http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from KSPen-usPublic domainhttp://ksp.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/60http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1617In looking back at President Lee's first 100 days, Gi-Wook Shin and a former Pantech Fellow, John Feffer, assess the issues in Korea today. "With a big margin in his victory, President Lee thought and misunderstood that he had a mandate to do whatever he wanted to do and that backfired, " says Shin.]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1617?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1550"The policy that John McCain proposes is the policy that George W. Bush pursued--and that policy failed," says Shorenstein APARC's associate director for research %people1% tells Slate magazine in an interview.]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1550?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1539New 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.]]>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1539?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1535Ten 2008 POSCO NGO Fellows were selected by the Fellowship admission committee during the second POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference held on May 1 and 2 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1535?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1517The Second Annual POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference to be held on May 1 at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada]]>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1517?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1511%people1%, Shortenstein APARC director, urges President Lee to start strengthening U.S.-South Korea alliance, particularly, with cooperation on ratification of FTA and North Korea policy.]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1511?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1513The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that General (ret.) Byung Kwan Kim will join the Center for the 2008-2009 academic year as the first recipient of the Koret Fellowship in the Center's Korean Studies Program.]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1513?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1500David Straub, currently a Pantech Fellow at Shorenstein APARC, has been appointed associate director of the Korean Studies Program. "David has been a tremendous asset to us with his expertise and experiences on U.S.-ROK relations," said Shorenstein APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin. "As he takes on his new role with us, he will provide important leadership to the Korean Studies Program that has been expanding fast."]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1500?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1495The report of New Beginnings group suggests U.S. conduct comprehensive evaluation of Korean peninsula and Northeast Asian situations.]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1495?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1494Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow Michael Armacost discusses U.S.-South Korea ties and points out challenges ahead. "From free trade to North Korea's nuclear threat," writes Armacost in the Christian Science Monitor, "both sides must move past years of missteps."]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1494?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1491New Beginnings, a non-partisan study group of distinguished former American senior officials and experts formed by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the New York-based Korea Society, will release their report on how to revitalize the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance on Monday, April 14, in Washington, DC., followed by a presentation in New York on April 15.]]>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1491?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1484The Koret Foundation of San Francisco has approved a $300,000 gift in support of the Korean Studies Program at Stanford University.]]>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1484?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1476Daniel Sneider, associate director for research at Shorenstein APARC, gives a few cautionary lessons on U.S.-Korea relations.]]>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1476?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1470The March/April 2008 issue of Stanford Magazine profiles a new course on North Korea taught by Robert Carlin, a Shorenstein APARC Pantech Fellow. The course, "Media in North Korea: A Window to Plans, Perceptions and Decisions," is one of only a handful about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that are being taught nationwide. Although Western observers typically characterize the DPRK as an informational black hole, Carlin encourages students to look beyond the caricatures of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il's elevator shoes, poufed hair, and khaki jumpsuits. "It's not a joke," Carlin says. "It's a real place."]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1470?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1460The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, with a generous grant from the Academy of Korean Studies, will host "From Democracy to Civil Society: The Evolution of Korean Social Movements," a conference on Korean democratization and social movements, on October 23-24, 2008.]]>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1460?