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

Indo-Pacific relations in the time of COVID19

What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic crisis having now and going forward on the relationships between the U.S., South Korea, and India?

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Becoming Kim Jong Un with Jung Pak

Dr. Jung H. Pak discusses her new book on the rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, in conversation with Society President Tom Byrne. Pak,

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Kim Koo Professional Series 2020

  The Korea Society celebrates the launch of its tenth class joining senior professionals from corporate, media and United Nations circles with nationally renowned thought

Presentations by Sherman Scholar Award Recipients

The Korea Society’s Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award was established in 2017 through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Philp Sherman and

The Korean War Veterans Items Display

These photographs of Korean War veterans items honor those who served and sacrificed in Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953). Captured in crisp photographs by

The Korean War at 70: Regional Relations and Legal Issues

  Columbia Center for Korean Legal Studies director and professor Jeong-ho Roh and senior director and professor Stephen Noerper presented on legal issues and regional

Korean Election Analysis

Stanford University Professor Gi-Wook Shin joins Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a timely breakdown of the April 15 Korean legislative elections. Professor Shin,

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Podcast: Translating Korea’s Coronavirus Response Playbook

South Korea’s coronavirus response has been lauded for its integration of new technologies and aggressive trace-and-test measures. To help the international community understand this approach,

COVID-19 LESSONS FROM SOUTH KOREA: A Conversation Between Korea’s Top Coronavirus Expert Dr. Kim Woo Joo and Korea Society President Thomas Byrne

Learn how South Korea managed to bring COVID-19 under control in this recorded interview between the Korea Society’s President, Thomas Byrne, and Professor of Infectious

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Geopolitics of Coronavirus: Japan and Korea

Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Japan Studies Dr. Sheila Smith and Korea Society Senior Director Dr. Stephen Noerper examine the political impact of

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