The Soh Jaipil Circle on Contemporary Korean Affairs (2017 – 2019) was named after the famous champion of Korean independence who earned a medical degree at GW. The circle brought together people from the academic and think tank communities for serious and engaging conversations on contemporary Korean affairs.
February 14, 2019
John Merrill: “The Jeju 4.3 Incident, Korea’s ‘Dark History,’ and Its Implications for North Korea Policy”
January 23, 2019
David Kang: “North Korea in 2019: More of the same, or a historic opportunity?”
November 29, 2018
Christy Gavitt: “Providing Humanitarian Aid in North Korea and Other Authoritarian Settings”
September 11, 2018
Sanghyun Lee, Yong-sup Han, and Youngjun Kim: “Post Trump-Kim Summit: What is the Next Step?”
July 25, 2018
Cho Hyun: “Future of Korea-US Alliance: Creating Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia”
April 27, 2018
Joongho Kim: “Economic Engagement with North Korea – Opportunities and Challenges”
April 11, 2018
Angela Kim: “International Legal Issues for a Unified Korea: Protection of Third Party Rights Under Pre-Existing Bilateral Treaties”
February 12, 2018
Youn Kuk Jung: “The South Korean Media in the Post-Truth Era”
February 9, 2018
Sergei Kurbanov: “Compiling a History of North Korea in the 21st Century: Methodology of Fact Selection and Analysis”
December 1, 2017
Jihwan Hwang: “Can North Korea Become America’s Friend?”
April 16, 2017
Jaikwan Jung: “Why Is There No Rebellion in North Korea?”
February 16, 2017
Daniel Roh: “Prospects for Korea-Japan Reconciliation in a Time of Political Turmoil”
