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

The New U.S. President, Korea and East Asia

Korea Society  president Thomas Byrne, retired General Walter “Skip” Sharp, former U.S. commander in Korea, and Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. ambassador to Korea and William J. Perry Distinguished

A Year in Review: Regional Politics and Security

Pacific Forum CSIS President Ralph Cossa reflects on 2016 developments impacting Northeast Asia, from the step-up in tensions on and around the Korean Peninsula to

Changing American Perceptions of North Korea since 1948

This presentation will examine how portrayals of North Korea by the U.S. government and popular media diminished the possibility of diplomatic cooperation between the United

Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia

Georgetown University professor and CSIS Korea chair Victor Cha discusses Powerplay, his new book that examines the evolution and importance of America’s alliances with Korea

Korea, East Asia and the US Presidential Election

Mansfield Foundation president Frank Jannuzi and NCNK executive director Keith Luse, both former senior advisors to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the positions of

National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun

Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s 20th National Assembly, Chung Sye-kyun, addresses current developments on the Korean Peninsula, the Korea-US alliance, and Korea’s regional and

Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula

Ha Young-sun, chairman of the board of the East Asia Institute; Chun Chaesung, chair of EAI’s Asia Security Initiative Research Center; and Sohn Yul, dean

Next Steps in Korea-Japan Relations

    Pacific Forum CSIS executive director Brad Glosserman and Council on Foreign Relations fellow and director Scott Snyder, authors of The Japan-South Korea Identity

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Memorial Ceremony

JULY 25, 2016  — NEW YORK — The Korea Society, a 59-year-old organization that promotes awareness, understanding and cooperation between the United States and Korea,

Special Roundtable on Korea and the US Presidential Campaigns

In July 25, 2016 – The general theme of the round table will be Korea, the US Presidential Campaigns, and Rising Tensions on the Peninsula. We