This article in the Kukmin Newspaper describes many of the topics related to the status of women in science in Korea that we have touched upon in these pages previously.
국민일보
2012년 4월 30일
“한국 여성과 과학기술의 발전”
Today in Korea
“The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: New Thinking in Northeast Asia?” (article)
A thoughtful article by Asia Institute’s senior associate Markku Heiskanen on the recent Seoul Nuclear Security Summit with Brookings Institution’s James Goodby.
MARCH 28, 2012
“The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: New Thinking in Northeast Asia?”
James E. Goodby, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Markku Heiskanen, Senior Associate and Program Director, The Asia Institute
The Nautilus Institute
The primary motive for convening the 2010 nuclear security summit was to address the unprecedented threat of nuclear materials in the hands of terrorists. This remains the main task of the summit, but two other security problems will be on the minds of participants: the Fukushima catastrophe of 2011 and the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran.
The concept of “Seonbi” as a universal value (Korea Economic News in Korean)
In this article I argue that the Korean concept of “seonbi” could be a global norm equal to “samurai,” “ninja” and “knight” and serve as a model for the entire world. The concept of “seonbi” an ideal for the integration of learning and action, proper behavior and moral commitment is quite appealing, but has not been seriously introduced globally.
Korea Economic News
April 21, 2012
한국경제신문
2012년4월21일
Asia Institute Seminar about Contemporary Korea (April 15, 2012)
April 15, 2012
We held the first of a new series of focused seminars on eight challenges facing Korea today with a discussion of Korea’s current social and economic conditions. The program, run in cooperation with Tasan Books and GCS, will continue over the next six months.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire “Escape from Camp 14”
The Korea Times featured this article about the North Korea escapee Shin Dong-hyuk and his harrowing struggle for freedom with a focus on the recently published book Escape from Camp 14 which describes that experience. The book was written by the American journalist Blaine Harden.
Interview posted on Korea Scholarship Foundation Blog (in Korean)
April 13, 2012
This interview on the Korea Scholarship Foundation Blog concerns important issues in education today.
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Asia Institute Seminar with Dr. Harold Varmus
The Asia Institute Seminar
20th March, 2012
Dr. Harold Varmus
Director
The National Cancer Institute, U.S.A
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Article arguing that what Seoul needs is architecture that will last 1,000 years (in Korean, MK Business News)
This article in the MK Business News (April 4, 2012) argues that what Seoul really needs is a structure with the genius and the intention to last 1,000 years. A project like the pyramids or the Louvre that will last and give a new gravitas to the city.
Article in Korean on Korea’s democratic tradition from the Joseon Dynasty (in Korean in Kukmin Ilbo newspaper
This article argues that there is much of the democratic tradition in Korea that can be traced back far beyond the democracy movement of the 1980s, back into the Joseon period of the 17th and 18th centuries. The argument may seem somewhat obscure to some, but I would argue that if we see democracy in terms of the balance of power, Korea has a powerful and old tradition that deserves to be treated seriously, and emulated around the world. The Korean model is particularly relevant for China today.
Barak Obama’s talk at Hanguk University of Foreign Studies (March 26, 2012)
Here is the talk that President Obama delivered at the Hanguk University of Foreign Studies on Monday. Much speculation in Korea as to why he picked this university, as opposed to Korea University. Well you could say that many of the rank and file of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are from Hanguk University of Foreign Studies, as opposed to the political appointees from Korea University. But honestly, we do not know.
The speech is quite interesting because of the specificity about Korean culture and society that it brings up. A serious effort to engage in Korea.