Dr. John Park, formerly of Goldman Sachs and now director of the Korea Working Group at the U.S. Institute of Peace, explores North Korea’s leadership transition in the context of Chinese and North Korean party connections. Dr. Park addresses the impact of recent events and Chinese foreign policy toward the Peninsula for media and business […]
Dr. Colin Bradford, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation, addresses “hub” Korea’s recent success in hosting the G20 summit and offers insights into Korea’s growing global leadership role and the challenges still facing institutional and global governance. Dr. Colin Bradford and Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of […]
On December 9, 2010, The Korea Society and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta presented a panel on “Doing Business with Korea” at The Commerce Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of The Korea Society, moderated the panel, which included Ambassador Han Duk-soo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States; […]
On November 18, 2010, Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of the Korea Society, hosted a discussion of the economic, trade, and regulatory issues covered at the G-20 Summit. The panel included Ambassador Young-Mok Kim, Consul General of The Republic of Korea in New York, William Rhodes, senior advisor to Citigroup and a G-20 participant, and James […]
Dr. Colin Bradford, a leading voice on the “new dynamics of summitry,” returns for this third and final executive breakfast in our November G20 Seoul Summit series. Through a live call-in, Bradford will examine final preparations and innovations for the upcoming meeting of world leaders, as well as discuss Korea’s role as an innovation leader […]
This second in a series of executive breakfast sessions will address the November summit schedule with Dr. Marcus Noland, deputy director and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. After exploring the significance of the Seoul Summit and potential for institutional reform in our first breakfast of the series, this follow-up discussion will […]
This first executive breakfast in a three-part series highlights Korea’s attractiveness as a regional hub for economic dialogue, investment, and innovation. The session explores both the mechanics and the attendant opportunities of bringing the world to Korea for the G20 summit. The event will feature a call-in by Colin Bradford, a leading voice on the […]
The Korea Society and U.S.-Korea Business Council invite you to an insightful discussion among senior national-security and business leaders on the necessity for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Trade and investment between the two countries represent a significant engine of economic growth, accounting for hundreds of thousands of American and Korean jobs. Mindful […]
The Korea Society, the leading American organization dedicated to understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and Korea, will convene a panel of experts to discuss possible Korean responses to the sinking of the Cheonan, a Republic of Korea Navy ship. Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard, chairman of The Korea Society; John Delury, associate director of the […]
On March 26, 2010, The Korea Society presented a panel discussion at the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting in Philadelphia on the security challenges that North Korea poses to Northeast Asia. Moderated by The Korea Society president Evans J.R. Revere, the conversation included Scott Snyder, director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at the […]
