Geopolitical Affairs Programs

2026 Gala

2026 Annual Gala

2026 Van Fleet Award Honoree
JENSEN HUANG
Founder & CEO
NVIDIA

This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition

North Korean Sanctions and Adaptation

Join us for a discussion on international economic sanctions on North Korea with William Newcomb, Fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies and former

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After the US Presidential Election: Gauging the Results for Korea and Northeast Asia

Washington insiders Keith Luse, Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea, and Frank Jannuzi, President and CEO of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield

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New Views on Korean Peace Regime and Unification

Join us for this discussion on prospects for a peace regime and inter-Korean social integration with Frank Aum, United States Institute of Peace, Hannah Song, President &

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Looking Toward the US Presidential Election and Korea and Northeast Asia Policy

Daniel Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Susan Thornton, Project Director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific

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Prospects for Diplomacy with North Korea

Join us for a discussion on challenges and opportunities for continued nuclear negotiations with North Korea, featuring Markus Garlauskas, former U.S. National Intelligence Officer for North Korea,

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US-Korea Relations: Defining the Alliance Anew

USC Professor and Korean Studies Institute Director David Kang joined Senior Director Stephen Noerper to discuss progress and challenges in Korea-US relations. They weighed the

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Architecture as Kisul in Postwar Korea: Building the Industrial Nation-State: 2020 Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture

Join the Society for a live webcast of the 2020 Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture. The 2020 awardee is Sun-Min Park, a doctoral candidate at

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The Korean War at 70: Annual Armistice Day Salute

The Korea Society honors the service and sacrifice of veterans on the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, signed on July 27, 1953. This live,

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A Tribute to General and Ambassador Paik, Sun-yup Webinar

Korea Society board chair Ambassador Kathleen Stephens pays tribute to the late General Paik Sun-yup during this memorial program hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans

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Korean Baseball: Answering the Call for Sport in the Covid Era with Chan Ho Park and Jerry Royster.

Korean professional baseball has caught the eye of sports-deprived American baseball fans during the coronavirus pandemic. Join us for a conversation about the unique and

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