USC KSI faculty, affiliates, and students in various publications, broadcasts, podcasts, and other media.
Professor Kang is briefly quoted in “U.S.-South Korea Relations,” a documentary by Foreign Policy Association.
2021-2022 USC KSI U.S.-Asia Grand Strategy Predoctoral Fellow Jackie Wong co-authored a guest post for Political Violence @ A Glance, addressing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and the risk of escalation in East Asia.
Director of the USC Korean Studies Institute, Dr. David Kang, is quoted in an article by Yonhap News, talking about the importance of society and culture in Korean studies.
2022-23 USC KSI Predoctoral Fellow Amoz JY Hor wrote an article on aid worker emotions published in the Africa at LSE blog.
Dr. Kang is featured as a guest speaker on the podcast series “In Search of Monsters,” founded by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
CSIS Korea Chair – USC KSI NextGen Scholar Lami Kim participated in a video with Korea Economic Institute of America, addressing what’s behind South Korea’s military development.
Dr. Kang co-authors an online article titled “Flexibility Can Bring Pyongyang Back to Negotiations” with Jessica J. Lee.
Dr. Kang is featured as a panelist in a debate broadcasted by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
U.S.-Korea NextGen Scholar Hazel Kwon explores the spread of disinformation beyond traditional spycraft and its evolution into an industry where disinformation services are contracted in an article for The Conversation.
Manseok Lee, 2021-2022 USC KSI U.S.-Asia Grand Strategy Predoctoral Fellow, authored an op-ed for “The Diplomat” titled “Time to Pursue Arms Control With North Korea.”
In a new op-ed for Korean Economic Institute – The Peninsula, CSIS Korea Chair – USC KSI NextGen scholar Dafna Zur explains North Korea’s fear of South Korean culture.
CSIS – USC KSI NextGen scholar Lami Kim delves into South Korea’s military buildup in the wake of North Korea’s missile tests in an op-ed for War on the Rocks.
Ankit Panda spoke to Professor Kang about whether it’s analytically useful to think about Kim Jong Un’s weight/health & the state of North Korea’s economy in mid-2021.
Dr. Kang and Jean Lee on Conversation Six discuss what to make of the Moon-Biden summit.
Dr. Kang joins “Press the Button” podcast to discuss how the Biden admin should approach North Korea and how hawkish views on China in the US government have led to increased violence against Asian Americans.
David Kang spoke about how the idea that we are going to contain China does not fit the reality of East Asia—and how diplomacy might yield better results.
Professor Kang is featured in a discussion hosted by the Korea Foundation on the importance of scholars studying Korean studies in the United States for Public Diplomacy week.
Dr. David Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute offers some brief commentary on the reemergence of Kim Jong Un for 9News Sydney.
Professor Kang is quoted in the LA Times, stating that President Trump’s approach to North Korea is ultimately similar to his predecessors.
Professor Kang weighs in on the tension between Japan and South Korea, inferring that the tension is spinning out of control in the New York Times.
Professor Kang states that China is not the threat we think it is in an interview with War on the Rocks.
Tom Le, a 2018-2019 NextGen Scholar, asserts in his op-ed with The National Interest that “Japan-South Korea relations have significantly deteriorated and unless the Trump administration acts, it will find itself lacking critical support for its ambitious anti-nuclear agenda.”
Stephanie K. Kim, a 2018-2019 NextGen Scholar, explains in her op-ed with Times Higher Education that the recent college admissions scandal indicates an emphasis on education similar to South Korea leading to dishonest means in order to get admitted.
Dr. Katrin Fraser Katz, a 2018-2019 NextGen Scholar, explains in her op-ed for The Diplomat why the tensions between South Korea and Japan should draw concern from the United States and explains the consequences that may occur if an active role is not taken.
KSI to host U.S.-East Asia grand strategy predoctoral scholars program with support from CKF.
Dr. Kang is quoted in the World Tribune‘s review of the Hanoi summit between the United States and North Korea.
Professor Kang was interviewed by KBS America News speaking about the Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam.
Dr. Kang is quoted in an article by The Washington Post saying that the likelihood of conflict with North Korea is low.
The Wall Street Journal quotes Professor Kang in a piece about the relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Dr. Kang is quoted in Time magazine in their “Person of the Year Issue” talking about Moon Jae-In, president of South Korea.
Meredith Shaw, a former KSI graduate student affiliate, is listed as one of the five USC Dornsife scholars to help garner half a million online views.
In an interview with South Korean newspaper Hankyoreh, Professor Kang talks about what the United States must do in furthering relationships with North Korea.
Professor David Kang, director of the USC Korean Studies Institute, was quoted in Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” issue where he talks about the diplomacy efforts in Korea.
Dr. Kang is interviewed by Patrick Cooke, a representative from the Charles Koch Foundation.
Professor Kang cowrote an article about the skepticism of reaching a detente with North Korea in Washington for The National Interest.
Professor Kang wrote an article for The New York Times about the steps taken by North Korea towards denuclearization and the role of the United States in achieving this goal.
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to North Korea, host Ailsa Chang talks with David Kang, director of the USC Korean Studies Institute, about the ongoing negotiations between the Trump administration and North Korea on NPR All Things Considered.
Professor Kang wrote an essay on the optimism of US-DPRK relations for East Asia Forum.
Professor Kang is mentioned in the Daily Trojan article “USC introduces Peace Corps Korea archive,” written by student Laura Vidale.
Professor Kang contributed to a Vox article explaining the North Korean ideology of “juche.”
KSI Associate Director, Gloria Koo is quoted in a Washington Post article about potential South Korean economic opportunities in North Korea.
Professor David Kang recently spoke with Brian Lehrer of WNYC Radio about the Trump-Kim summit.
Professor Kang is quoted in an LA Times article about the historic Trump-Kim summit.
Dr. Kang talks about how the North Korea meeting is more crucial for Donald Trump than Kim Jong Un, in an article by the TIME.
KSI Grad Affiliate and POIR Ph.D. student, Kyuri Park co-wrote an analysis on South Korea-Japan relations with Professor David Kang, titled The North Korea Factor in Comparative Connections.
Dr. Kang talks about how Kim Jong-un awaits the United States-North Korea summit, in an article by Bloomberg.
KSI Grad Student Affiliate, Carolyn Choi and KSI Undergrad Fellow, Max Kapur became Fulbright Scholars!
Dr. Meredith Shaw talks about the inter-Korean summit and how the media outlets of North Korea signal the importance of diplomacy and cooperation, in an article by The Conversation.
Dr. Kang talks about how the situation has started to take a positive turn, as the North Korean President decided to ban the nuclear test and has begun promoting the notion of denuclearization, in an article by The Nation.
Dr. Kang writes about the significance of Kim Jong-un’s meeting with the South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in an article by Bloomberg News.
Dr. Kang talks about Trump’s upside-down diplomacy and the expectations pertaining to the North Korea summits.
Dr. Kang looks back over the past seven decades of history on the complicated relationship of the U.S. and the Korean Peninsula with NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Dr. Kang discusses where diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea stands as President Trump prepares for a meeting with the North Korean leader, on The Brian Lehrer Show, a radio program produced by WNYC.
Dr. Kang writes about the significance of the upcoming summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in an article published by East Asia Forum.
Dr. Kang speaks with NPR’s Audie Cornish about Kim Jong Un’s trip to China, and its impact on America’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
“What happens at the Moon-Kim meeting is going to be consequential for whether and how a Trump-Kim meeting takes place,” says Dr. Kang in an interview with the LA Times.
Professor Kang is quoted by Vox on an article about Trump’s decision to meet with Kim Jong Un: “We treat North Korea like it’s a problem to be solved, [but] it’s a country we have to live with.”
Dr. Kang wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the Trump Administration’s threat to attack North Korea, arguing that the United States and its allies should continue with deterrence.
Dr. Kyung Moon Hwang, USC History professor, talks about the missing narrative of Olympic unity and what people all around the world get wrong about Korean history, in an interview with TIME.
Dr. David Kang talks about the relationship between North and South Korea, and the North Korean economy, in an interview with the Michigan Korean Times & TV-News Point, cooperated by Nam Center in University of Michigan.
“North Korean fiction offers a window into the ruling party’s priorities that’s just as informative as its official, externally directed propaganda,” writes KSI affiliated Ph.D. student, Meredith Shaw in her article published by The Conversation.