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/3324With less than a year before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's term ends, Gi-Wook Shin says that Lee should maintain his current North Korea policy, and keep balanced relations with growing trade partner China and long-time ally the United States. Shin spoke recently with the Korea Times about Lee's final months in office.]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3324?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3305Gi-Wook Shin, founding director of Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), spoke with the Stanford Daily about creating a unique niche for KSP over the past 11 years, and about being a student during an era of change in Korea.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3305?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3315The Center for East Asian Studies and the Korean Studies Program are pleased to announce the 1st Annual Korean Studies Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies. The Korean Studies Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies recognizes and rewards outstanding examples of writing in an essay, term paper, or thesis produced during the current academic year in any discipline within the area of Korean Studies, broadly defined. This competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The prize will be awarded at a special ceremony in the spring, and the winning essays will be published in the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs. The first place winner will receive a certificate, a copy of the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, and $1,000; honorable mention winner(s) will receive a certificate and a copy of the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3315?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3287U.S.-Korea relations are stronger than ever, but there has not always been support in Korea for Americans or for the alliance. As Korea has both general and presidential elections this year whose outcome might affect U.S.-Korea relations, it is important for U.S. policymakers to appreciate the complexity of Korean sentiments. A recent article by Gi-Wook Shin and Hillary Izatt in Asian Survey sheds new light on anti-American and anti-alliance sentiments of the 1990s and early 2000s.]]>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3287?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3274Since Kim Jong Il's death, North Korea has a young new leader: Kim's 28-year-old son Kim Jong Un. David Straub, who attended the seventh U.S.-Korea West Coast Strategic Forum in Seoul just days before Kim’s death, shares highlights from the Forum and offers insight into the current North Korea situation.]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3274?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3269Since news broke of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death, the world is waiting to see what will happen next with the country's leadership, policy toward the United States and South Korea, and nuclear program. Shorenstein APARC Korea experts Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel Sneider, and David Straub weigh in.]]>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3269?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3268As the world reacts to the death of Kim Jong Il, Stanford’s Gi-Wook Shin talks about the transition of power in North Korea. He discusses what’s in store for relations between Pyongyang and Washington, and what to expect of what is perhaps Kim’s most troubling legacy: his nuclear weapons program.]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3268?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3235Life in North Korea is not as bleak as people imagine, says former humanitarian aid worker Katharina Zellweger, who lived in Pyongyang for five years. Food scarcity, however, is a serious concern and Zellweger says that other countries should consider providing more food aid to North Korea in order to set its economic and creative capacity free.]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3235?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3199Development cooperation with North Korea is critical to dealing with the country's chronic food shortage. Katharina Zellweger, Stanford KSP 2011-2012 Pantech Fellow and the former head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation office in Pyongyang for the past five years, spoke with the Voice of America about her observations and experiences of the country and its people.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3199?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3195During the recent North American Chasedae Forum, 2011 Koret Fellow Joon-woo Park stated: "[...As the United States and Korea] grow closer together, the role of the Korean-American community becomes crucial for the future of U.S.-ROK relations." The forum, held November 4-6, was organized by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Unification Advisory Council.]]>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3195?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3169North Korea is launching several joint mining projects with China and Russia, including copper and coal, which will help boost its economy. David Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program, spoke with the New York Times about how China's policy toward North Korea is influenced by its own economic interests.]]>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3169?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3135U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to Washington, DC on October 13, and the two leaders traveled together to Detroit the following day to urge early approval of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) by both legislatures. On the eve of the visit, the New Beginnings policy study group released its annual report of recommendations on U.S.-Korea relations to the Obama administration. With U.S.-South Korean relations stronger than ever and with presidential elections scheduled in both countries late next year, the New Beginnings policy experts urged a steady course and a focus on implementation of current policies rather than new initiatives in the alliance or toward North Korea.]]>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3135?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3134South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's term will come to a close in December 2012 and a new administration will take office. What does this mean for the country's North Korea policy in the coming year? In an interview with the Korea Times, Gi-Wook Shin urges that Lee stay consistent with his current hard-line stance rather than adopt any new strategies before exiting.]]>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3134?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3059Beyond North Korea, co-edited by Byung Kwan Kim, Gi-Wook Shin, and David Straub, is the first in a new series of policy-related studies on contemporary South Korea sponsored by the Koret Foundation of San Francisco. In this volume, top American and Korean academics and officials offer a fresh and timely perspective on traditional and non-traditional threats to South Korea's security and provide authoritative advice for meeting them. The book is based on research findings from the first Koret conference, Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond, held March 2009.]]>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3059?rsshttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3045The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford invites applications for a tenure-track position in Korean literature, film and culture at the rank of assistant professor to begin September 1, 2012. The Department seeks a dynamic scholar and experienced teacher who will contribute to the intellectual mission of a research institution.]]>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/3045?rss