USKI | UPCOMING EVENTS
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02.09.10: Book Signing: North Korea's Military-Diplomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008, by Narushige Michishita
Narushige Michishita will discuss the findings of his latest book, North Korea's Military-Diplomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008 (Routedge, 2009) on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. In this book, Michishita examines North Korea’s nuclear diplomacy over a long time period from the early 1960s, setting its dangerous brinkmanship in the wider context of North Korea’s military and diplomatic campaigns to achieve its political goals. It argues that the last four decades of military adventurism demonstrates Pyongyang’s consistent, calculated use of military tools to advance strategic objectives vis à vis its adversaries. It also shows how recent behavior of the North Korean government is entirely consistent with its behavior over this longer period: the North Korean government’s conduct (rather than being haphazard or reactive) is rational – in the Clausewitzian sense of being ready to use force as an extension of diplomacy by other means.
USKI Chairman, Don Oberdorfer, describes Michishita's work as: "...an excellent, comprehensive and important addition to the literature on North Korean policies and actions." Find more information and reviews here.
USKI | RECENT EVENTS
01.28.10: Wielding Power Softly? The "Smart Power" Strategy of the Obama Administration and Ramifications for Korea. Professor Kim Tae-hyun, Director of the Center for the Study of Grand Strategy at Chung-Ang University, will discuss the meaning and practical application of smart power and evaluate the Obama administration's soft power approach to diplomacy in Northeast Asia.
1.14.2010: North Korea-South Korea Relations in the New Era.Vice Speaker LEE Yoon-Sung (GNP), a 4th term Member of the Korean National Assembly and Member of the National Defense Committee, will talk about the future of North-South relations.
10.08.09: North Korea Human Rights Database Project: 2009 White Paper on North Korean Human Rights. Dr. Yoon Yeo Sang will discuss the findings in the latest White Paper on North Korean Human Rights released by the North Korean Database Project in Seoul, South Korea. This event is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy.
Download the White Paper (English) here.
Download the White Paper (Korean) here.
10.01.09: "U.S. Strategy Towards North Korea: Rebuilding Dialogue and Engagement." Joel S. Wit, the former Agreed Framework Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State and current USKI Visiting Scholar, discussed the recommendations laid out in his latest report regarding current developments in North Korea and their policy implications for the U.S.
Also, just back from Pyongyang, former State Department official Robert Carlin discussed his observations regarding the current situation in North Korea, including the impact of sanctions on the regime.
09.15.09: Buddhism in Asia: Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula. The Venerable Pomnyun Sunim addressed the role Buddhism has played in defining modern Asia’s religious, cultural, social, political, and economic dynamics. A long-time activist and advocate for human rights, the Venerable Pomnyun has worked extensively on advocating for peace within the Korean peninsula, including working to supply humanitarian aid to famine victims in North Korea and defending the human rights of North Korean refugees in China. His dedication to Buddhist ideals has not only brought accolades to his work, but has shaped his outlook on the prospects for peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea.This event was co-sponsored The Sejong Society of DC and the Foreign Policy Institute at SAIS.
09.16.09: Korea as a Global Partner for Poverty Reduction and Development Cooperation: From Recipient to Emerging Donor. South Korea has attained remarkable economic development and democratization in the midst of the security tensions. Only after a generation of rapid development, South Korea had begun its role as a donor of development assistance to other developing countries in the early 1990s. Is South Korea ready to be a responsible member in the global community working to help reduce the world's extreme poverty by sharing its knowledge as well as wealth? Dr. Eun mee Kim, Director of the Institute for International Development and Human Security at Ewha Womans University, examined how South Kored transformed from a recipient to a donor of official development assistance (ODA) and whether it is carving a new way of South-South cooperation. This event was co-sponsored by the Korea Studies and International Development Programs at SAIS.
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