Join us as former ROK Foreign Minister Young-kwan Yoon provides an overview of the key findings and policy recommendations from his research as the Korea Project’s inaugural Senior Visiting Scholar.

The Belfer Center’s Korea Project acknowledges the generous support of the Korea Foundation.

2021 KF-Virtual Dialogue 4: Korea-United States

The Korea Foundation (KF) and the Belfer Center’s Korea Project are proud to host KF Virtual Dialogue 4: Korea-United States with a focus on “Working Together to Build a Greener Global Economy.”

The 2021 KF Virtual Dialogue Series—with a host of international partner organizations—navigates ways for green recovery through global cooperation by sharing the efforts and experiences of diverse countries around the globe.

The Korea Foundation and Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center’s Korea Project are co-organizing this event.

With the next inter-Korean summit and Xi Jinping-Kim Jong Un meeting scheduled for September, we’ll be convening a special Seoul Forum for International Affairs (SFIA) - Harvard Track II dialogue on Friday, September 28. This public event will highlight insights from former senior practitioners and leading experts from the Republic of Korea and the United States.

The co-organizers of this event are the Seoul Forum for International Affairs, Harvard Belfer Center’s Korea Working Group, and Harvard Korea Institute’s SBS Foundation Research Fund.

The Harvard Korea Working Group acknowledges the generous support of the Korea Foundation.

Amid a flurry of summits, Professor Yoon Young-kwan, former South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will provide a South Korean perspective of where we’re headed with denuclearization and peace-building on the Korean Peninsula.

Discussion with Ambassador Christopher Hill, Ambassador Daniel Russel, Dr. Gary Samore, First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, Consul General Kim Yonghyon, and Dr. John Park. This Harvard Korea Working Group public panel event will draw on the experiences of former senior U.S. negotiators who have engaged in deal-making with North Korean counterparts.

The Harvard Korea Working Group acknowledges the generous support of the Korea Foundation.

Speaker: John Park, Director of the Korea Working Group and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Moderator: Susan Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics and Director, WCFIA Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

In this seminar, Dr. John Park will examine the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) missile and nuclear capabilities and strategic behavior; recent developments in the Republic of Korea's (ROK) policies toward DPRK; and the evolving policy debate in Japan, China, and the United States in response to the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula.

Co-sponsored by the International Security Program

The Harvard Korea Working Group cordially invites you to a special event with Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon titled "South Korea’s New Government and the Way Forward to a Prosperous and Peaceful Korean Peninsula"

The Belfer Center’s Korea Working Group and the ROK Embassy in DC are hosting an event focusing on the one-year anniversary of the signing of the new U.S.-ROK 123 nuclear energy cooperation agreement.

Despite enhanced U.S. and South Korean military capabilities, as well as an increasing application of targeted sanctions, North Korea continues to make progress with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. In response to these advancements, the U.S. and South Korea announced in early August that they would deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in the southeastern part of South Korea.