The Center for Korea Studies fosters teaching, research, and outreach related to Korea at the University of Washington and in North America. The Center currently supports a Korea Studies colloquia series, a visiting scholars program, student scholarships, international student exchange programs, an outreach program to K-12 educators, Korean language textbook development, and the publication of research.
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November 1, 2017
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Ph.D. Candidate Clint Work, whose doctoral research focuses on U.S.-Korean relations under President Jimmy Carter and Carter’s abortive withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from South Korea, was recently added as an
October 3, 2017
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Korea expert Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann comments on President Trump’s dismissal of possible negotiation talks with North Korea amid escalating rhetoric between the sides. In this interview with KOMO Radio he
October 2, 2017
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Korea experts Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann and Korean Studies Chair and Professor Clark Sorensen share their vision on how to end the conflict involving North and South Korea as well as the global
September 28, 2017
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Professor Emeritus and expert on North Korea, Donald Hellmann, was interviewed by KOMO Radio to comment on the ongoing war of words between North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.
September 26, 2017
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Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann discussed the possibility of an attack on the U.S. by North Korea in a televised interview on King 5 News. Hellmann said despite the advances in
September 11, 2017
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Professor Clark Sorensen, also Chair of the Korea Studies Center at UW, discusses the likelihood of an attack by North Korea on the U.S. given recent tensions between the two
August 29, 2017
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In her latest Forbes blog, Professor Saadia Pekkanen examines U.S.-Japan relations when it comes to dealing with North Korea, given the shape of military and political uncertainties about the U.S.
August 10, 2017
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Jackson School Prof. Don Hellmann, discusses in this radio interview the rising tension and increased rhetoric between the U.S. and North Korea. Hellman says that while North Korea continues to defiantly
August 9, 2017
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Chair of UW China Studies Prof. David Bachman is quoted in “Beyond threatening North Korea tweets, President Trump needs a cohesive Asia strategy” on the escalation between the U.S. and North Korea.
July 18, 2017
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Professor Emeritus Donald Hellmann discusses the growing tension between the U.S. and North Korea amid recent missile tests by the reclusive state. He says that to defuse the current tension, the U.S.