Against the backdrop of China’s mounting influence and North Korea’s growing nuclear capability and expanding missile arsenal, South Korea faces a set of strategic choices that will shape its economic prospects and national security. In South Korea at the Crossroads, Scott A. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for the future. Pairing a historical perspective with a shrewd understanding of… Read More

This noon session serving policy and corporate leaders examines politics, stability and security on and around the Korean Peninsula. This session features Dr. Sue Mi Terry, who has assumed leadership of Korea programs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dr. Terry, who appears widely in media and was featured at a recent New Yorker event, speaks with Dr. Stephen Noerper, Korea Society senior director, and lends thoughts to… Read More

Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2003 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, p’ansori is a unique genre of Korean musical storytelling. Singer, Jin Wook Hong, performs traditional and contemporary pieces in this style, accompanied by musicians on the gayageum, bass, drums, and keyboard. 6:30 PM | Registration and Reception 7:15 PM | Performance Korea Society Fellow, Patron, and Corporate members, please registerHERE for complimentary tickets. Join our membership… Read More

The Korea Society and the Korea Finance Society kick off the New Year with Tony W. Lee, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC as he shares personal experiences in the world of finance.Prior to founding One Rock, Mr. Lee was Managing Director at Ripplewood Holdings and also worked in the mergers and acquisitions group at Salomon Brothers in New York. Mr. Lee earned an A.B. in… Read More