May 2018
EU in International Affairs conference
16 May, 18.15, Pre-dinner exchange: ‘The EU, Korea and Global Governance’ Speakers: Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium and the EU, HE Kim Hyoung-zhin Mr. Karel De Gucht, President of the IES and former EU Trade Commissioner Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair The exchange will be followed by a conference dinner, sponsored by the Korean Mission to the EU, and held at Brussels Parliament (Rue du Lombard 69; 1000 Brussels). 18 May, 11.00 - 12.30, Panel on…
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Talking Towards Peace? The North Korean Crisis: an expert roundtable discussion on the DPRK
The presidency of Donald Trump has coincided with an advancement in North Korea’s ability to project its growing nuclear arsenal to the American mainland. The result of both factors has seen a new level of tensions between Pyongyang, Washington, D.C. and its allies. Unusually, the Trump administration has focused much more capital on pushing China to enforce economic sanctions on the regime. While there has been much analysis over the administration’s willingness to use the threat of military force on…
Find out more »Joint CSIS Korea Chair & KF-VUB Korea Chair roundtable: Towards Peace in the Korean Peninsula? Assessing a Spring of Summits
The KF-VUB Korea Chair and the CSIS Korea Chair invite you to a discussion about recent and upcoming developments in the Korean Peninsula, including the scheduled summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, two inter-Korean summits between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim, and Kim's two visits to China. The event is held on 14 June, from 16.30 to 18.00 at the Korean Cultural Center (Regentschapsstraat 4, 1000 Brussel). Speakers: Ambassador of the…
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Report Launch: Negotiating the Peace: Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
The Henry Jackson Society is organising the launch of a HJS Report on Negotiating the Peace: Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, by invitation of Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Park Enna in attendance, and in collaboration with Kings College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies. The past 18 months have seen an immense amount of economic, diplomatic, and even military activity relating to the Korean Peninsula. The development of a…
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