Professor and author Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. discusses his new release, North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability. In dialogue with Senior Director Stephen Noerper, Bechtol speaks to the DPRK’s ongoing sales of conventional weapons, ballistic missile and WMD systems and technology, as well as collaboration, in the world’s more volatile regions. Korea at a Crossroads: North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle… Read More

How do we frame the Trump-Kim summit? What are critical next-steps? Get a Washington insider perspective with Mansfield Foundation President and CEO Frank Jannuzi and National Committee on North Korea Executive Director Keith Luse. Frank and Keith served as senior advisors to US Senate Relations Committee Chairs, and both bring unique contacts and sensibilities to this discussion on dialogue with North Korea and efforts to prevent conflict. Jannuzi and Luse… Read More

4/29/18 Bloomberg TVA Time to Be Hopeful Former Ambassador to South Korea Thomas Hubbard weighs in on the thawing relations between South and North Korea. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia." (Source: Bloomberg)To watch the video, click here 4/27/18 Bloomberg TVThe Long Road Ahead for North and South Korea Relations Dr. Stephen Noerper, Korea Society senior director, discusses the historic meeting between the North and South Korean leaders, saying it's… Read More

Contributions by the Korea Society team in academic and policy journals. | 8/16/2023 | Biases blind us to the risk of Chinese military intervention in Korea | In an article published by the Atlantic Council, Biases blind us to the risk of Chinese military intervention in Korea, Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado examines the historical record to highlight the cognitive biases that have plagued US intelligence assessments, with a… Read More

This by-invitation trilateral dialogue, organized by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, examines relations among the United States, South Korea, and China. The National Committee brings together scholars and former officials from the three nations to address areas of common concern and challenges, to include that posed by North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. The meeting takes place subsequent to the planned third Inter-Korean summit and around the potential… Read More

Priscilla Moriuchi, Recorded Future’s Director for Strategic Threat Development, discusses the evolution of North Korea’s cyber strategy, including cryptocurrency theft, sabotage, espionage, and everyday internet usage by Pyongyang’s elites. Priscilla is the former head of the National Security Agency's East Asia and Pacific cyberthreats office. Today, Priscilla uses a variety of tools to generate unparalleled depictions of North Korea’s state-level online behavior. Evolution of North Korea’s Cyberthreat featuring Priscilla Moriuchi… Read More

Stanford University Center for International and Security Cooperation visiting scholar Katharina Zellweger addresses the current state of humanitarian efforts in North Korea. Having visited North Korea more than seventy times, Ms. Zellweger describes current challenges, transparency and government relations, and the impact of sanctions on humanitarian assistance to North Korea. Ms. Zellweger speaks to her current Hong Kong-based NGO efforts aimed at the disabled and children in institutions in North… Read More

Dr. Jung H. Pak, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, addresses the lead-up to the potential summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Dr. Pak speaks to areas of potential progress, provides cautionaries, and articulates the challenges associated with the historic meeting. Dr. Pak also addresses how a Kim-Trump meeting could possibly shift regional dynamics and what that… Read More

North Korean cyber attacks are hitting the headlines on nearly a daily basis as the regime demonstrates an increased ability to innovate and expand the scope of cyber operations. Korea Society talks to AlienVault threat analyst Chris Doman, who teaches us about the North's largest hacking group and Pyongyang's latest foray - hacking cryptocurrency systems. Music courtesy of Elias Schutzman and Adam Bufano. Innovate and Attack: North Korea Doubles Down… Read More

A collection of original audio and video products made in-house by The Korea Society. | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | U.S.-ROK: INDISPENSABLE PARTNERSHIP AMID INCREASING GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITION2024 KOREA SOCIETY VAN FLEET SIGNATURE POLICY CONFERENCEFriday, November 22, 2024 | 9:15 AM - 2 PM (EST) The Van Fleet Signature Policy Conference is The Korea Society’s landmark policy event. Held in the District… Read More