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As a national, nonpartisan, independent Institute, the U.S. Institute of Peace draws on our exceptional convening power to create opportunities for diverse audiences to exchange knowledge, experiences, and ideas necessary for creative solutions to difficult challenges. We serve as an important, neutral platform for bringing together government and nongovernment, diplomacy, security, and development actors, and participants across political views. The Institute’s events help shape public policy and priorities to advance peaceful solutions to conflict and strengthen international security.

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China’s Role in North Korea Nuclear and Peace Negotiations

China’s Role in North Korea Nuclear and Peace Negotiations

Date: Monday, May 6, 2019 / Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm 

USIP’s China-North Korea Senior Study Group convened over several months to consider how Washington can best engage Beijing to advance progress on denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. The co-chairs and members of the group came together at USIP to discuss the main findings from their final report, which is the second in USIP’s China Senior Study Group Series examining Beijing’s influence on conflict dynamics around the world.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

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 & Dialogue;  Conflict 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 & Prevention;  Global 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 & Prevention;  Global 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.

Gender;  Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Environment;  Economics

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 & Prevention;  Environment;  Human Rights;  Economics

Health, Migration and the Future of North Korea

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 / Time: 9:00am - 11:00am 

Kim Jong Un, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, appears poised to accept a transfer of power from his father.  While the nature and timing of that transfer is not known, even more uncertain is the future of the country he would inherit.   What can international experts learn from migrants and refugees about health and other conditions in North Korea?  A panel of experts discussed these questions at a critical time in North Korea’s history. Read the event analysis, Health and Migration...