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Stanford Center at Peking UniversityMay 16th, 2013
A premier program in Korean Studies
Since 2001, the Stanford Korean Studies Program has developed into a world-renowned center offering impactful programs addressing current, policy-relevant issues and events. Read more »
May 9th, 2013
Park Geun-hye makes first official U.S. visit
Shorenstein APARC in the newsSouth Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the United States this May for the first time since taking office in February. Stanford experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-Korea relations. Read more »
April 16th, 2013
Poet Jiha Kim emphasizes harmonized U.S.-Korea relationship
in the news: Korea DailySpeaking at Stanford on April 12, South Korean poet Jiha Kim emphasized that Korea and the United States are destined to work together in harmony -- like the mountains and waters -- toward a new world.
Online Korean Studies high school lecture series begins
KSP, SPICE in the news: Dong-A Ilbo on April 15, 2013Stanford's Korean Studies Program and SPICE have launched an unprecedented online lecture series on Korea for a group of high school students from around the country, who will take courses ranging from Korean history to pop culture.
April 11th, 2013
Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow wins dissertation award
Shorenstein APARC AnnouncementShorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow Jaeeun Kim’s dissertation Colonial Migration and Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea has won the American Sociological Association's Theda Skocpol Award in the area of comparative and historical sociology.
April 10th, 2013
Straub Joins Commonwealth Club "Town Hall" on North Korean Threats
David Straub, associate director of Korean Studies Program, joined Ploughshares Fund Executive Director Philip Yun on April 8 for a town hall discussion in San Francisco on the recent North Korean threats. The panel was held at the Commonwealth Club, the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, and moderated by Gloria Duffy, the President and CEO of the Commonwealth Club. Read more »
April 4th, 2013
How real is the possibility of a North Korea conflict?
Shorenstein APARC in the newsTension between Pyongyang and allies the United States and South Korea has mounted in recent weeks since North Korea's February nuclear test. Shorenstein APARC experts weigh in on the possibility of conflict. Read more »
March 8th, 2013
UN Security Council resolution on North Korea was a necessary but not sufficient condition
Q&A: Segye TimesIn an interview with the South Korean daily newspaper Segye Times on March 7, David Straub said that the United Nations Security Council resolution on North Korea passed earlier in the day was a necessary but not sufficient condition to respond to North Korea's latest provocations. He urged alertness to possible conventional North Korean attacks on South Korea and said that the Obama administration would support efforts by the new South Korean government of President Park Geun-hye to engage North Korea diplomatically.
March 6th, 2013
David Straub does not foresee an easy tenure for President Park Geun-hye
KSP associate director David Straub joined a panel organized by The Korea Society on February 28 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the new South Korean government of President Park Geun-hye.
- » South Korea's Presidential Inaugural and Next-Steps in Korea-U.S. Relations (video)
- » Transcript to download
March 5th, 2013
Report released on the North Korea problem and the necessity for South Korean leadership
Shorenstein APARC NewsShorenstein APARC recently released a policy report explaining why, of the new governments on and around the Korean Peninsula, only the South Korean government of President Park Geun-hye may have an opportunity to revive North Korea diplomacy. 
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February 12th, 2013
North Korea keeps its pledge to conduct nuclear test
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsNorth Korea keeps its pledge to conduct a third underground nuclear test. We ask our experts to weigh in on the detonation condemned by the White House as destabilizing. Read more »
North Korea conducts third nuclear test
Shorenstein APARC in the newsNorth Korea has conducted its third underground nuclear test. Shorenstein APARC Korea experts weigh in on the event, which is drawing criticism from Beijing to Washington, DC. Read more »
January 29th, 2013
Symposium on Northeast Asia security, Seoul
Shorenstein APARC AnnouncementThe security of Northeast Asia has important global implications beyond the region. The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Yonhap News Agency co-sponsored a symposium in Seoul on Feb. 5 to address current security issues, looking also within the context of recent leadership changes. transcript, paper, presentation available
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January 25th, 2013
Stanford's David Straub on North Korean nuclear program
Shorenstein APARC in the news: KQED Forum on January 24, 2013The United Nations Security Council recently adopted a resolution in response to North Korea's December 2012 rocket launch. David Straub discusses the North Korean nuclear program, and Pyongyang's rhetoric against South Korea and the United States.
January 18th, 2013
Korea's new leadership should promote country abroad
Shorenstein APARC Op-ed: Dong-A Ilbo on January 14, 2013Korea's new presidential administration should embrace the opportunity to provide more foreign aid, and to raise the profile of Korean technology and culture abroad, said Gi-Wook Shin in a recent Dong-A Ilbo op-ed.
December 19th, 2012
South Korea to inaugurate first female president
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford NewsPark Geun-hye was sworn in as South Korea's president on Feb. 25, becoming the first woman to hold the position and the first top female leader of a Northeast Asian country. Read more »
December 4th, 2012
North Korea successfully launches long-range rocket
Shorenstein APARC in the news: The Christian Science MonitorNorth Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on December 12, despite a UN ban and a North Korean announcement about possible technical issues. KSP associate director David Straub comments on the motives and larger implications of the launch.
- » Stanford experts comment on the launch
- » Los Angeles Times
- » Yonhap News (in Korean)
- » Christian Science Monitor (pre-launch)
November 15th, 2012
North Korea not a major U.S. focus
Shorenstein APARC Op-ed: Dong-A Ilbo on November 10, 2012In a recent Dong-A Ilbo op-ed, Gi-Wook Shin says that North Korea is not a priority in current U.S. foreign policy.
October 29th, 2012
Former British ambassador on North Korea's citizens, reform and engagement
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford NewsIn the coverage of failed rocket launches and Kim Jong Un's new wife, North Korea's ordinary citizens are often overlooked. A new book by former British diplomat John Everard, delves into the daily life of North Koreans and examines the challenges of developing successful diplomatic relations with this isolated country. Everard spoke at Stanford on Oct. 26. Read more »
October 26th, 2012
1st Annual Korean Studies Writing Prize Awarded
Recent Stanford graduate Jane N. Kim (J.D. 2012) has won the 1st Annual Korean Studies Writing Prize for her paper titled "The Globalization of Korean Food." Read more »
September 17th, 2012
In-depth on life in North Korea
Shorenstein APARC in the news: NK NewsJohn Everard spoke candidly with NK News about his experiences as UK ambassador to North Korea. In a related review, his new book, Only Beautiful, Please, is described as "a real commodity, offering an up to date snapshot of life on the ground."
August 1st, 2012
A major boost for Korean studies outreach education
Shorenstein APARC, KSP, SPICE NewsStanford’s Korean Studies Program (KSP) has recently been awarded with a major gift from Hana Financial Group and a grant from the Korea Foundation, which will provide a major boost to Stanford’s already strong K-12 outreach education offerings. KSP will collaborate closely with the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education on its outreach activities. Read more »
July 30th, 2012
American teachers get lesson in Korean studies at Stanford
FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC, KSP, SPICE NewsDespite Korea's growing economic clout and important role in international security, little is taught about it in American schools. Educators from both countries are trying to change that. Read more »
July 27th, 2012
Secondary school educators come to Stanford to learn about Korea
Shorenstein APARC in the news: Yonhap News on July 24, 2012During the first annual Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea, co-sponsored by KSP and SPICE, nearly two dozen U.S. secondary school educators gathered at Stanford, July 23 to 25, to learn about Korea, from hangul (Korean alphabet) to daily life in North Korea. They returned home with new ideas and numerous resources for teaching about Korea.
June 25th, 2012
Book recounts UK ambassador's experiences in North Korea
Shorenstein APARC NewsOnly Beautiful, Please, released in June from Shorenstein APARC, recounts former UK ambassador to North Korea John Everard's experiences during his stay in Pyongyang. Everard discussed highlights from the book at two special engagements: New York City (June 19) and Washington, DC (June 25). 
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