Achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is a policy that is of utmost importance to South Korea President Moon Jae-in’s administration. There are two facets to the relationship between peace and denuclearization: “peace through denuclearization” and “denuclearization through peace”. North Korea-U.S. talks are primarily focused on achieving peace through denuclearization. However, the South Korean government believes both methods are valid and necessary. “Denuclearization through peace” ensures that North Korea does not deviate from the path to denuclearization; it can even accelerate the process.

Ki-Jung Kim is a leading scholar and policy expert on security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula. He is known as President Moon Jae-in’s “foreign brain,” one of the main architects of the Moon administration’s North Korea Policy. He Served as the chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Advising Committee of Moon’s 2016 Presidential Transition Team of Moon. He was the Second Deputy Director of National Security of the Moon Jae-in Government. Kim is a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yonsei University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, and bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University.

Open to the public

Limited seating

This is event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 31: 944-7111 or [email protected]

Paid parking is available on the UHM campus.

Achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is a policy that is of utmost importance to South Korea President Moon Jae-in’s administration. There are two facets to the relationship between peace and denuclearization: “peace through denuclearization” and “denuclearization through peace”. North Korea-U.S. talks are primarily focused on achieving peace through denuclearization. However, the South Korean government believes both methods are valid and necessary. “Denuclearization through peace” ensures that North Korea does not deviate from the path to denuclearization; it can even accelerate the process.

Ki-Jung Kim is a leading scholar and policy expert on security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula. He is known as President Moon Jae-in’s “foreign brain,” one of the main architects of the Moon administration’s North Korea Policy. He Served as the chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Advising Committee of Moon’s 2016 Presidential Transition Team of Moon. He was the Second Deputy Director of National Security of the Moon Jae-in Government. Kim is a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yonsei University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, and bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University.

Open to the public

Limited seating

This is event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 31: 944-7111 or [email protected]

Paid parking is available on the UHM campus.