Tag: Geopolitical Affairs

Kim Koo Professional Series: Winter 2018

  This by-invitation series gathers corporate, media and UN senior professionals for intimate, high-impact roundtable discussions on Korea and Northeast Asia politics, economics and security

Kim Koo Professional Series Reunion

The Society gathers fellows from the first first six Kim Koo Professional Series for celebration, networking, refreshments, and reflections on the program and developments on

US-DPRK Summit: Too Big to Fail and Multiple Dimensions of Risk

Dr. Jung H. Pak, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, addresses the lead-up to the potential summit between

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Last Ship in the Harbor

Description: With the enemy hot on his heels, Admiral J. Robert Lunney helped board 14,000 North Korean refugees onto the SS Meredith Victory as part of

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Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series Awardee Announced

  The Korea Society hosts annually the Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series, which encourages new American thought leadership on Korea. The inaugural awardee in

Innovate and Attack: North Korea Doubles Down on Cyber

  North Korean cyber attacks are hitting the headlines on nearly a daily basis as the regime demonstrates an increased ability to innovate and expand

Negotiating with North Korea, Inc.: A Breakthrough?

Does the announcement of North Korea’s willingness to negotiate with the US represent a breakthrough? Did the maximum pressure campaign of sanctions and deterrence move

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Dialogue with a North Korean Defector

  Join an intimate conversation with defector Seongmin Lee, who escaped North Korea in 2009. Hailing from the border town of Hyesan, Lee witnessed the

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Korea’s Transition to Democracy: Thirty Years On

  Marking thirty years since the shift from authoritarianism to democracy in South Korea, the Korea Society hosts analysts and experts for an intimate discussion

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Politics, Policy, and PyeongChang 2018

These first-Wednesday monthly roundtables draw members and supporters from policy, corporate, media, academe, and the United Nations to discuss and debate Korea’s leadership, regional relations