February 29th, 2012

Stanford’s Straub, Hecker explain North Korea’s plan to halt nuclear program

In an agreement with Washington, Pyongyang will allow nuclear inspectors into North Korea and also receive much-needed nutritional assistance to the impoverished country. David Straub and Siegfried Hecker discuss Pyongyang’s moratorium on nuclear testing. Read more »

March 1st, 2011

Annual Koret Conference analyzes North Korea’s future

"North Korea is at a crossroad," said Myung Hwan Yu, a former South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade and a visiting scholar with Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), during the keynote address at the annual Koret Conference, DPRK 2012, held on February 24. The conference, organized by KSP, brought together an international panel of Korea scholars and former government officials to discuss the future global and domestic implications of North Korea's current political situation and social conditions.

• » Stanford Daily: Yu urges end to North Korean nuclear program
• » AFP: Fast progress of N.Korea reactor alarms Seoul: media

February 28th, 2011

Celebrating ten years of Korean studies at Stanford

Gi-Wook Shin came from the University of California, Los Angeles to Stanford University in 2001 to establish a program in Korean studies. "Naturally, I had mixed feelings—of excitement and hope, but also of anxiety and uncertainty," says Shin. "Looking back, I made the right decision." The Stanford Korean Studies Program, today a thriving and vibrant program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, recently held a series of major events to celebrate its tenth anniversary in February 2011. Read more »

March 7th, 2006

Rafiq Dossani appointed to new Government of India Committee

The Government of India has appointed Senior Research Scholar Rafiq Dossani to a new Committee on Technical Innovation and Venture Capital. In this capacity, he will recommend policy and regulatory changes to improve the development and financing of technical innovation. VC investments in India exceeded $2 billion last year -- 70 percent of which was funded by U.S. institutions -- making India the largest destination for American VC outside the United States. Read more »