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The Growing Importance of NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partners

The Growing Importance of NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partners

Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 / Time: 10:15am - 11:45am EDT

On July 11, USIP hosted a conversation with representatives of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea on such challenges and where NATO-partner relations fit in. The discussion provided insights into deepening relations with the alliance and cooperation between the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic to support security, resilience and the rules-based international order.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Resolving Tensions Between South Korea and Japan

Resolving Tensions Between South Korea and Japan

Date: Friday, November 4, 2022 / Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

On November 4, USIP hosted a conversation with five of the essayists on the sources of tension in the Japan-South Korea relationship and the creative ways in which policymakers, practitioners, and experts can address topics such as forced labor, collective wartime memories, the legacy of “comfort women,” the U.S.-South Korea-Japan trilateral alliance, and regional stability.

ReconciliationGlobal PolicyHuman Rights

North Korea and the Fine Print of a Deal: A View from Congress

North Korea and the Fine Print of a Deal: A View from Congress

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 / Time: 9:00am - 10:00am 

Two Members of Congress and military veterans, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Representative Steve Russell (R-OK), will examine the importance of ongoing diplomatic efforts, possible outcomes of negotiations, and the role they hope Congress plays in the coming months at USIP’s third Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue on May 22. 

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueConflict Analysis & Prevention

China and North Korea: Past, Present, and Future

China and North Korea: Past, Present, and Future

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 / Time: 8:30am - 3:15pm 

With international attention focused on a potential U.S.-North Korea summit meeting in May, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise trip to Beijing in late March to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This conference will explore the dynamics and tensions of the historical relationship between China and North Korea, the potential impact of Korean reunification on China, and China’s role in a limited military conflict and its aftermath.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

Post-2012 Northeast Asia: Challenges & Opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea

Post-2012 Northeast Asia: Challenges & Opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011 / Time: 10:00am - 11:30am 

On December 15th, USIP hosted a panel of current and former officials from the U.S., Japan and South Korea that examined the post-2012 political, economic and security landscape in Northeast Asia following leadership changes – both democratically facilitated and planned.  Against this background, the panel assessed challenges and opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea.  

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

Informal Markets and Peacebuilding in North Korea

Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 / Time: 5:00am - 11:30am 

On July 19, USIP held a full day conference that explored transformations inside North Korea that have significant implications for the regime and the U.S.’s North Korea policy. A group of Seoul-based North Korean defectors spoke at the conference and shared their unique experiences and operational insights from conducting business in the informal markets.

GenderConflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentEconomics

To Give or Not to Give: What's Driving the Current Deliberations on DPRK Food Aid?

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011 / Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm 

In February and March, three U.N. agencies conducted on-the-ground assessments of the food situation in North Korea and reported that more than 6 million North Koreans – about a quarter of the country’s population – are in urgent need of international food aid. This panel examined what factors are driving key countries’ deliberations on whether to provide food aid to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentHuman RightsEconomics