THE KOREA SOCIETY

Speaking on the phone from Seoul, Korea Society President Thomas Byrne told the South China Morning Post, “What we’re seeing here is that the alliance is working. Both the US and the ROK [South Korea] are on the same page. There’s unison in ends. There may be flexibility in ways to meet that end but the end remains unchanged: The denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula and the use of maximum pressure. The joint military...

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Stephen Noerper, Korea Society senior director, discusses President Donald Trump's acceptance of an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julia Chatterley and Julie Hyman on "What'd You Miss?" (Source: Bloomberg)

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Korea Society’s Stephen Noerper spoke to Finnish National television on the Stockholm and Helsinki talks on Korea. Korea-asiantuntija MTV:lle: Suomi vahvoilla Trumpin ja Kim Jong-unin huippukokouspaikaksi – "Helsinki on historiallisesti hyvä vaihtoehto" - Ulkomaat - Uutiset - MTV.fi

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Asked about Kim Jong Un's motivation for conducting a flurry of bilateral summits, Korea Society President Thomas Byrne tells Asahi TV that Kim is looking for weak links and ways to soften the implementation of sanctions. Kim recently conducted his first trip abroad as leader, meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in advance of upcoming summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Korea Society President Thomas Byrne speaks to Bloomberg Daybreak Asia about the economic relationship between the US and Korea, describing the conditions leading up to the agreement in principle on revisions to the bilateral free trade deal known as KORUS. "The closing sentence [of the joint statement] was that the important progress has made based on the strong and enduring security relationship. My own take is that the...

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Dr. Stephen Noerper leads at 1:14 on Pompeo Visit and Summitry

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