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[September 11, 2018] Panel Talk “Post Trump-Kim Summit: What is the next step?”

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Panel Talk
“Post Trump-Kim Summit: What is the next step?”

“North Korea Issue: Three-Level Games”
Dr. Sanghyun Lee
Senior Researcher, Sejong Institute; President, Korea Nuclear Policy Society

“The Fate of Nuclear Weapons in North Korea”
Professor Yong-sup Han
Former Vice President, Korea National Defense University; Former President, Korea Nuclear Policy Society

“A Paradigm Shift: Reverse-Kissinger Strategy”
Professor Youngjun Kim
Professor, Korea National Defense University; Research Director, Korea Nuclear Policy Society

Moderated by
Professor Immanuel Kim
The George Washington University

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Lindner Family Commons
The George Washington University
1957 E St. NW, Room 602, Washington, DC 20052

About Sanghun Lee
Dr. Sanghyun Lee is a senior researcher of the Sejong Institute, a leading Think Tank in the Republic of Korea. He served as Director-General for Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the President of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society.

About Yong-sup Han
Professor Yong-sup Han is a former Vice President of the Korea National Defense University and a former director of the Research Institute of National Security Affairs. He was the former President of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society and served as a main negotiator to North Korea for arms control for many years.

About Youngjun Kim
Professor Youngjun Kim of the Korea National Defense University is the author of Origins of the North Korean Garrison State: People’s Army and the Korean War published by Routledge in 2017. He is a member of Commanders’ Strategic Shaping Board (CSSB) for the ROK-US Combined Forces Commander and a research director of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society.

About Immanuel Kim
Immanuel Kim is Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies. Prior to working at the George Washington University, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University (SUNY). Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. He is an authority on North Korean literature and film and is the author of a recent book on North Korean literature, Rewriting Revolution: Women, Sexuality, and Memory in North Korean Fiction (University of Hawaii Press, 2018).

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[July 25, 2018] Soh Jaipil Circle: Cho Hyun, The 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

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Soh Jaipil Circle on Contemporary Korean Affairs with the 2nd Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun

Co-sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington D.C.

Future of the Korea-US Alliance : Creating Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia

Cho Hyun
The 2nd Vice Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

Biography of Cho Hyun
Cho Hyun joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of Korea in 1979. Prior to his current position as the 2nd Vice Minister to MOFA, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to both the Republic of India and the Republic of Austria. With the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), he served as Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Ambassador for Energy and Resources, Director-General for International Economic Affairs Bureau, and Deputy Director-General for Multilateral Trade Bureau. In 2006, he served as Deputy Permanent Representative for the Korean Permanent Mission to the UN and in 1999 he worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in France. He also worked as a Secretary in various offices: Senior Assistant Secretary at the Office of the President, First Secretary at the Korean Embassy in the US, Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal, Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in the Central African Republic, and Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium. Cho Hyun received his Ph.D. in International Politics from the University of Toulouse in France, his M.A. in International Relations from both the School of Political Science in France and Columbia University in the U.S., and his B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy from Yonsei University in South Korea.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Room B12, Elliott School of International Affairs,
The George Washington University
1957 E St. NW, Room B12, Washington, DC 20052

 

Opening Remarks By Edward W. Gnehm Jr.

Edward W. Gnehm Jr. is Vice Dean of Elliott School of International Affairs, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, and Director of Middle East Policy Forum. Ambassador Gnehm joined the faculty of the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in August 2004 as the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs. He was appointed to his present position as Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs in August 2006. He is also Director of the Middle East Policy Forum. Prior to coming to the Elliott School, Ambassador Gnehm had a distinguished 36-year career in the United States Foreign Service. He was a member of the Senior Foreign Service and held the rank of Career Minister.

Moderated By Gregg A. Brazinsky

Gregg A. Brazinsky is Professor of History and International Affairs and Deputy Director of GW Institute for Korean Studies. His research seeks to understand the diverse and multi-faceted interactions among East Asian states and between Asia and the United States. He is the author of Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy (University of North Carolina Press, 2007) and Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry during the Cold War (University of North Carolina Press, 2017). He served as Interim Director of the GW Institute for Korean Studies during the Spring 2017 semester.

 

The Soh Jaipil Circle is named after the famous champion of Korean independence who earned a medical degree at GW. The circle will bring together people from the academic and think tank communities for serious and engaged conversations of Korea issues.

May 5: Korean Cultural Center Around the World Embassy Tour

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Passport DC 2018: Around the World Embassy Tour

Join us at the Korean Cultural Center on Saturday, May 5 to celebrate global culture and all things Korean during Passport DC’s Around the World Embassy Tour! Each year in May, dozens of embassies open their doors across Washington, D.C. for this special city-wide celebration of international culture. The KCC remains a highlight, and this year’s program offers a full day of free performances and activities.

The festivities run from 10am to 4pm at the KCC and many other embassies, For general information and other Passport DC events throughout the month.
When : Saturday, May 5, 10am – 4pm
Where : Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. and other embassies
Schedule
ㅇ 10:00 – 11:00   Korean Performance Team Parade
ㅇ 11:00 – 12:00   Performances: Arirang Dance, Mask Dance, Folk Songs, Korean Traditional Drumming
ㅇ 12:00 – 14:00   Experiences: Beonanori Dish Spinning, Calligraphy, Korean Mask Making
ㅇ 14:00 – 16:00   Performances: Korean Traditional Drumming, Mask Dance, Folk Songs
Live Korean percussion music by Jinmyung! This ensemble interprets Korean traditional music for the modern global age to share with the world the excellence of Korean traditional music.
Korean Traditional Dance of Choomnoori(KTDOC) performs a variety of dances such as the Drum Dance and others.
Washington Sorichung is an organization dedicated to the cultivation of Korean classical music and other Korean traditional arts.
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May 17: Security Issues on the Korean Peninsula: Challenges for the ROK-US Alliance in 2018

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Security Issues on the Korean Peninsula: Challenges for the ROK-US Alliance in 2018

International Council on Korean Studies, KEI, and HRNK

KEI, 1800 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 2006

 May 17, 2018, 8:45 am to 6:00 pm

The Annual Conference of the International Council on Korean Studies will take place at the Korea Economic Institute in partnership with HRNK, featuring paper presentations on Human Rights in North Korea, Prospects for Korea’s Economy, and Korea Troop Deployment to the Vietnam War.

 

Program

08:00 AM  |  Registration

08:45 – 09:00 AM  |  Opening Remarks

Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President, International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University

Donald Manzullo, President, Korea Economic Institute of America

Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

09:00 – 09:10 AM  |  Welcoming Remarks

 Jai P. Ryu, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University Maryland and, President, One Korea Foundation

09:10 – 11:45 AM  |  Panel I: Human Rights in North Korea

Moderator:

Doug Streusand, Marine Corps Command and Staff College

Papers:

“Prison Camps in North Korea”
Briana Martinez, Angelo State University

“South Korea’s Role in Fighting for Human Rights in the DPRK”
George Hutchinson, George Mason University

“Human Rights in North Korea and the new Presidency in Seoul”
Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, HRNK

Discussants:

Gordon Chang, Daily Beast
Chuck Downs, Retired Department of Defense

12:00 – 1:45 PM |  Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
Sponsored by the Korea Economic Institute of America

“Korean Peninsula Issues”
Lieutenant General Raymond Ayres, USMC (RET), Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

2:00 – 3:45 PM  |  Panel II: Prospects for Korea’s Economy

Moderator:

Donald Manzullo, President, Korea Economic Institute of America

Papers:

“The Economic Value of the U.S.-Korea Alliance”
Kyle Ferrier, Korea Economic Institute of America

“Economic Tensions in U.S.-South Korea Relations”
Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America

“Chances for North-South Economic Initiatives?”
William Brown, Non-Resident Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America

Discussants

Eui-Gak Hwang, Professor Emeritus, Korea University
David Maxwell, Institute of World Politics

3:45 – 4:00 PM  |  Coffee Break

4:00 – 5:45 PM  |  Panel III: Anniversary of Korea’s Troop Deployment to Vietnam War

 Moderator:

Lt. General Raymond Ayres, USMC (RET)
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

Papers:

“Casualties of War: The Legacy of South Korean Participation in the Vietnam Conflict”
Christos Frentzos, Professor, Austin Peay State University

“Operational Overview of the Koreans in Vietnam”
James Durand, International Council on Korean Studies

“Recollections of the Blue Dragons”
Thomas Petri, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Vietnam, 1967-68

Discussants:

Larry Hufford, Saint Mary’s University
Bruce Bechtol, Angelo State University
William Newcomb, C4ADS

5:45 – 6:00 PM  |  Closing Remarks

Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr.

Donald Manzullo

Greg Scarlatoiu 

6:00 PM  |  End of the Conference

June 28-29: Korean Peninsula Security Challenges: The First Year under President’s Moon and Trump

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COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference

On the topic of:
Korean Peninsula Security Challenges: The First Year under President’s Moon and Trump

This event is co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies and The Institute of World Politics.

Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 9:30 AM –

Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 11:30 AM EDT

LOCATION

Institute of World Politics

1521 16th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20036

Day 1, June 28:

Opening Ceremony and Remarks
by Chairmen Gen. (Ret.) John Tilelli and Gen. (Ret.) Byungkwan Kim

Panels and Speakers:

9:30 – 11:30 AM
Panel 1: Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
This panel will look at the role of the ROK-US alliance for denuclearization of North Korea and the international collaboration efforts for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
with Andrew Scobell, Vice Admiral (Ret.) Tae-Ho Won, and MG (Ret.) Seo Young Lee
Moderated by Gen. (Ret.) Kim Jae Chang

12:00 – 12:30 PM
Luncheon Speech with ROK Ambassador to USA

1:30 – 4:00 PM
Panel 2. ROK-US Alliance Issues under Moon & Trump
This panel will discuss North Korea’s military developments and actions since Moon/Trump elections and nuclear weapons in the ROK.
with David Maxwell and Dong Sun Lee
Moderated by Gen. (Ret.) John Tilelli

Day 2: June 29th

9:00 – 11:30 AM
Panel 3 – Deterring and Defending against the North Korean Threat
This panel will discuss China-DPRK Nuclear Collusion and ROK-U.S. Alliance Response and optimal structure for deterrence against the DPRK threat.
with (USA) William Newcomb, (ROK) Ph. D. Jaekap Ryoo, and Ph. D. Nam-Sung Huh
Moderated by Gen. (Ret.) Walter Sharp

Closing Remarks – Co-Chairmen, ROK, USA

May 9: How Holding Back East Asia’s Women Holds Back Asia

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AsiaX with Elise Hu: How Holding Back East Asia’s Women Holds Back Asia

by Asia Society Policy Institute Washington D.C.

Wed, May 9, 2018

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

LOCATION

The Loft at 600 F

600 F Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20004

South Korea and Japan are among Asia — and the world’s — largest economies and seem futuristic on the surface: lightning fast internet speeds, pristine public transportation, and cultural exports of skincare and pop music that are known the world over. But for women, these societies are often anachronistic, and the lack of equality for South Korean and Japanese women can have alarming societal costs.

The Asia Society Policy Institute is pleased to host NPR Seoul correspondent Elise Hu for a discussion of these and other issues at the next installment of ASPI’s AsiaX speaker series. From her vantage point as the founding bureau chief for NPR’s Seoul office and a correspondent responsible for covering both Koreas and Japan, Elise will discuss the gender disparities in both societies, their long-term consequences, and potential solutions that could address the problems before it’s too late.

This is the fourth session of the Asia Society Policy Institute’s AsiaX speaker series and networking event for Asia policy professionals and young executives. AsiaX is focused on bringing fresh ideas from up-and-coming Asian innovators and experts to the Washington D.C. policy debate. These private events bring together young leaders from across the government, business, and policy communities to discuss emerging trends and issues that are re-shaping Asia and the U.S. role in the region.

Speaker
Elise Hu is an award-winning correspondent assigned to NPR’s Seoul bureau, where she is responsible for covering geopolitics, business, and life in both Koreas and Japan. She previously covered the intersection of technology and culture for the network’s on-air, online and multimedia platforms. Before joining NPR, she was one of the founding reporters at  The Texas Tribune, a non-profit digital news startup devoted to politics and public policy. An honors graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, she previously worked as the state political reporter for KVUE-TV in Austin, WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC, and reported from Asia for the Taipei Times. Her work has earned a Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism, a National Edward R. Murrow award for best online video, beat reporting awards from the Texas Associated Press and The Austin Chronicle once dubiously named her the “Best TV Reporter Who Can Write.​

Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies

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23rd Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture

Empire and Righteous Nation: 

600 Years of China-Korea Relations

A Discussion with Dr. Odd Arne Westad

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
State Room, 7th Floor
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St., NW Washington, DC 20052
Co-Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the 
GW Institute for Korean Studies
  

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies holds an annual memorial lecture to honor the legacy of the Center’s namesake – Gaston J. Sigur, Jr. The Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture has featured many distinguished and high-level experts from various backgrounds and professions related to Asia.You are cordially invited to attend this year’s Annual Gaston Sigur Center Memorial Lecture with Dr. Arne Westad to discuss China-Korea historical relations.

This event is on the record and open to the media.
About the Speaker: 
Arne WestadDr. Arne Westad is the S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at Harvard University, where he teaches at the Kennedy School of Government.  He is an expert on contemporary international history and on the eastern Asian region.
Before coming to Harvard in 2015, Westad was School Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).  While at LSE, he directed LSE IDEAS, a leading centre for international affairs, diplomacy and strategy.
Professor Westad won the Bancroft Prize for The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times. The book, which has been translated into fifteen languages, also won a number of other awards.  Westad served as general editor for the three-volume Cambridge History of the Cold War, and is the author of  the Penguin History of the World (now in its 6th edition).  His most recent book, Restless Empire: China and the World since 1750, won the Asia Society’s book award for 2013.
Professor Westad’s new book, The Cold War: A World History, will be published in 2017 by Basic Books in the United States and Penguin in the UK.  A new history of the global conflict between capitalism and Communism since the late 19th century, it provides the larger context for how today’s international affairs came into being.

 

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June 5: Euro Asia Shorts

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Tuesday, June 5th 6:30 PM: France and Korea Shorts

More details and RSVP coming soon here.

EuroAsia Shorts 2018

EuroAsia Shorts proudly presents an annual week of short films from Europe, Asia, and the United States screened at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington, D.C. Every night includes a cultural Q&A and discussion with experts, and several nights include special reception events! Join an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian. 

​This Year’s Theme​: WomenWorldWide

The theme for EuroAsia Shorts 2018 is WomenWorldWide. Women often face particular challenges to having their voices truly heard. More and more women are now telling stories as filmmakers, artistic creators, and as individuals, shaping the conversation and influencing how society as a whole understands and confronts the world’s many challenges. This year’s festival looks at the uniqueness and universality of women’s experiences, contributions, and perspectives in all aspects of life. To all women, be they artists and family members, professionals and visionaries, everyday people and extraordinary heroines — it’s time the world paid attention.

​About the Festival​

​Now in its twelfth year, EAS began as the Asian European Short Film Showcase and remains an original collaboration between a small group of Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural center staff. The festival has presented more than 200 short films since it began in 2006, including many award-winning shorts making their U.S. debut. Each year presents a broad variety of films and styles connected by a single theme, with post-film discussions each night, offering an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian.

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June 17: Jihye Lee Orchestra at DC JazzFest

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DC Jazz Festival has added The District Wharf as the culminating festival destination! One of DC’s most historic areas, the Wharf is DC’s newest hotspot, a stunning premier waterfront destination.  Events DC Presents: DC JazzFest at The Wharf features three main stages plus the very best in festival experience!

June 16 – 17, 2018

HEADLINING

Saturday 6/16: The Anthem | Buy Tickets Now
Doors, 6:00 PM | Leslie Odom Jr., 9:30 PM | R+R=NOW (Robert Glasper Supegroup), 8:15 PM | Maceo Parker, 7:00 PM

Saturday 6/16: District Pier | FREE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, 5:55 PM | Ivan Lins & Friends, 4:00 PM | Ben Williams, 2:15 PM

Also Performing at District Wharf

Saturday 6/16: District Pier | FREE
AMP Trio feat. Tahira Clayton (2017 DCJazzPrix Winner), 12:45 PM | Mark G. Meadows, 11:30 AM

Saturday 6/16: Transit Pier | FREE
Akua Allrich 5:15 PM | Washington Jazz Institute Ensemble 3:30 PM | Jazz Academy Ensemble 1:45 PM |  Michael Ventura 12:15 PM | Batala 10:55 AM

Saturday 6/16: Hyatt House | FREE (Donations Appreciated)
Check out the 2018 DC JazzPrix Finals, FREE!

Check out the DC JazzFest International Jazz Stage 

Sunday 6/17: District Pier | FREE  
Fabrizio Bosso (Italy), 6:30 PM | Gregoire Maret/Edmar Castañeda (Switzerland/Colombia), 4:40 PM | Melissa Aldana (Chile) 2:50 PM  
Rochelle Rice (England) 1:10 PM | Jihye Lee Orchestra (Korea) 12:00 PM

Sunday 6/17: Transit Pier | FREE 
Hess Is More (Denmark), 5:40 PM | Ancestral Memories (France), 3:50 PM | Reginald Cyntje, 2:00 PM | Jose Andre Band 12:50 PM

Jihye Lee is a New York-based jazz composer, bandleader, and vocalist. She re- leased her first orchestra album, April, in February 2017, garnering global praise as a fresh original voice on the jazz composition scene.

The Jihye Lee Orchestra has performed at various places in NYC, such as Symphony Space, Jazz Gallery, etc. Lee has presented her music in Boston, Los Angeles, Seat- tle, and Korea at notable venues, including the Berklee Performance Center, Blue Whale, The Triple Door, and Maria Callas Hall.

Lee graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music with numerous awards and scholarships, learning from and working with world- renowned faculty, including Jim McNeely and Greg Hopkins. She has studied privately with multi-Grammy Award recipients Maria Schneider and Terrence Blanchard, and attended workshops with John Clayton and Robin Eubanks.

Lee continues to create original compositions for second orchestra album, while performing, teaching, and doing commissions. Besides her orchestral work, she is planning to release her original duet album with pianists Yoonseung Cho and Vardan Ovsepian in a near future.

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