Korea Chair

The Korea Chair is the premier independent platform in Washington, D.C. for the advancement of major policy issues of common importance to the people of the Republic of Korea and the United States

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Through nonpartisan, expert analysis and cutting-edge research on ongoing policy opportunities and security challenges facing the region, the Korea Chair promotes a greater understanding of relations between the United States, Korea, and Asia. 

CSIS appointed Dr. Victor Cha, former White House official and Georgetown University professor and vice dean as the inaugural chair holder in 2009. 

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CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

A bipartisan, 14-member Commission on the Korean Peninsula has looked at recommendations for strengthening extended deterrence and reexamining North Korea policy. Join us as members of the Commission discuss recommendations from our report.

Transcript — January 26, 2023

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North Korean Human Rights at a New Juncture

COVID, Regional Players, and South Korea-U.S. Cooperation

This event explored the human rights implications on North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country as well as China's continuous complicity in North Korea's human rights abuses.

October 6, 2022

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The Truth of the Matter

North Korea’s Missile Threat

CSIS’s Victor Cha joins this episode to talk about what is expected to be North Korea’s seventh nuclear test and its repercussions.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha — June 30, 2022

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The Impossible State

North Korea's Missile Threat - The Truth of the Matter Crossover Episode

In a crossover episode with CSIS's The Truth of the Matter, Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz talk about what is expected to be North Korea's seventh nuclear test and its repercussions - from our recent Beyond Parallel report.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — June 30, 2022

CSIS The Impossible State North Korea

What do we do on North Korea? Extended Deterrence & Diplomacy

The CSIS-Chey Institute Commission on the Korean Peninsula now premieres the pre-recorded event for the public to get a glimpse into the inner workings of a new project focusing on the North Korea threat and the Korean Peninsula.

Event by John J. Hamre , and Victor Cha , Joseph S. Nye Jr. , Tom Karako , Park In-Kook , Vincent Brooks , Chun Chaesung , Hong Kyudok , Kim Hong-kyun , Lee Geunwook , Gary Samore , Sue Mi Terry — June 27, 2022

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The Impossible State

Korea-US-China Relations

In this episode, Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha are joined by Ellen Kim, the deputy director of the Korea Chair at CSIS, and Jonathan Cheng, China bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, for a discussion on the relationship between the United States, China, and Korea.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha , H. Andrew Schwartz , and Ellen Kim — June 14, 2022

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ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2022

CSIS hosted the seventh annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum, a premier international forum that brings together officials, policymakers, and experts to discuss issues important to the U.S.-ROK alliance.

Event by John J. Hamre , Victor Cha , Ellen Kim , and Mark Lippert — June 6, 2022

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Keynote Address by Daniel J. Kritenbrink at ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2022

The keynote address by Daniel J. Kritenbrink is from the 7th annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum on June 6, 2022, CSIS Korea Chair's premier international forum bringing together policymakers, experts, and officials to discuss US-ROK alliance issues.

Newsletter by Daniel J. Kritenbrink — June 6, 2022

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