On October 18, 2010, at 6pm, the U.S.-Korea Institute and the Korea Studies Program at SAIS are pleased to host a screening and discussion of Deann Borshay Liem’s latest documentary, In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, at the Kenney Auditorium (1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036) at SAIS. Her passport said she was Cha Jung Hee. She knew […]

On September 23, 2010, USKI and the Sejong Society of Washington, D.C. hosted a talk with the Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, who discussed the DPRK’s increasing economic dependency on China and touched on strategic possibilities for the U.S. and South Korea to approach the China-DPRK relationship. DOWNLOAD Transcript | “North Korea’s Growing Dependence on China: Implications for […]

On September 9, 2010, the U.S.-Korea Institute and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee, hosted an international conference on “Mitigating Risks in the International Financial System: National, Regional, Global Responses.”  The conference focused on progress related to global financial safety nets as well as both positive and normative expectations for the upcoming G20 Summit in Seoul.  Session I: […]