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

Winter Games: From Sochi to Pyeongchang

Georgetown Professor, noted Korea analyst, and author of Beyond the Final Score Victor Cha joins Senior Vice President Stephen Noerper for a Studio Korea taping

The Choco Pie-ization of North Korea

Join dynamic contemporary artist Jin Joo Chae in this Studio Korea session. Jin Joo Chae employs printmaking and mixed media and is concerned with American

China-Korea-U.S Relations A Robert Scalpino Memorial Dialogue

Korea’s President and her advisors speak of hope for enhanced trilateral relations among Korea, the United States and China. 2013’s historic summits between Obama and

Ouster in North Korea Leaves World Watching

On December 11th, 2013, Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, chairman of the Korea Society, appeared on Public Radio International’s The Takeaway. He discussed the significance of North Korean leader

The Two Koreas Release with Robert Carlin

Korea uber-analyst and author Bob Carlin discusses on the day of its re-release what many consider the foremost book on modern Korea, Don Oberdorfer’s The

Biden in Korea

REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE IN A BILATERAL MEETING    

The Korean Peninsula and Strategic Risk with Bruce Klingner

Heritage Senior Research Fellow in Northeast Asia and blog-force Bruce Klingner opines on recent challenges on the Korean Peninsula and implications for those assessing strategic

Women’s Leadership and Higher Education in Korea

One of Korea’s foremost educational leaders, Ewha Womans University President Kim Sun Uk shares insights into the role of higher education in fostering female leadership

Korea and Media Perceptions

Washington, DC-based Thomson Reuters Asia correspondent Paul Eckert joins in conversation with The Korea Society’s Stephen Noerper for discussion of U.S. media perceptions and the

The Korean Peninsula and Strategic Risk

Korea’s Ambassador for International Security, the Honorable Chung Min Lee, addresses changes on the Korean Peninsula, recent challenges from North Korea, attendant market impacts, and