Korea, North

On this week’s episode, we welcome back Victoria Kim, a researcher and multimedia journalist. When she last joined us in 2016, Victoria discussed her project “Lost and Found in Uzbekistan:…

On August 1, the remains of what are believed to be 55 American servicemen lost during the Korean War finally returned home, arriving in Hawaii to begin the long process…

Now that Trump has met Kim, and with the Singapore Summit laying out the beginning of a path to denuclearization, analysts are still trying to figure out if Kim Jong…

With the world's attention on Singapore on June 12, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un walked across a stage flanked by American and North Korean…

By Phil Eskeland Seventh wedding anniversaries are oftentimes overlooked.  It is not as glamorous as a 25th silver or 50th golden anniversary.  Gifts associated with a seventh year wedding anniversary in the U.S. are items made either out of copper or wool; a far cry from precious stones linked with other momentous anniversaries.  Nevertheless, on…

By Haram Chung, Steven Lim, and Yeaji Nam, March 1, 2019 marks the centennial anniversary of Korea’s declaration of independence from Japan. In the United States, the legacy of the March First Movement has recently received significant public attention. Most notably, New York designated March 1 as a commemorative day for Yu Gwan-sun, a 17-year-old…

By Robert R. King Last week delegations from South and North Korea met jointly with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the two Koreas’ proposal for joint North-South participant in some sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.  They also raised their proposal to present a…

By Kyle Ferrier David Malpass, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the recently-resigned Jim Kim as head of the World Bank, pledged last week to provide development assistance to North Korea if the country commits to denuclearization. But, the extent to which he can make good on his promise depends entirely on Kim Jong-un's confidence…

Please join KEI for a discussion on North Korea’s potential incorporation of AI into its cyber arsenal.