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This year, The Korea Society returned to the renowned Baltusrol Golf Club to host the 35th Annual Van Fleet Memorial Golf Tournament on May 18, 2026.We were delighted to welcome our sponsors, members, and friends for a lovely day of golf, networking, and competition. Throughout the tournament, participants enjoyed a beautiful day on the course while reconnecting with colleagues and strengthening ties within the...
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The Promised Republic
During a discussion of his book, The Promised Republic: Developmental Society and The Making of Modern Seoul, 1961-1971, Dr. Russell Burge challenged elite-driven narratives of South Korea's "Miracle on the Han" by demonstrating how the urban poor in Seoul's shantytowns (panjachon) actively shaped developmental politics through a rich archive of memoirs, interviews, and...
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Assessing North Korea's Developing Nuclear Program
In our discussion assessing the latest developments of North Korea's nuclear program, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) Senior Analyst Sarah Laderman challenged conventional wisdoms regarding the DPRK's nuclear capabilities and described how the Kim Regime balances its fissile material supply against strategic weaponization demands.
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Privileged but Powerless
Dr. Jieun Baek described the complex psychological drivers impacting North Korea's 100,000 political elites in a discussion of her new book, Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime's Greatest Weakness. Mobilizing hundreds of hours of interviews with high-level escapees, Dr. Baek argued that the elites' performative loyalty is born...