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/2165%people1%, associate director of Korean Studies Program, told a Korea Foundation-organized seminar in Seoul that he sees "no indication that North Korea, in the foreseeable future, is prepared to give up its nuclear weapons programs on terms that the US will find politically acceptable." While supportive of Ambassador Bosworth's upcoming visit to Pyongyang, Straub, a former State Department Korean affairs director, noted that North Korea's recent words and deeds had left most American observers increasingly skeptical about North Korean intentions.]]>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2165?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2136"Despite the long and established alliance, U.S.-South Korean relations and Korean history are not adequately taught in American secondary schools. The first curriculum unit, "U.S-South Korean Relations," seeks to fill the gap by exposing students to four core pillars of the alliance: democracy, economic prosperity, security, and socio-cultural interaction," says %people1%, director of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE).]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2136?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2098%people1%, director of APARC, emphasized the importance of U.S.-South Korea relations in dealing with North Korea including nuclear issues at a seminar hosted by San Francisco Chapter of National Unification Advisory Council of Korea.]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2098?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2090The Obama administration's willingness to talk bilaterally with North Korea does not signify any weakening of U.S. support for the Six Party Talks and North Korean denuclearization, stresses %people1%, associate director of the Korean Studies Program at APARC, in an interview with major South Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo.]]>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2090?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2091The inaugural gathering of Stanford Kyoto Trans-Asian Dialogue led by Gi-Wook Shin, director of APARC, brought together distinguished experts and leaders in the fields of energy and environment.]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2091?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2092Beginning with a detailed analysis of American newspaper coverage of Korean peninsula between 1992 and 2003, the newly published book, "First Drafts of Korea: The U.S. Media and Perceptions of the Last Cold War Frontier," features essays by Western journalists and senior U.S. officials with firsthand experience on the peninsula over the past two decades. The book's distinguished contributors offer unique insights into American media coverage of the peninsula and its impact on policymaking in Washington. Donald Macintyre, former Pantech Fellow, Daniel Sneider, associate director of research, and Gi-Wook Shin, director of APARC, edited the volume.]]>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2092?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2072The Korean Studies Program at Asia-Pacific Research Center welcomes Pantech Fellow, Koret Fellow, and visiting scholars from diverse backgrounds and experiences for 2009-2010 academic year.]]>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2072?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2056The POSCO NGO Fellowship Program which has been generously supported by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation of Korea is terminated as of August 2009. A consortium, consisting of Columbia University, Indiana University, George Washington University, Stanford University, and the University of British Columbia, has hosted thirty Korean NGO fellows for the past three years. Professor %people1%, director of Shorenstein APARC, has been the Chair of the Fellowship committee.]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2056?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2044David Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, and former director of the State Department's Korea desk, was part of the private delegation led by former president Bill Clinton in early August that secured the release of two Current TV journalists held in North Korea. The two had been arrested on March 17 near the North Korean border with China while reporting on human trafficking for Current TV and sentenced in June to 12 years hard labor.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2044?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2042Former President Bill Clinton and his delegation brought the two American journalists home. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il issued the journalists a "special pardon" when Mr. Clinton and his delegation met him in Pyongyang. "Among those accompanying Mr. Clinton was %people1%," associate director of Korean Studies Program at APARC, "who had held talks with the North Koreans through what is known as the 'New York connection.'"]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2042?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2032A sociology professor and the director of Korean Studies Program at Stanford, %people1%, discusses the challenges of being a social scientist of Korean studies working in U.S. academia.]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2032?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2022"Talking to them about the camps is something that has not been possible," says %people1%, associate director of Korean Studies Program at APARC in his interview with Washington Post on North Korean hard-labor camps.]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2022?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2007%people1%, Director of APARC, says "acknowledging the differences in historical memories is an important step toward reconciliation in Northeast Asia," in his interview with the Northeast Asia History Foundation in Seoul.]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/2007?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1998The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that Mr. Byongwon Bahk, former Senior Advisor to President Lee Myung-bak of Korea, will join the Center as the recipient of the Koret Fellowship in the Center's Korean Studies Program for 2009-2010 academic year.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1998?http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1994There's little hope anymore for a quick agreement leading North Korea to shelve its nuclear ambitions, according to Daniel Sneider, an expert on Korea at Stanford University.]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1994?