Category: Event Summaries

North Korea Economic Forum Panel Discussion “The Pandemic’s Impact on North Korea: Leadership Dynamics, Markets and Public Health” Summary

November 23, 2020 Event Summaries North Korea Economic Forum No Comments
On November 16th, 2020, the GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) hosted the North Korea Economic Forum Panel Discussion on “The Pandemic’s Impact on North Korea: Leadership Dynamics, Markets and Public Health.” Three experts from Korea and three experts the US joined to discuss the pandemic’s impact on North Korea’s…

The 28th Annual Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities: “From Enmity to Empathy: African American and Korean American Communities since the 1992 Los Angeles Riots”

November 17, 2020 Event Summaries Hahn Moo-sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities No Comments
On November 6th, 2020, the GW Institute of Korean Studies hosted the 28th Annual Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities, with this year’s discussion topic, “From Enmity to Empathy: African American and Korean American Communities since the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.” In a time where the call for civil…

Korea Policy Forum on “The U.S. Presidential Election and Korea: Journalists’ Views” Summary

November 12, 2020 Event Summaries Korea Policy Forum No Comments
On November 10, 2020, the GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) and the East Asia National Resource Center co-sponsored the Korea Policy Forum on “The U.S. Presidential Election and Korea: Journalists’ Views.” Moderated by Yonho Kim, Associate Director of GWIKS, American and South Korean journalists discussed the domestic reactions to…

The 2nd Annual North Korea Economic Forum Annual Conference(Part II Session I): “Traditional Methodology: Researching a Hard Target.”

November 4, 2020 Event Summaries North Korea Economic Forum No Comments
On October 12, 2020, the GW Institute of Korean Studies and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDIS) cohosted the 2nd North Korea Economic Forum Annual Conference (Part II). Session I, Moderated by C4ADS fellow, William Newcomb, was joined by a panel of academic and field experts including…