Description:
The Annual Conference of the International Council on Korean Studies and the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies jointly with The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), Seoul National University Alumni Group, the Korea Economic Institute of America, and the One Korea Foundation cordially invite you to:
8:15 a.m. - Registration
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. - Opening Remarks
Speakers:
General Byung Kwan Kim, ROKA (Retired), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (ROK Council)
General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President, International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute
9:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. - Panel I. North and South Korea: Economic Reconciliation?
Moderator:
General & Dr. Jae Chang Kim, ROKA (Retired)
Papers:
“Sanctions, Inter-Korean Relations and North Korea's Denuclearization," Dr. Ihn-hwi Park, Ehwa Womans University
“The North Korean Economic System: Challenges and Issues," Mr. Kyle Ferrier, Korea Economic Institute of America
"Economic Challenges in the ROK-US Alliance," Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America
Discussants:
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Angelo State University and ICKS
Dr. Il Hwa Jung, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. - Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
“Security and Unification Issues on the Korean Peninsula," Mr. Stephen E. Biegun, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, U.S. Department of State
Introduced by General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Panel II: Four Power Relations on the Korean Peninsula
Moderator:
Mr. David Maxwell, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Papers:
"Japan’s Role in Korean Security Issues," Mr. James Durand, International Council on Korean Studies
"China’s Role in Inter-Korea Relations," Mr. Gordon Chang, Forbes.com
“North Korea and Regional Security," Dr. Nam-Sung Huh, Korea Institute for Military Affairs
Discussants:
William Newcomb, former member, UN Panel of Experts
Lt. General Kap Jin Lee, ROK Marine Corps (Retired)
Dr. Sukjoon Yoon, Captain, ROK Navy (Retired), KIMA
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Panel III: Human Rights and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Moderator:
General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
Papers:
"The Future of Human Rights in North Korea," Mr. George Hutchinson, International Council on Korean Studies
"Tying Human Rights to US-NK-ROK Negotiations," Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
"The ROK-US Alliance and Human Rights," Dr. Taewoo Kim, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
Discussants:
Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Jaekap Ryoo, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
5:00 p.m. - End of the Conference
This report is part of a comprehensive long-term project undertaken by HRNK to use satellite imagery to shed light on human suffering in the DPRK (more commonly known as North Korea) by monitoring activity at political prison and detention facilities throughout the nation. This study endeavors to both establish a preliminary baseline report and detail activities observed during 2002–2020 at a detention facility variously identified by former prisoners and researchers as the “Chŭngsan No. 11 <
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), a non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C., has launched a report entitled North Korea: Imagery Analysis of Kyo-hwa-so No. 12, Jŏngŏ-ri - Update 3. The report methodology comprises satellite imagery analysis and former prisoner testimony. This kyo-hwa-so detention facility was first featured in the September 2015 report The Hidden Gulag IV: Gender Repression and Prisoner Disappearances by David Hawk. HRNK re
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), a non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C., has launched a report titled North Korea’s Long-term Prison-labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 1, Kaech’on. This report is part of a comprehensive long-term project undergone by HRNK to use satellite imagery and survivor testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea. This study combines former prisoner testimony collected in 2019 with declassified satellite imagery
THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 AM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019.
THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 AM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 AM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019.
Lost Generation: The Health and Human Rights of North Korean Children, 1990–2018 is a nearly thirty-year study monitoring the health and human rights conditions of North Korean children. “Health” is defined by the World Health Organization as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of dis
EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019.