Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor Sung-Yoon Lee addresses developments in the half-year since the release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry’s historic report on human rights abuses in North Korea. Lee, who has appeared frequently in the The New York Times and on PBS, argues for an uptick in ROK and international commitment to counter rights abuses and explores the issue of accountability for Korean unification.

Rights and Wrongs

The Analysts

with

Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and Assistant Professor, The Fletcher School

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Friday, November 7, 2014 | 12 PM

11:30 AM  |  Registration & Light Fare

12:00 PM  |  Discussion

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lee  or (212) 759-7525, ext. 313.

$10 Members | $20 Guests

 ~Explorer and YPN Members are free but must register here~

Of Interest:

20th Annual Timothy A. Gelatt
Dialogue on the Rule of Law in East Asia

International Human Rights: North Korea, China and the UN

ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s

Columbia University Senior Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry speaks about her recent Foreign Affairs article A Korea Whole and Free, which advocates a push toward Korean unification. Terry weighs reactions to the piece in Seoul, Pyongyang, and Washington and whether we are approaching an endgame on the Korean Peninsula.

Moving to a North Korea Endgame?

The Analysts

with

Sue Mi Terry, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Friday, October 31, 2014 | 12 PM

11:30 AM  |  Registration & Light Fare

12:00 PM  |  Discussion

 If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lee  or (212) 759-7525, ext. 313.

$10 Members | $20 Guests

 ~Explorer and YPN Members are free but must register here~

Of Interest:

A Reunified Theory

Should We Welcome the Collapse of North Korea?

Washington-based expert Patrick Cronin discusses Northeast Asia and the political process as Washington gears up for midterm elections. He also explores policy priorities as the 2016 presidential prospects begin to weigh foreign policy. Cronin, a prolific speaker and frequent major media contributor, heads Asia security efforts at the Center for a New American Security.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRyk8deqpig

Rapid Reaction on Wartime OPCON

with

Patrick Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Friday, October 24, 2014 | 12 PM

Washington-based expert Patrick Cronin discusses Northeast Asia and the political process as Washington gears up for midterm elections. He also explores policy priorities as the 2016 presidential prospects begin to weigh foreign policy. Cronin, a prolific speaker and frequent major media contributor, heads Asia security efforts at the Center for a New American Security.

Asia, the Midterm Elections and Momentum to 2016

The Analysts

with

Patrick Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Friday, October 24, 2014 | 12 PM

11:30 AM  |  Registration & Light Fare

12:00 PM  |  Discussion

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lee  or (212) 759-7525, ext. 313.

$10 Members | $20 Guests

 ~Explorer and YPN Members are free but must register here~

The Korea Society sites this forum in Seoul, featuring distinguished leaders from academe and analysis. Distinguished speakers address  the morning session on  the  the relations among these nations, Korea improving its relations with China and invigorating those with the United States, and prospects for building opportunities in business and policy. A working luncheon brings synthesis and recommendations for ways forward.

PODCASTS

  Session 1   |   Session 2   |   Session 3   |   Working Luncheon

Famed economist and demographer Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses his decades of ground-breaking research into North Korea. Eberstadt, also a senior advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research, unveils his most recent findings on North Korea’s trade and China’s role, in conversation with Dr. Stephen Noerper.

Uncovering North Korea

The Analysts

with

Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Friday, September 26, 2014 | 12 PM

11:30 AM  |  Registration & Light Fare

12:15 PM  |  Discussion

$10 Members | $20 Guests

 ~ Explorer and YPN Members are free but must register here .~

General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of UNC/CFC/USFK, discusses developments on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea, the move of USFK headquarters to Pyeongtaek, and the 61st anniversary of the Armistice.

~Invitation-Only~

 Monday, September 8, 2014 | 12 PM

Reflections on the U.S.-ROK Alliance

with

General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of UNC/CFC/USFK

 Please contact Stephanie Lee (212-759-7525, Ext. 313) for more details.

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The Korean National Assembly’s Chairman of the National Defense Committee, Hwang Jin Ha, addresses New York City influence makers on Korea’s current foreign and defense affairs outlook. He addresses the spike in regional tensions between China and Japan and Korea and Japan, as well as the North Korean threat under young leader Kim Jung Un. Hwang’s visit to New York comes on the heels of the latest China-Korea summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Park Geung-hye. Hwang concludes with thoughts on the resilience and importance of the Korea-U.S. alliance and new ways forward.

This special executive session features a 9:45 AM preview of the Fall 2014 Korea Society calendar of policy and corporate events, introduced by Senior Vice President, Dr. Stephen Noerper. Representative Hwang’s address begins at 10 AM, with an opportunity for questions and discussion. The session concludes at 11 AM. Light refreshments are available.

Korea and Security in Northeast Asia: 
Perspectives from the National Assembly

with

The Honorable Hwang Jin Ha
Chairman of the Republic of Korea National Assembly’s
National Defense Commmittee

Friday, August 22, 2014 

9:45 AM  | Registration and Fall Program Preview

10:00 AM  | Presentation and Q&A

In a roundtable discussion, Dr. Park Jin, recent fellow with the Wilson Center, examines the Korea-China-Japan triangle and U.S. policy options in Northeast Asia. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.

Korea-China-Japan Triangle and U.S. Policy Choices: A Korean Perspective

with

Dr. Park Jin, former Member of Parliament and Chair Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 

9:45 AM  |  Registration 

10:00 AM  |  Discussion

 ~ A special Fall season preview complimentary admission. Please register HERE~