Daniel Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Susan Thornton, Project Director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale University, join Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a discussion on the upcoming US Presidential election, with an eye to US policy implications for Korea and Northeast Asia. This all-star… Read More

Join us for a discussion on challenges and opportunities for continued nuclear negotiations with North Korea, featuring Markus Garlauskas, former U.S. National Intelligence Officer for North Korea, Soo Kim, RAND, and Ankit Panda, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. What are the chances that North Korea denuclearizes and what can the U.S. and South Korea do to increase those chances? Should an interim deal with snapback measures be considered good progress,… Read More

Korea Society board chair Ambassador Kathleen Stephens pays tribute to the late General Paik Sun-yup during this memorial program hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) and the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation (KUSAF). General Paik, the first South Korean to achieve the rank of four-star general, passed away on July 10, 2020 at the age of 99. About General Paik, Ambassador Stephens said, "He was such a key figure in… Read More

A collection of audio podcasts featuring mentions of the Korea Society and its team. 6/4/20 | CSIS | CENTER for STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES| CSIS Korea Chair Capital Cable #3 In a CSIS Korea Chair program, Ambassador (ret) Mark Lippert said, "Tom Byrne, president of the Korea society, and a long time financial analyst at Moody’s who really knows his way around finance and economics issues, wrote a piece on… Read More

The Korea Society joins the nation in mourning the senseless killing of George Floyd and stands in solidarity with those who peacefully exercise their constitutional rights in demanding justice. The Korea Society has been, and remains, committed to bridging cultural and racial divides. After the 1992 Los Angeles riots that exposed deep divides between black, Korean, and other communities in Los Angeles, the Society established a long-term educational project for… Read More

First published in Pyongyang in 1988, Friend by Paek Nam-Nyong is one of the few North Korean novels that has reached an international audience. Professor Immanuel Kim, the translator of Friend and a specialist in North Korean literature and cinema, offers a glimpse into contemporary life in North Korea through this novel and other popular culture from Pyongyang. "a beguiling introduction to the everyday, with none of the rockets and… Read More

Dr. Jung H. Pak discusses her new book on the rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, in conversation with Society President Tom Byrne. Pak, a Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and former CIA analyst, provides a behind-the-scenes look at Kim’s character and motivations and chronicles his nuclear ambitions and summitry with President Trump. The book is available for purchase at Penguin Random House. To buy Becoming Kim Jong Un, please… Read More

A curated collection of programs that mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War by exploring its legacy and impact, featuring videos, podcasts, publications, and events. 2020 Annual GalaVideo Presentation on Korean War Veterans||| Daily News: OPINION |70 years later, remember the ‘The Forgotten War’ and appreciate the South Korean-American relationship In a new article for New York Daily News, Korea Society president Thomas Byrne writes, "As… Read More

A collection of our latest programs showcasing content on Korea and the impact of the novel coronavirus, including videos, podcasts, publications, and more. K-Global Vaccine Hub with Dr. Jerome Kim and Dr. Manki Song|Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 6:30 PM (EDT) As part of our ‘Korea and Coronavirus Series,’ The Korea Society will again host a conversation with Dr. Jerome Kim, Director General of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Tom… Read More

CSIS Senior Adviser and inaugural holder of the Korea Chair Victor Cha and Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute Lindsay Lloyd discuss Cha’s report, Regaining Lost Ground in the North Korean Human Rights Movement, in conversation with Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper. Regaining Lost Ground in the North Korean Human Rights MovementwithVictor Cha and Lindsay Lloyd THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020… Read More