On May 24, 2010, Lee Jae Oh, Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) covered several imminent challenges South Korea faces today, including the Cheonan incident, the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the anti-corruption activities under the Lee administration. Chairman Lee presented official comments on the Cheonan incident, denouncing North Korea’s attack on […]

After a brief introduction by USKI Director Jae Ku and Ambassador Robert King, David Hawk, the former executive director of Amnesty International U.S., presented his new report, “Pursuing Peace While Advancing Rights: The Untried Approach to North Korea.” Following the presentation, the discussants, Professor Victor Cha and Dr. Sophie Richardson, each provided constructive and insightful comments, as […]

On May 17, 2010, the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS released a new report by David Hawk: “Pursuing Peace While Advancing Rights: The Untried Approach to North Korea.” This report argues that the reigning paradigm—the idea that either centrally involved nation-states seek to reconcile, engage, and negotiate with the DPRK, in which case raising human rights issues is […]

The U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS annouces the release of the fourth edition of the SAIS U.S. -Korea Yearbook. Each fall semester at SAIS, the Korea Studies Program offers the course, “The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record,” where students prepare an in-depth report on an issue of importance to Korean affairs in that year. As part of their research, students […]