Juju Chang Co-AnchorABC Nightline The Plaza Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, New York CityReception 6:00 PM | Dinner 7:00 PM Black Tie, Traditional Attire Contact Angela I. Rhyee for any inquiries. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Keynote SpeakerH.E. Harry HarrisU.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ambassador Harry Harris… Read More

Architect and educator Dongsei Kim--recipient of the 2018 Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Series award--explores how the discipline of architecture and landscape architecture investigates the Demilitarized Zone. Through the prism of spatial design and with three concrete examples, Professor Kim argues for a reformulation of exclusionary border conditions into inclusive spaces that become synergistic and productive for both Koreas. FREE with registration. Limited seating. Imagining the Impossible: The DMZ… Read More

Kimchi is a staple side dish, known as banchan, in Korean cuisine. Made from salted and fermented vegetables, there are various types of kimchi, unique from region to region, depending on ingredients and weather conditions. Through its fermentation process, kimchi becomes a superfood containing vitamins A and B and minerals such as calcium and iron. Susan Durso, Founder of Anomaly Season, discusses her contemporary take on traditional kimchi with Lynda… Read More

Professor and author Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. discusses his new release, North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability. In dialogue with Senior Director Stephen Noerper, Bechtol speaks to the DPRK’s ongoing sales of conventional weapons, ballistic missile and WMD systems and technology, as well as collaboration, in the world’s more volatile regions. Korea at a Crossroads: North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle… 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