{"id":3035,"date":"2025-03-13T01:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/?page_id=3035"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:14:44","slug":"the-u-s-korea-network-in-economics-policy-and-international-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/the-u-s-korea-network-in-economics-policy-and-international-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S.-Korea Network in Economics, Policy, and International Relations"},"content":{"rendered":" \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Korean Studies Institute hosts lectures by international experts and leaders on current affairs and issues of transpacific significance. These events not only strengthen communication and collaboration between the United States and Korea but also offer USC students and faculty valuable opportunities for high-level professional and academic networking in both formal and informal settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Bridging Asia Conference \n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\ud83d\udd57 January 15-16, 2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Heritage Hall<\/p>\n

KSI hosted the Bridging Asia Conference on January 15-16, 2026. The conference featured junior scholars with innovative research agendas related to foreign policy, security, history and alliance politics in the context of US-Asia relations. Paper presenters received feedback and mentoring from senior scholars in the field.<\/p>\n

The event was co-sponsored by the StandTogether Fellowship and the USC Center for International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Gender, Migration and Politics in East Asia<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\ud83d\udd57 September 15-September 16, 2025<\/p>\n

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KSI co-sponsored this academic conference organized by Professor Christian Philips (USC POIR) and Professor Jeong Hyun Kim (Yonsei University) and sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the Academy of Korean Studies. The conference highlighted the leading scholarship on the dynamic effects of gender on demographic shifts, political behavior and societal norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n North Korea Under Kim Jong-un and South Korea\u2019s New Approaches \u00a0\u00a0\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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KSI hosted a delegation from the Korean Institute of National Unification and discussed North Korea’s internal and external policies, and South Korea\u2019s policies toward North Korea under the new President Lee Jae-Myung administration. The group discussion shed light on South Korea\u2019s policy orientation and approach toward North Korea and the implications for the US-Korea relations. The event was conducted in Korean and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Opportunities and Challenges for US-Asia Relations | West Coast US-Asia Scholars Network Distinguished Speaker Event\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\ud83d\udd57 April 4, 2025<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Doheny Memorial Library (DML 240)<\/p>\n

KSI hosted a dialogue with distinguished speakers \u2013 former Ambassador Cho Hyun and Councilmember Jon Kaji on \u201cOpportunities and Challenges for US-Asia Relations\u201d moderated by Professor Jane Junn (USC).<\/p>\n

The West Coast US-Asia Scholars Network is an event that brings together senior scholars and midcareer professionals who study topics related to US-Asia relations with some interest in policy relevance or public intellectual space.<\/p>\n

This public event addressed topics of importance to US-Asia relations in politics, economy, diplomacy, and technology and was open to anyone interested in the topic.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd57 January 24, 2025<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Bashor Lounge, Heritage Hall<\/p>\n

Emphasizing mentoring the next generation of scholars of American grand strategy and East Asia, the USC KSI Bridging Asia conference links KSI U.S.-Asia Grand Strategy Predoctoral Fellows with young and senior scholars around the country to address key issues in America\u2019s relationship with Asia.<\/p>\n

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\n Ko Young-Hwan – South Korea\u2019s Unification Policy Talk\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\ud83d\udd57 November 12, 2024<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Family House (AHN), 100<\/p>\n

Mr. Ko Young-hwan, President of the National Institute for Unification Education (NIU), delivered a talk on the Republic of Korea’s unification policy, specifically the 8.15 Unification Doctrine. He provided insights into the North Korean political system, drawing from his extensive experience as a North Korean diplomat and interpreter for Kim Il-sung.<\/p>\n

President Ko defected to the Republic of Korea in 1991 after over a decade of service in central and East Africa, including his first posting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since his defection, he has held several key positions in the Republic of Korea, including special aide to Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho and vice president of the Institute for National Security Strategy.<\/p>\n

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