North Korea
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 4:46 AM- Summit External URL: https://twitter.com/koreasociety/status/1099289476113809408
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The chairmen of three U.S. House of Representative committees urged President Donald Trump, in a letter published on Thursday, to stop withholding from Congress information pertaining to North Korea and current negotiations with the DPRK.
Friday, February 22, 2019 | 4:13 AM- Summit External URL: https://twitter.com/koreasociety/status/1098918638533464066
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The White House says that if North Korea follows through on its commitment to denuclearize, "The United States and partners are prepared to explore how to mobilize investment, improve infrastructure, enhance food security, and more in the DPRK.
Friday, February 22, 2019 | 4:07 AM- Summit External URL: https://twitter.com/koreasociety/status/1098917303960420352
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The U.S.-South Korea alliance can withstand the current diplomatic pressures
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | 9:00 AM- Summit External URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/20/us-south-korea-alliance-can-withstand-current-diplomatic-pressures/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.276d3ba1104e
In a new The Washington Post oped, Korea Society President Thomas Byrne says, "An alliance that can continue to adapt to changing conditions, amid the crosscurrents of denuclearization, is essential for moving the process forward." Read More -
STRIVING FOR PEACE ON THE BEDROCK OF THE ROK-US ALLIANCE
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | 10:00 AM- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2019-02-14_TKS_ROKNationalAssemblySpeakerMoonHee-sang.mp3
- Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/striving-for-peace-on-bedrock-rok-us-alliance-moon/id210903888?i=1000429877610&mt=2
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South Korea's National Assembly Speaker, the Honorable Moon Hee-sang, delivers an address on Striving for Peace on the Bedrock of the ROK-US Alliance. The speech comes in advance of the second summit between the US President and North Korean leader. STRIVING FOR PEACE ON THE BEDROCK OF THE ROK-US ALLIANCE + - Transcript Click to collapse Good morning. I am Moon Hee-sang, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. Mr. Thomas... Read More -
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Stephen Noerper Thinks Will Happen
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | 9:00 AM- Summit External URL: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/north-korea-and-america%E2%80%99s-second-summit-here%E2%80%99s-what-stephen-noerper-thinks-will-happen
In a new article for The National Interest, Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper says that the Trump-Kim summit will yield "a limited declaration of some North Korean missile and nuclear capabilities and some acceptance of verification in exchange for a lessening of sanctions, aid package & move towards normalization." Read More -
Human Rights and North Korea
Friday, February 1, 2019 | 12:00 PM- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2019-02-01_TKS_HumanRightsAndNorthKorea_5thAnniversaryUNCOIReport.mp3
- Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/human-rights-north-korea-marking-fifth-anniversary/id210903888?i=1000428983671&mt=2
Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu, Bush Institute Director for Human Freedom Lindsay Lloyd, and CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha speak to the landmark UN COI human rights report a half decade on from its release. This private round table discussion is by invitation. Human Rights and North Korea: Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry Reportwith Victor Cha, Lindsay Lloyd and Greg Scalatoiu FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 | 12 PM... Read More -
Talking to North Korea with Glyn Ford
Friday, January 25, 2019 | 12:00 PM- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2019-01-25_TKS_TalkingToNorthKorea_GlynFord.mp3
- Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-to-north-korea-with-glyn-ford/id210903888?i=1000428474706&mt=2
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Track2Asia Director Glyn Ford discusses his new book Talking to North Korea with Society senior director Stephen Noerper. Informed by extraordinary access to the country’s leadership, Ford investigates the regime from the inside, acknowledging that North Korea is a deeply repressive state that nonetheless has sections of its leadership determined to end its isolation. + - Tickets Click to collapse The Korea Society Fellow,... Read More -
Reading North Korea, with Chad O’Caroll and Jan Janowski
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | 12:00 PM- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2019-01-15_TKS_ReadingNorthKorea.mp3
- Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-north-korea-with-chad-ocarroll-and-jan-janowski/id210903888?i=1000427723073&mt=2
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Korea Risk Group CEO Chad O’Carroll and German diplomat Jan Janowski examine how to navigate information deficits when communicating within or reporting on North Korea. Lean into the new year with this informative session aimed at policy and corporate supporters, members, and media. Reading North Koreawith Chad O'Carroll and Jan Janowski Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | 12 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017 Join our membership program here! E-News... Read More -
There was 'frustration' in Kim Jong Un's message: Expert
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | 10:45 PM- Summit External URL: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/01/01/there-was-frustration-in-kim-jong-uns-message-expert.html
Thomas Byrne of The Korea Society says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year address had an "underlying element of frustration" over a lack of progress in negotiations with the U.S. Read More