Tag: Geopolitical Affairs

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

Next Steps in U.S.-Korea Relations

This special conversation between Ambassadors Hill and Mark Minton, President of The Korea Society, weighs next steps for U.S. policy toward Korea given developments South

Googling North Korea

The Korea Society’s Dr. Stephen Noerper interviews Scott Thomas Bruce of CRDF Global on the Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s recent trip to North Korea.

The Korean Presidential Elections: The Day After

Marking the record-high 75.6 percent voter turnout in the Korean Presidential elections and victory of Park Geun-hye, The Korea Society Chairman and McLarty Associates Senior

North Korea Launch: Rapid Reaction from The Korea Society

An Overview Consequences and Diplomacy? Capabilities, Legitimacy and Electoral Impact?   Why Now and To What End? U.S. Responses and China’s Role? A Financial Sector

Dokdo Dispute: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Please join Professor Alexis Dudden for a lunchtime discussion of the history of the Dokdo dispute–from the early 20th century to the present–how it has