Event Archive 2019-2020

Spring/Summer 2020

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August 14, 2020

Korean Studies Workshop with Ph.D. Students

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June 29, 2020

Korea Policy Forum

“Post-Pandemic U.S.-South Korea Economic Cooperation”

Event Flyer for June 29 Event

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June 26, 2020

A New Frontier of Cooperation: The Fight Against COVID-19 

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June 18, 2020

Challenges of Reopening: South Korea’s COVID-19 Experience

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May 22, 2020

Signature Conference

North Korea Workshop on Sources and Methods for Researching North Korea 

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May 13, 2020

2019-2020 GW-IU Korean Studies Undergraduate Research Exchange Program Conference

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April 23, 2020

Korea Policy Forum

“South Korea’s Response to the Corona Virus: Public Health, ICT, and Economic Measures“

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April 20, 2020

Korea Policy Forum

Webinar “South Korea’s National Assembly Elections: Prospects of New Political Geography and Foreign Policy”

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March 5, 2020

North Korea Domestic Security Challenges, UN Energy Sanctions and Re-Emergence of the Threat of Famine

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February 28, 2020

Civic Legacies and Immigrant Incorporation in East Asian Democracies

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February 14, 2020

Korea Policy Forum

Energy Cooperation between Korea and the U.S.”

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February 13, 2020

Seoul National University Winter Program at GW

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Korea Peace Institute’s Visit to GWIKS

February 4, 2020

Korea Peace Institute’s Visit to GWIKS

*This was a closed event

North Korean Artist Byeok Song’s Visit to GWIKS

January 30, 2020

North Korean Artist Byeok Song’s Visit to GWIKS

*This was a closed event

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January 29, 2020

Korea Policy Forum

“Korean Politics 2020 – Korean Security Issues and Challenges”

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GW Lunar New Year Celebration performers on stage

January 23, 2020

GW Lunar New Year Celebration

GWIKS co-sponsored the GW Lunar New Year Celebration, which was organized by GW Confucius Institute.

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Dr. Sunhye Kim speaking at an event hosted by GWIKS

January 22, 2020

Soh Jaipil Lecture Series

“‘Baby Miles’: Reproductive Rights, Labor, and Ethics in the Transnational Korean Reproductive Technology Industry”

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January 10, 2020

Korea-U.S. Policy Dialogue

“Trade Protectionism: How Will It Change Our World?”

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Fall 2019

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December 17, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program: Mark Lambert’s briefing

Mark Lambert’s Bio

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Han Sang Kim speaking to the audience during the Book Manuscript Workshop

December 13, 2019

Book Manuscript Workshop with Han Sang Kim

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December 6, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“The Crisis that Has Defied Five Presidents: Covering the North Korean Nuclear Program for Three Decades”

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Joseph DeTrani, Former Special Envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea

November 21, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“Negotiating with North Koreans”

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Andray Abrahamian, Visiting Scholar, George Mason University Korea

November 19, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“Inside North Korea and the People’s Daily Life”

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Sandra Fahy, Human Rights Program Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School

November 14, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“North Korea’s Theory & Practice of Human Rights: Past and Presents” 

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Immanuel Kim, Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies, the George Washington University

November 12, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“Shifts in North Korean Literature and Film”

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William Brown, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University

November 7, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“North Korea’s Economy in the Midst of Tight UN Sanctions”

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Olli Heinonen, Former Deputy Director General of IAEA, speaking at event

November 5, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“North Korea’s Nuclear Program”

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November 5, 2019

GWIKS Special Talk Series

“Ernest Bethell and the Great Game in Korea”

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November 4, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“Nuclear and Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula”

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Group photo of event organizers, speakers, and panelists for the 27th Hahn Moo-sook Colloquium

November 2, 2019

The 27th Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities

“Consuming K-Pop: Soft Power, Marketization, and Cultural Appropriation”

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Gregg A. Brazinsky, Professor of History and International Affairs, the George Washington University, speaking to the audience at event

November 2, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“North Korea’s Relationship with China and Its Foreign Policy”

Program for North Korea Program Event

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Ken Gause giving lecture during an event

October 29, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“How Kim Jong-un Controls a Crisis: What Do We Know About North Korean Command and Control of Its Armed Forces”

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2019 Korean Literature Essay Contest Award Ceremony group photo

October 25, 2019

2019 Korean Literature Essay Contest Award Ceremony

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Cheehyung Harrison Kim giving a lecture at an event

October 24, 2019

GWIKS North Korea Program

“Between Sovereignty and Industry: A History of the North Korean State”

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October 14, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“Prospects for a Nuclear Deal with North Korea”

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Audio Recording of October 14 Event

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October 1, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry and the Korean Peninsula”

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September 27, 2019

Film Screening, “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue”

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September 27, 2019

The First Annual North Korea Economic Forum

“North Korean Economy and Its Future: Change vs. The Status Quo”

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September 20, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“The Korean Democracy and the Party Politics”

*This event was a closed-door round table discussion

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September 19, 2019

GWIKS Lecture Series

“Curative Violence: How to Inhabit the Time Machine with Disability”

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Professor Jisoo Kim speaking to students at an info session

September 13, 2019

2020 GWIKS Summer Study Abroad Program Information Session

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Learn more about GWIKS Summer Study Abroad Program

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September 12, 2019

Korea Policy Forum

“Next Steps in the U.S.-Korea Economic Relations”

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Visiting Scholars Meet & Greet

September 5, 2019

Visiting Scholars Meet & Greet

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