North Korea
Marketization and North Korea
Thursday, June 13, 2019 | 12:00 PM
Stanford University Visiting Fellow Andray Abrahamian and Korea Economic Institute Nonresident Fellow Yonho Kim join Society President Thomas Byrne to discuss how North Korea’s marketization has impacted social ties, communication, governance, and culture. Marketization and North Korea with Andray Abrahamian and Yonho Kim Thursday, June 13, 2019 | 12 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017 Join our membership program here! E-News sign-up
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Next Steps on the Korean Peninsula
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | 12:00 PM
The Korea Society welcomes former United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/US Forces Korea Commanders Generals (ret.) Vincent Brooks and Walter “Skip” Sharp for an insightful hour of analysis on Korea and prospects for peace and confidence-building going forward. General Brooks, who recently completed his tenure in Korea and spoke at Stanford University in March, reflects on the state of the US-ROK alliance, US negotiations with North Korea, and progress in inter-Korea…
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The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Stephen Noerper What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relations
Friday, March 15, 2019 | 4:13 PM
In an article for The National Interest, Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper writes, "The Hanoi Summit was not the unmitigated disaster many observers termed it. It is step two in a likely long and arduous process that will entail breakoffs, walkaways and other setbacks that accompany denuclearization."
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But many Korea experts welcomed Trump’s decision to walk away. “Better no deal than a bad deal,” said Thomas Byrne, the president of the Korea Society.
Saturday, March 2, 2019 | 9:00 AM
But many Korea experts welcomed Trump’s decision to walk away. “Better no deal than a bad deal,” said Thomas Byrne, the president of the Korea Society. A deal that would not lead to “full, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization,” one that would have accepted North Korea’s status as a nuclear power, would have weakened America’s alliance with South Korea and Japan and proven destabilizing, he said.
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Important point by @annafifield, and a reminder to reflect on the domestic motivations for two leaders engaging in the summitry process.
Thursday, February 28, 2019 | 5:04 AM
U.N. Would Like Full Denuclearization of North Korea (Radio)
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 9:46 AM
Thomas Byne, President, Korea Society, joined Bryan Curtis and Paul Allen on Daybreak Asia. He says that if North Korea is genuinely interested in economic development, they will have to have to make the choice to give up nuclear weapons. He also reacts to initial comments ahead of the summit on Thursday morning.
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