Hungry for Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, and Social Change in North Korea

A first-hand study of humanitarian relief efforts in North Korea, Hungry for Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, and Social Change in North Korea provides an eye-opening account of the famine that devastated the country in the 1990s; the international rescue program that Pyongyang requested and received; and the subtle but profound changes wrought in North Korea's economy, society, and security outlook in the wake of the crisis. The book's author, Hazel Smith, and a distinguished panel of experts discussed of these issues and their implications for U.S. policies toward the region. Presentations were followed by Q&A.

**The book was available for purchase at the event.

The Korea Society is also-cosponsoring a "Hungry for Peace" event with USIP on February 9, in New York City.

Speakers

Hazel Smith
Author, Hungry for Peace; senior fellow at USIP from 2001 to 2002; professor of international relations at the University of Warwick in England; consultant and program adviser to UN agencies and private humanitarian organizations.
Catherine Ann Bertini
Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) from 1992 to 2002; professor of practice in public administration at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Wonhyuk Lim
Visiting Fellow, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institute; Fellow, Korea Development Institute (KDI) and Korea National Strategy Institute (KNSI); Member of the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification, the Advisory Council for the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), and the Advisory Committee on Northeast Asia Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Richard Solomon, Moderator
U.S. Institute of Peace

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