Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Japan Studies Dr. Sheila Smith and Korea Society Senior Director Dr. Stephen Noerper examine the political impact of the coronavirus outbreak in Japan and Korea, in conversation with Japan Society President and CEO Dr. Joshua W. Walker and with an introduction by Korea Society President Tom Byrne. In this live […]
Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, examines developments in China’s foreign policy toward the Korean Peninsula in conversation with senior director Stephen Noerper. Schell discusses China’s commitment to denuclearization, orientation toward Pyongyang and Seoul, views on Korean unification, and the current news cycle, to include the […]
CSIS Senior Adviser and inaugural holder of the Korea Chair Victor Cha and Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute Lindsay Lloyd discuss Cha’s report, Regaining Lost Ground in the North Korean Human Rights Movement, in conversation with Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper. Regaining […]
Deadline: Sunday, March 15 | The Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Series aims to grow thought leadership on Korea for a new generation of US scholars and practitioners. The Korea Society welcomes applications from individuals at the Ph.D. through non-tenure track professorial levels, as well as nonprofit, public service or private sector equivalents. This annual prize […]
The Korea Society Coronavirus Update as of March 30, 2020: The Korea Society is closely monitoring and following the safety precautions from the New York City and New York State Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff, the […]
University of Connecticut History Professor Alexis Dudden explores recent history and possible overtures in Korea-Japan relations in conversation with Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper. Exploring trade and historical disputes, as well as well as Washington’s past and potential involvement, Dudden, author of Troubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea and the United States, as well as […]
This public roundtable dialogue explores recent changes and pathways for reform in the North Korean economy, with special focus on transitions and lessons learned in Cuba. Jaime Reusche, Vice President and Senior Credit Officer for the Sovereign Risk Group at Moody’s Investors Service and Peter Ward, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vienna and NK […]
North Korea challenges reporters’ efforts at providing clarity and revealing hidden dynamics given information gaps and a lack of access. Korea Risk Group CEO Chad O’Carroll, NK News Podcast host Jacco Zwetsloot and freelance journalist and outgoing Asian American Journalist Association New York President Hannah Bae speak with Society Policy Director Jonathan Corrado on how […]
AT CAPACITY | ROK Presidential Adviser and Yonsei University Distinguished Professor Chung-in Moon shares roundtable insights on the year ahead in Korean politics, policy and unification dialogue with select policy and corporate members. This event is by-invitation only at policy@koreasociety.org Korea in 2020: Politics, Policy and Unification Dialogue Insights Thursday, January 9, 2020 | 3 PM […]
Senior professionals from business, media and the United Nations join for an hour’s discussion on Thursdays over three weeks with leading thought experts on Korea and Northeast Asia. This twice yearly series affords both networking and high impact analyses on pressing issues in politics, economics and security. By invitation. Kim Koo Professional Series Thursdays, November 7, […]
