North Korea

  • Korea Security Update

    Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 6:00 PM
    Retired General Vincent Brooks, former Commander of US Forces Korea/Combined Forces Command/United Nations Command, revisits the Korea Society for a discussion of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, to include the latest on the US-ROK alliance, North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, dialogue efforts, and confidence building. Korea Security Updatewith Former CommanderGeneral Vincent Brooks   THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 | 6 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY... Read More

  • The Nuclear Timeline with North Korea, featuring Jung Pak and Annika Betancourt|

    Friday, November 15, 2019 | 5:00 PM
    November 15, 2019 - North Korea has warned that it will pursue a so-called “new path” if substantive progress isn't made in negotiations with the United States by the end of the year. But what's behind this deadline, and what should we expect in the coming months? To find out, Korea Society Policy Director Jonathan Corrado sits down with two experienced analysts for insights on timelines, sequencing, and the art of diplomacy. Dr. Jung Pak is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for East Asia... Read More

  • U.S.-North Korea Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un

    Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | 12:00 PM
    History plays a role in shaping current events all over our the world -- but it seems to be especially alive in Korea. Scholars and practitioners that work on the Korean Peninsula can all agree on the importance of learning lessons from the past, but that is where the consensus stops. Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo is an Associate Professor in International Relations at King's College London and author of the book "US-North Korea Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un." In this discussion with Korea Society Policy... Read More

  • A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History

    Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 6:00 PM
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      Author Seth Berkman discusses the release of his new book on South Korea’s women’s hockey team at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. In conversation with Society Policy Director Jonathan Corrado, Berkman, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and SPIN and on ESPN, chronicles the tale of a group of young women who brought the Koreas closer in new ways. Followed by book sale and signing by the author.This program enjoys the support of Columbia University's Center for Korean Research (CKR).   A Team of... Read More

  • New Thinking from Korea and China

    Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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    New generation scholars from Korea and China join Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a discussion on developments in regional politics and security, North Korea’s denuclearization, and visions for the Korean Peninsula. This National Committee on American Foreign Policy event offers unique insights from young professionals for members and media. Speakers include: Dr. Jihwan Hwang from the University of Seoul, Dr. Jina Kim from the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis (KIDA), Dr. Xiaoyu Pu from the... Read More

  • China-Korea Relations

    Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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      Senior analyst Yang Xiyu, Senior Fellow at China’s Institute of International Studies, joins Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a discussion of China’s role on the Korean Peninsula, its relations with South Korea, recent meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and China’s commitment to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. An experienced diplomat, Yang was the inaugural director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Office for Korean Peninsula Issues.This... Read More

  • North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War?

    Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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    Harvard University’s William Overholt discussed the release of his new edited volume, North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War? with Society President Tom Byrne. Overholt tackled the range of approaches to North Korea, the interplay of development and security, leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un, and challenges to alliance management. North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War?with William Overholt   Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 12 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017   Join our... Read More

  • Korea-Japan Relations and the US Role

    Thursday, September 12, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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      Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Sheila Smith joined Korea Society Chairman Ambassador Thomas Hubbard for a discussion on the recent challenges to Korea-Japan relations posed by the dispute over Japanese export controls. Amid the growing discord, Smith and Hubbard weigh in on possible offramps and paths forward, as well as the nature of the US role in facilitating discussion among its two Northeast Asia allies. Co-sponsored with the Japan Society.   Korea-Japan Relations and the US Rolewith Sheila... Read More

  • Making North Korea Creditworthy: What Will It Take to Finance Its Post Nuclear Development?

    Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | 3:00 PM
    The U.S. and South Korea have promised a bright future for North Korea if it denuclearizes. Reform is fundamentally North Korea's choice. But a successful economic transition will take a long time given that North Korea remains stuck in a low-income trap. Pyongyang’s “marketization from below” and ring-fenced infrastructure projects will not be enough. North Korea will require substantial and sustained amounts of external financing, hence the need for it to establish creditworthiness. The path to a bright future... Read More

  • Hope For My People with Joseph Kim

    Monday, June 24, 2019 | 6:00 PM
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      Joseph Kim was born and raised in North Korea. At the age of 12, his father died of starvation and he was separated from his mother and sister. In 2006, Joseph escaped North Korea into China. A year later, he was resettled in the United States as a North Korean refugee. Since then, Joseph has shared his story from the TED stage, has published a memoir, "Under the Same Sky," has graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Bard College, and now works at the George W. Bush Institute as an assistant on the... Read More

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