The Korea Society will host Professor David Kang to discuss this topic.
In the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted professor David Kang discusses the progress, pitfalls, and potential in US-ROK relations. Moderated by the Society’s Stephen Noerper and co-hosted by the Global Society of Korea.
In the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted professor David Kang discusses the progress, pitfalls, and potential in US-ROK relations. Moderated by the Society’s Stephen Noerper and co-hosted by the Global Society of Korea.
Progress in US-Korea Relations
David Kang
USC Korean Studies Institute Director
In conversation with Stephen Noerper, Senior Director for Policy and Corporate Programs at The Korea Society
Member Tickets: $10
Non-Member Tickets: $20
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5:30 PM | Arrivals & Registration
6:00 PM | Discussion
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David C. Kang researches business and politics of East Asia, with an emphasis on Korea, China, and the Philippines. Kang’s latest book is East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute (Columbia University Press, 2010). Kang has published numerous scholarly articles in journals such as International Organization and International Security, and published opinion pieces in the New York Times, Financial Times, and Washington Post. He is regularly appears on media such as NPR, CBS News, and CNN, and BBC. Kang received an A.B. with honors from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Berkeley.
Stephen Noerper (moderator) serves as the Korea Society senior director for policy and is an adjunct fellow with Pacific Forum CSIS. He previously served as a fellow at the EastWest Institute and professor of international relations at NYU. Dr. Noerper also taught at American University, Waseda University and the National University of Mongolia, where he was a Fulbright senior scholar. He was an Intellibridge vice president and US State Department analyst. Noerper served prior as a professor at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies and Washington representative for the Nautilus Institute. He was a fellow at the East-West Center, ROK IFANS and Murrow Center. He publishes widely and appears in major media, to include CNN, Bloomberg, and BBC. He is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and London School of Economics.
