2014 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea
The Woodrow Wilson Center has partnered with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES), Kyungnam University, to convene the IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea, an annual gathering designed to give a broader historical perspective to policy discussions on Korea in the United States.
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Overview
IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea
Friday, December 5, 2014
Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Luncheon: "Next Steps at the United Nations on North Korea Human Rights"
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Robert R. King
Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
Marketization, Social Change, and the Impact of the Korean Wave in North Korea
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Reporting on North Korea: Challenges, Problems, and Pitfalls
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The 2014 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea is co-sponsored by Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS).
Travel for this conference is made possible by the generous support of Korean Air, the official international carrier of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Speakers
Robert R. King
Joun-Yung Sun
Professor, University of North Korean Studies, Seoul
Choi Jinwook
Hyeong-Jung Park
Gwi-nam Noh
James Person
Professor of Korean Studies and Asia Programs, JHU SAIS; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, SAIS
Jean H. Lee
Journalist and former Pyongyang Bureau Chief, Associated Press
Chad O'Carroll
Sukho Shin
Kang Duk Lee
Paul Eckert
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North Korea International Documentation Project
The North Korea International Documentation Project serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for the scholarly and policymaking communities, disseminating documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
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