North Korea

Expert Take: U.S.-North Korea Relations with former Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun

Join us for a conversation with Stephen Biegun, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea. This discussion will examine past

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Northeast Asia Regional Review

Following on the historic Obama-Xi summit in California, in anticipation of the late June Xi-Park summit, and in marking the 60th anniversary of the end

The Hungnam Rescue

Join us for an inspiring and heartwarming story timed for the holiday season about the largest wartime humanitarian evacuation in history. During The Korean War,

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Shifting Balance, Forcing Change

General (Ret.) Walter “Skip” Sharp calls for enhanced international cooperation and coordination to shift the strategic balance in Northeast Asia and force change in North

Martial Law Implications for South Korea and the U.S.-Korea Relationship

Join us for a program that explores recent political events in South Korea, including a brief history of martial law in Korea, the events leading

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Journals and Book Reviews

Contributions by the Korea Society team in academic and policy journals. |   8/16/2023 | Biases blind us to the risk of Chinese military intervention

The Unseen Resilience of North Korean Female Defectors

Join us for a discussion on the unseen resilience of North Korean female defectors. Kim Seonghui and Na Min-Hee provide powerful personal testimony, describing their

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There was ‘frustration’ in Kim Jong Un’s message: Expert

Thomas Byrne of The Korea Society says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year address had an “underlying element of frustration” over a lack

Prospects for Relations with North Korea

  Program Brief Prospects for Relations with North Korea This program examined prospects for relations with North Korea, including US-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance coordination,

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I’m glad that Trump’s tone was ‘realistic’: Former US ambassador

Thomas Hubbard of the Korea Society says it is good that both leaders had positive attitudes ahead of talks at the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi.