
Korean Studies Program (KSP)
The Korean Studies Program offers courses on Korea, hosts biweekly Korean luncheon seminars, sponsors workshops and conferences, conducts research projects, and has sponsored many Korean scholars, bureaucrats, and business people as visiting scholars.
April 6th, 2011
North Korea economic officials visit Stanford
KSP NewsOn Friday, April 1, Stanford University hosted twelve North Korean officials making an unprecedented economic tour of the United States. Organized by Professor Susan Shirk of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, the two-week tour of American businesses and academic institutions was an opportunity for the visitors to see firsthand what improved relations with the United States might mean in terms of economic cooperation. Read more »
May 27th, 2010
Stanford University Commemorates Korean War 60th Anniversary
KSP Press ReleaseIn commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is hosting a number of special events.
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March 23rd, 2010
Economic Globalization and U.S.-Korea Relations
KSP NewsKorean Studies Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center hosted an international workshop on South Korean economic affairs on March 18-19 sponsored by Koret Foundation. Leading scholars and former senior officials from Korea and the United States convened to discuss key aspects of economic globalization and Korea's role, from policies and politics to the economic prospects of a unified Korean. As part of the workshop, Ambassador Duk-soo Han gave his talk on "Economic Globalization and U.S.-Korea Relations" for a larger audience from the community and the Bay area on March 18.
April 6th, 2009
North Korea incurs enormous opportunity costs with rocket launch
KSP in the newsDavid Straub, Associate Director of Korean Studies Program, says "North Korea incurs enormous opportunity costs with rocket launch" in recent interviews with Korean media.
August 1st, 2008
Korea needs low-key, long-term approach to Dokdo/Takeshima controversy, says Straub
KSP Op-ed: The Nelson Report on July 31, 2008Korean Studies Program associate director David Straub argued in the Nelson Report, a top Washington, D.C. policy newsletter, that Korea needs to take a strategic approach toward the controversy with Japan over the Dokdo Islets ("Takeshima" in Japanese). Widely reported in Korea, Straub's message urged Korea to base its policy on the fact that it has effective control of the islets. Read more »
July 23rd, 2008
Korean Studies Program welcomes visiting fellows and scholars for 2008-2009 academic year
KSP AnnouncementKorean Studies Program at Asia-Pacific Research Center welcomes Pantech Fellow, Koret Fellow, POSCO NGO Fellows, and visiting scholars from diverse backgrounds and experiences for 2008-2009 academic year. Read more »
May 15th, 2008
New Beginnings: In the U.S.- South Korean Alliance
KSP AnnouncementNew Beginnings, a nonpartisan policy study group of former senior U.S. officials and other experts on Korea, will discuss the results of President Lee's visit and the prospects for forging a real partnership with South Korea at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on June 3.
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