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The Korean peninsula exerts an outsized influence on almost every facet of the world today. South Korea has emerged as one of the largest economies in the world, whose exports include everything from advanced technologies to popular culture. North Korea remains an authoritarian regime, whose efforts to challenge its international isolation threatens to ignite a global conflict. The peninsula is thus a critical engine of the global economy and a volatile flashpoint of geopolitical tensions. It is too important to be overlooked, let alone ignored.

 

This series, Rethinking Korea: New Perspectives on a Critical Region, invites distinguished scholars of culture, transnational history, environment, and international relations to offer novel perspectives on Korea while situating its complex place within global developments. We invite speakers to share their work that will not only shed light on the internal dynamics and rich history of Korea but also explore the complex relationship between this critical region and the larger world.

 

The fourth lecture in the series will feature Kim Jaehui. Mr. Kim Jaehui has been the Consul General for the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Boston since June 2023. He has enjoyed a distinguished two-decade career in the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving in Russia, Israel, the European Union, and many other diplomatic posts around the world. His service has been recognized by citations from the Prime Minister and the President. Mr. Kim is a graduate of Yonsei University, where he majored in Political Science and International Studies.

 

The speakers series is made possible by the South Korea Initiative Fund, which is dedicated to helping establish an institutional commitment to Korean Studies at Northeastern, offering financial support to students studying or working in Korea, and educating the community about important issues regarding Korea in the world.

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