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From its beginning, the Korea-Pacific Program has been proud to sponsor a number of stimulating lectures and events featuring guest speakers from around the globe. KPP has played host to a multitude of prestigious individuals with a wide range of backgrounds including the government, education, military, and international relations. These lectures and discussions have opened doors to a new understanding of world events and encouraged new interest in topics that may otherwise get overlooked.

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2008-2009 Events

February 19, 2009
Lecture
"Bond Market Development in Korea - Implications on the Current Financial Crisis"
Dr. Sunghwan Shin, Professor of Finance, Hongik University and IR/PS Visiting Scholar

Since the financial crisis of 1997-98, Korea has been undergoing rapid change in its financial sector.  Professor Sunghwan Shin discusses some of these developments and their implications given the deepening global financial crisis.
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January 28, 2009
Lecture
"Thoughts on Sport, Politics and Obama’s Challenges in East Asia"
Professor Victor Cha, Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University

Join IR/PS for a timely and thought-provoking talk given by Professor Victor D. Cha, Ph.D., who will address questions facing the Obama administration; What is America’s standing in Asia? What are the major challenges America faces in Korea and appropriate strategies for Japan? What is the longer-term impact of the Olympics for U.S.-China relations?

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2007-2008 Events

March 12, 2008
Panel
“Developments on the Korean Peninsula: Alliance and Elections”
Featuring UC San Diego professors: Susan Shirk, Stephan Haggard, and Jong-sung You
Also featuring:
Lt. Colonel Mike Finnegan, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense; Professor Bruce Bechtol, U.S. Marine Corps University; Kurt Campbell, Center for New American Security; and Scott Rembrant, Korea Economic Institute

February 20, 2008
Lecture
“The Second Korean Summit, Government Change, and Prospects for Inter-Korean Relations”
Professor Chung-in Moon, Yonsei University

February 11, 2008
Lecture
“The United States in Northeast Asia: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?”
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

January 25 – 27, 2008 Film Festival and Symposium “Korea, North and South: A Cinematic Perspective” Notable media outlets such as KPBS/NPR, Radio Free Asia, KBS News, JoongAng Ilbo, and Korea Policy Review covered the event. More than 2,000 people attended the screening of five North Korean films, five South Korean films, and one U.S. documentary film. The festival included seven lectures and one open panel by internationally renowned film directors and scholars. It was the first North American film festival dedicated to contemporary films from both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  $39,715 received as grants from Korea Foundation, IGCC, Calit2, and others. January 9, 2008 Lecture “Korea: Becoming a Powerhouse in Communications” Dr. Daeje Chin, former Korean Minister of Information and Communication

November 26, 2007
Lecture
“Developments on the Korean Peninsula:  The Summit, Six-Party Talks and Elections”
Professors Tai Ming Cheung, Susan Shirk, Stephan Haggard, and Jong-Sung You

The Venerable Pomnyun Sunim presents “Inside North Korea: Livelihood and Human Rights”

November 26, 2007 Panel/Roundtable “Six-Party Talks” Susan Shirk, IR/PS “The Second Inter-Korean Summit” Stephan Haggard, IR/PS “Presidential Election in Korea” Jong-sung You, IR/PS November 7, 2007 Lecture “Inside North Korea: Livelihood and Human Rights” The Venerable Pomnyun Sunim

2006-2007 Events

May 22, 2007
Lecture
“Shadows of the Past and Future: Japan’s Contested Memories with China and Korea, and East Asian Security”
Dr. Mike M. Mochizuki, political scientist and scholar of Japan-China-US relations

February 23, 2007
Breakfast Panel Presentation
Korea Economic Institute

February 20, 2007
Lecture
“North Korea Nuclear Deal: A Step Forward?”
Dr. Stephan Haggard

February 8, 2007
Lecture
“Sorry States: Apologies in International Politics”
Jennifer M. Lind, Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

February 1, 2007
Lecture
“Corporate Governance and Competitiveness in Korea”
Dr. Ha-Sung Jang, Dean, College of Business Administration, Korea University

November 14, 2006
Lecture
“DRT: Inside the Economics of North Korea”
Susan Shirk, Director, IGCC

November 14, 2006 Lecture “The North Korea Nuclear Crisis” Professors Susan Shirk and Stephan Haggard October 11, 2006 Lecture “North Korea’s Nuclear Test: What does it Mean for United States and Northeast Asia?” Professors Susan Shirk, Stephan Haggard, and Tai Ming Cheung Back to top

2005-2006 Events

February 6, 2006
Lecture
"North Korea in the 1950s: Resistance to Stalinism and Its Collapse"
Andrei Lankov, Australian National University

December 1, 2005
Dean's Roundtable
"Negotiating with North Korea: Food, Aid and the Nuclear Question"
Professor Stephan Haggard

Professor Stephan Haggard gets animated in a lecture.

November 18, 2005
Panel Presentation
"Crossroads on the Peninsula: The Koreas in 2006"
Featuring experts on the Six Party Talks
Co-sponsored by the Korean Economic Institute

September 27, 2005
Lecture
"A Voice from the North Korean Gulag"
Kang Cheol Hwan, Author

2004-2005 Events

January 2005
Lecture
"Mismatch Problems and Social Governance: The Case of Korea"
Chung Duck-Koo, National Assemblyman, South Korea

January 2005
Lecture
"Challenges to the Vitality of the Korean Economy"
Hiwhoa Moon, Director, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade and the Korea Productivity Center

2003-2004 Events

April 20, 2004
Lecture
"The North Korean Challenge and ROK-US Relations"
Ambassador Han Sung Joo, Ambassador from South Korea to the U.S.

March 1, 2004
Lecture
"Alternative Scenarios for APECs Long-term Development and the Role of Korea"
Sung-Hoon Park, Professor at Korea University

February 9, 2004
Lecture
"Reining in the Bureaucrats: Democratic Transition and Administrative Procedural Reform in Korea"
Jee Baum, Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, UC San Diego

February 2, 2004
Lecture
"How Korea Reformed the Public Sector: 1997-2002"
Dong-Kun Kim, Professor at Seoul National University

October 22, 2003
Lecture
"Economic Reform in North Korea: Globalization in Our Own Style"
Marcus Noland, Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics