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

Trump in Asia

Pacific Forum CSIS President Ralph Cossa discusses President Trump’s visit to Korea and East Asia, as well as the political and security landscape of the

Korea-Russia-China Relations: New Realities for the Korean Peninsula

Will Russia play a constructive role in helping stem tensions around the Korean Peninsula? Or will it play the role of spoiler given a decline

The Road to PyeongChang 2018

Senior analysts Victor Cha and Stephen Noerper share in dialogue on the road to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. Dr. Cha, Korea Chair at CSIS

Advancements in Higher Education for Women featuring Ewha Womans University President Heisook Kim

Members, professors, students and Ewha Woman University alumni gather to hear Ewha Womans University President Heisook Kim. Among the forefront of Korean educators, President Heisook

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King of Spies with author Blaine Harden

Best-selling author and former Washington Post Northeast Asia bureau chief Blaine Harden discusses his riveting King of Spies on its date of release. His third work on Korea recounts

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Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series Recipient Selected

    The Korea Society is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series award, Katrin F. Katz, a Ph.D.

Kim Koo Professional Series Concludes its Fourth Class

    The Korea Society concluded its fourth class in the Kim Koo Professional Series in late March 2017. The professional series brings together senior professionals from

Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture

The Korea Society celebrates sixty years since its founding with a public and press presentation on September 27 by Katrin Katz of Northwestern University. Ms.

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Found in Translation: Sunset: A Ch’ae Manshik Reader and Cho Chongnae’s The Human Jungle with Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

Leap from satire to Korean drama and other works by a mid-century master. Delve into a China raw, volatile and often uncontrollable in a novel

How I Became a North Korean

Award-winning author Krys Lee speaks to the release of her debut novel, How I Became a North Korean, at this first cultural event at the