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Quick Take - North Korea’s New Posture, with Dr. Soo Kim
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 4:00 PM
In 2024, North Korea’s leadership has made a number of striking changes to its foreign policy, including abandoning its goal of unification and declaring South Korea its “principal enemy.” Pyongyang has also doubled down on its relationship with Moscow, shipping artillery and missiles off to Russia for use on the battlefields of Ukraine. Speculation has also risen that Kim Jong Un may have made the strategic decision to go to…
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Zero Waste
Monday, April 22, 2024 | 12:00 PM
IMAGE CREDIT: Docu+ Zero Waste is a timely documentary film that explores the current recycling efforts in South Korea through the personal stories of six changemakers. These individuals are advocates for a circular economy who fight against the ongoing plastic waste pollution crisis in the country which has been aggravated by the recent global pandemic. To better understand how so many recyclables end up in our ocean and landfill, director…
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Quick Take - South Korea’s New Foreign Policy and Public Opinion, with Dr. Kuyoun Chung
Friday, April 19, 2024 | 5:00 PM
This program examines shifts in South Korea’s foreign policy posture, featuring insights and analysis from Dr. Kuyoun Chung, Assistant professor of the Department of Political Science at the Kangwon National University. The Yoon Suk Yeol administration aims to transform Korea into a “Global Pivotal State.” How has Seoul pursued this objective despite complex geopolitical and economic challenges? How does Korea navigate diplomatic relations in a tense region that is increasingly…
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Korea: A New History of South and North with Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 5:00 PM
Join us for a book talk with authors Professor Victor Cha and Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo, who discuss their new book, Korea: A New History of South and North with policy director Jonathan Corrado. The Korea Society is proud to be a stop on the famous pink book tour! This important new work of history draws on “decades of research to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late…
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