Tag: Geopolitical Affairs

The Analysts

    In honor of ROK President Park Geun-Hye’s 2014 and 2015 autumn visits to New York and the United Nations, The Korea Society launched The

Reading the Two Koreas: Getting it Right

Robert Carlin, author, analyst and scholar at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, addresses how best to read Korean Peninsula developments, with an eye

Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea: A Look Back

David Straub of Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center analyzed anti-US sentiments in Korea during his tenure at the US Embassy in Seoul

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North Korea and Information Access

Kang Cheol Hwan, author of Aquariums of Pyongyang and Sejun Park former DPRK refugee working for the North Korea Strategy Center, a Seoul-based NGO, spoke to the topic of

Korea’s Growing Role in Asia, Regional Cooperation, and National Unification

South Korea’s geopolitical position dictates maintaining a strong alliance with the U.S. while exploring a harmonious partnership with China to protect and pursue its national

Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

World leaders launched the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” at the United Nations Summit in September 2015. The Agenda was a plan of action for

Yeonmi Park: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom

Yeonmi Park, the 21-year-old North Korean defector and human rights activist, discussed her new book, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to

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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