Tensions Rise On The Korean PeninsulaApril 12 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President at The Korea Society, discusses the mounting tensions between the U.S., South Korea and North Korea. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)   WATCH HERE:  http://bloom.bg/10UWbw9 Download the FREE Bloomberg TV+ iPad app fromhttp://itunes.apple.com/app/bloomberg-tv/id460459302&mt=8   Of interest: N. Korea Needs to Save Face in De-Escalation: Terry http://www.bloomberg.com/video/n-korea-needs-to-save-face-in-de-escalation-terry-ed2_FMFpQR67Kvs9JoKB8Q.html April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Sue Mi Terry,… Read More

The music of rare and exceptional artistic expression from North Korea will be showcased at the Korea Society as part of its Korean Traditional Music Series. Eun Sun Jung, an award-winning and talented young kayagŭm (12 and 25 string zither) artist from Seoul, Korea, presents some of the folk music of North Korea, selected for its vibrant folk music style and its contemporary interpretation of older traditions. This includes the well-known folk… Read More

John Park, Stanton Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow at MIT and an associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, analyzes the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the uptick in provocations and threats from North Korea and security implications for the region with The Korea Society's Senior Vice President, Dr. Stephen Noerper. Related News: North Korea threats predictable but Kim Jong Un is not, analysts… Read More

John S. Park, an associate at Harvard Univerty’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and MIT faculty fellow, speaks to progress and new developments in the relations between the DPRK and PRC. Dr. Park speaks to upticks in party relations, Kim Jong Un’s leadership and ties to China’s new leaders, growth in trade with and Chinese-style special economic zones in North Korea, and other changes. + - Transcript Click… Read More

On February 12, 2013, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in a show of defiance to the international community and the nuclear non-proliferation regime. President of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), David Albright; Executive Director of the Ploughshares Fund, Phillip Yun; and the Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for New American Security, Patrick Cronin addressed the significance of this nuclear test,… Read More

The Korea Society’s Dr. Stephen Noerper interviews Scott Thomas Bruce of CRDF Global on the Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s recent trip to North Korea. Mr. Bruce discusses the significance of Eric Schmidt’s visit, the implications of North Korea’s possible opening to information technology, opportunities for NGOs to engage with the the DPRK, and future potential inter-Korean cooperation in the field of information technology. Eric Schmidt’s Visit? A Double-edged Sword?… Read More

An Overview Consequences and Diplomacy? Capabilities, Legitimacy and Electoral Impact?   Why Now and To What End? U.S. Responses and China’s Role? A Financial Sector Minute   Diplomatic Shortcomings and Ways Forward?    North Korea's Launch: The Day After The Korea Society's Rapid Reaction Podcast Recording - The Korea Society presents perspectives on North Korea's December 11, 2012 launch with The Korea Society Chairman, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic… Read More

North Koreans escaping regime repression employ escape channels similar to those used by Harriet Tubman to help American slaves, says author Melanie Kirkpatrick. Explore the network of ethnic Koreans, brokers and missionaries who seek to aid those fleeing the North with Kirkpatrick and human rights advocate and U.S. businessman Steven Kim, founder of 318 Partners, an effort to rescue North Korean women trafficked to China.     Chinese-North Korean Children… Read More

Entrenched relationships are being redefined across the Pacific, with China now South Korea’s number one trading partner and destination for foreign investment and tourism. What are the implications of this regional sea change for politics and security in East Asia? Join us as Scott Snyder, author of China's Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, Security (Lynne Rienner, 2008), discusses the transformation of the Sino-South Korean relationship since the early… Read More

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, Evans J.R. Revere, president of The Korea Society, hosted a panel discussion entitled "The Obama Administration and Korea: What’s in the Cards?" on an episode of Asian America TV on New York's NYC-TV-25. Joining Revere was Jeffrey Shafer, vice chairman of Global Banking for Citi, and Professor Donald Zagoria of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. The panel discussed the challenges facing the Obama… Read More