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

Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: The Latest with John Park

John Park, Stanton Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow at MIT and an associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, analyzes

China-North Korea Relations: Parties, Politics and New Perspectives

John S. Park, an associate at Harvard Univerty’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and MIT faculty fellow, speaks to progress and new developments

Dr. Stephen Noerper on Samsung as Korea’s National Pride

On March 14th, Samsung unveiled it’s latest Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone.  Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President of The Korea Society, speaks to Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg

Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher Education

  TRANSCRIPT   The Korea Society welcomes Yonsei University President Jeong Kap-young for a luncheon discussion on Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher

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South Korea’s Presidential Inaugural and Next-Steps in Korea-U.S. Relations

Experts reflect on President Park Geun-hye inauguration, promises of greater “economic democracy” at home and a new trustpolitik with the North, and relations with the

Report from Korea’s Presidential Inaugural

On Monday, February 25, 2013, Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of The Korea Society, and Ambassador Mark Minton, President of The Korea Society, attended the Inauguration of South Korean President

North Korean Nuclear Test – Rapid Reaction 2013

On February 12, 2013, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in a show of defiance to the international community and the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Perilous Passages: North Korea, Human Trafficking and the Underground Railroad

North Koreans escaping regime repression employ escape channels similar to those used by Harriet Tubman to help American slaves, says author Melanie Kirkpatrick. Explore the

The United Nations and Korean Leadership

What are the prospects for United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon’s second term? How will Korea exercise its two-year term on the UN Security Council?

The United Nations and Korean Leadership with Robert Orr

Please join us for a special season preview taping session with Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning in the Executive