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Building Relationships and Trust across the Korean Peninsula

posted 10 Jan 202010 Jan 2020 by Events Editor 2 minute read

Come hear about a possible approach to peacebuilding in Korea. Registration required. Building Relationships and Trust across the Korean Peninsula: An Economic and Social Convergence Strategy Monday, 13 January 2020, 18:30 – 19:30 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 7 More London Riverside | London SE1 2RT Speaker: Dr. Michael Schluter, President and CEO of RPI Chairman: Clive […]

Games of Change? Sport Diplomacy and the Korean Peninsula

posted 28 Jun 201922 Jun 2019 by Events Editor 2 minute read

A symposium organised by the SOAS Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy: Games of Change? Sport Diplomacy and the Korean Peninsula Professor David Rowe (Western Sydney University), Dr Simon Rofe (CISD SOAS) 17 July 2019, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Paul Webley Wing (Senate House) Room S113 The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics has been widely […]

BKS / Chatham House Korean Ambassadors talk: the podcast

posted 25 Jun 201929 Jun 2019 updated 29 Jun 2019 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

For those, such as myself, who couldn’t make it to the recent talk on the Diplomatic Outlook on the Korean Peninsula, Chatham House has kindly uploaded a recording of the event, which you can find on the Chatham House website and embedded below. The Guardian picked up one of the earlier soundbites in the on-the-record […]

Discussion: Denuclearising the Korean Peninsula

posted 30 Apr 201930 Apr 2019 by Events Editor < 1 minute read

Denuclearising the Korean Peninsula: a public meeting with Francis Daehoon Lee, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, South Korea; Glyn Ford, former MEP and author of ‘Talking to North Korea’; and Carol Turner, CND. People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy is a South Korean NGO with consultative status at ECOSOC, the UN Economic and Social Council. It […]

Chatham House Korean Peninsula Peace Forum

posted 2 Apr 201910 Apr 2019 updated 10 Apr 2019 by Events Editor 3 minute read

A one-day conference at Chatham House to examine the state of play on the Korean peninsula following February’s summit in Hanoi. Update: the conference is now fully subscribed. Korean Peninsula Peace Forum: Prospects for Lasting Peace on the Korean Peninsula Friday 12 April 2019 Chatham House | 10 St James’s Square | London SW1Y 4LE […]

2019 LSE SU EAST ASIA Forum: “New Chapter for Cooperation?”

posted 26 Feb 201922 Feb 2019 by Events Editor 3 minute read

This year the LSE’s North Korea conference, which for the past couple of years has followed closely on the heels of the Korea Future Forum, has expended its scope to cover the whole region: 2019 LSE SU EAST ASIA Forum: “New Chapter for Cooperation?” Saturday 23 March 2019, 9:30am – 6pm Old Theatre | LSE […]

Talk by ROK Ambassador Enna Park – Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula Opportunities and Challenges

posted 24 Feb 201922 Feb 2019 by Events Editor 2 minute read

A speical early evening talk by Ambassador Park: Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula Opportunities and Challenges Speaker: HE Ambassador Enna Park The River Room | Kings College | Strand Tuesday 5 March 2019 17:30-18:30 | Register via Eventbrite Last year saw a great shift in the situation on the Korean peninsula. North Korea stopped its […]

LSE roundtable: New Reconciliations – the two Koreas

posted 21 Feb 2019 by Events Editor 2 minute read

A talk on inter-Korea relations as part of LSE’s New World (Dis)Orders Festival: New Reconciliations: the two Koreas Wednesday 27 February 2019 7:30pm to 8:30pm | Registration required: Ticket information LSE | Wolfson Theatre | New Academic Building | Campus Map Dr Jeong-Im Hyun (University of Central Lancashire), Dr Owen Miller (SOAS), Prof Vladimir Tikhonov […]

Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year Address

posted 1 Jan 20191 Jan 2019 by Philip Gowman 19 minute read

The following is the text of Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year Address, sourced from Rodong Sinmun: New Year Address of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un for 2019 Respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un made the New Year Address for 2019. The full text of the New Year Address reads: Dear people and service personnel […]

President Moon’s 2019 New Year Message

posted 21 Dec 20181 Jan 2019 updated 1 Jan 2019 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

President Moon’s New Year Message for this year was delivered by video hologram. The below is an unofficial transcript: My fellow Koreans, I wish you a happy New Year and good health. Are you surprised? Reflecting my wish to meet each and every one of you personally, I’m sending greetings as a hologram this year. […]

Korean Peninsula Peace Forum

posted 9 Nov 20188 Nov 2018 by Events Editor < 1 minute read

The situation in the Korean Peninsula has made many headlines in the last couple of years. With North Korea’s all out attempt to attain nuclear and ICBM capabilities in defiance of the international sanctions and pressure campaign led by President Donald Trump and US allies around the world, the situation looked precarious and dangerous. However, […]

ROK-UK Forum on the peaceful unification of the peninsula

posted 30 Oct 201830 Oct 2018 by Events Editor 2 minute read

Registration is required for this event. Please email sylviapark at live dot co dot uk if you wish to attend, with details of your Full name Affiliation Contact details including phone number. ROK-UK Peaceful Unification Forum “The Korean Peninsula – Peace Building International Co-operation” Monday 5th November 2018, 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London […]

[Cambridge] Reflections on the Sunshine Policy and its relevance today

posted 19 Oct 201820 Oct 2018 updated 20 Oct 2018 by Events Editor 2 minute read

The Republic of Korea and its efforts for a peaceful relationship with its neighbour, the People’s Republic of Korea, has become of huge strategic interest in international politics. This year, it will be just over 25 years since Kim Dae-Jung spent time at Clare Hall, a college in the University of Cambridge as a Visiting […]

Text of the Pyongyang Joint Declaration

posted 19 Sep 20184 Nov 2018 updated 4 Nov 2018 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

The following is the unofficial translation of the communique issued from the Pyongyang summit. President Moon’s statement following the summit can be found on the Blue House website. At the bottom of this post is a link to download a translation of the military accord that was signed at the same time. Pyongyang Joint Declaration […]

The Singapore Summit: the Joint Statement

posted 12 Jun 201813 Jun 2018 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

Here is the official text from the Summit: Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit. President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim […]

Text of the Panmunjeom Declaration

posted 27 Apr 201812 May 2018 updated 12 May 2018 by Philip Gowman 5 minute read

I’m wondering why a text as significant as this one is not prominently displayed on the Chongwadae or Ministry of Unification websites. The following is the unofficial translation you can find in the English-language newspapers. If there’s a materially different official version that subsequently comes to light I’ll repost. Update 12 May 2018 – I’ve […]

The Korea Crisis, the Moon Jae-in Government, and Olympic Peace

posted 29 Jan 201829 Jan 2018 by Events Editor 2 minute read

Somewhat late notice of a highly topical talk: The Korea Crisis, the Moon Jae-in Government, and Olympic Peace Prof. Chung-in Moon Special Presidential Advisor for Unification, Foreign and Security Affairs Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Yonsei University, Korea 30 January 2018, 5-6.30pm Venue: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Room B202 All welcome | No registration required Organised […]