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

An Assessment of President Park Geun-hye’s Diplomacy in Beijing and New York, with a Preview Towards Washington

The Council on Foreign Relations’ Scott Snyder joined Korea Society president Tom Byrne to assess Korean President Park Geun-hye’s recent meeting with President Xi Jinping

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President Park’s Visit to Washington: Opportunity to Expand Global Partnership

When President Park Geun-hye visits Washington next month, there will naturally be a lot of attention on North Korea.  The October 16 Summit meeting will 

Press Release: South Korea’s Agreement with North Korea Eases Tensions

NEW YORK, August 25, 2015 – On 24 August the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) reached an agreement

Unification and Alliance Support

The Korea Society hosts a by invitation-only gathering for senior policy analysts and former officials from Korea, Japan and the United States to discuss Unification

The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States

Japan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies, are committed to the rule of law, and are also U.S. allies. However, despite their shared

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Knowing North Korea

Knowing North Korea is a multi-part, multi-year series, showcasing social science research and scholarly findings to better understand the complexities surrounding North Korea. The Korea

Opening Pyongyang

  In 2011, Jean Lee became the first American reporter granted permission to work as a journalist in North Korea, and a year later opened

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People with Disabilities in a Changing North Korea

Katharina Zellweger, former North Korea country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, discussed current research on the issue of people with disabilities