The North Korea in the World Webinar Series examined North Korea’s historical and contemporary relations with countries in the Global South. The North Korea in the World project is a joint initiative of the National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center in Washington.

View all of the videos and audio for this webinar series on the East-West Center in Washington's YouTube and SoundCloud channels. 

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Past Webinars

• May 12, 2021:  Beyond the Hermit Kingdom: North Korea and the Postcolonial World 

Featuring Dr. Ben R. Young, Assistant Professor, Cyber Leadership & Intelligence, Dakota State University​

Moderated by Mr. Daniel Wertz, Program Manager, National Committee on North Korea

With Opening Remarks from Dr. Satu P. Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center & Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• June 1, 2021: From KL with Love: North Korea-Malaysia Relations

Featuring Dr. Chiew-Ping Hoo, Senior Lecturer, Strategic Studies and International Relations Program, National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

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• June 23, 2021: Distant Comrades? North Korea and Vietnam

Featuring Mr. Khang X. Vu, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science Department, Boston College

Moderated by Ms. Esther S. Im, Program Officer, National Committee on North Korea

Opening Remarks by Dr. Satu P. Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center & Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• July 14, 2021:  Comrades in Arms: North Korea and Syria 

Featuring Dr. Samuel Ramani, Politics and International Relations Tutor, University of Oxford

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

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• August 4, 2021: Exporting Revolutionary Discipline: North Korea and Guyana during the Cold War 

Featuring Dr. Moe Taylor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Moderated by Mr. Daniel Wertz, Program Manager, National Committee on North Korea

Opening Remarks by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• August 25, 2021: A Monumental Relationship: North Korea and Southern Africa

Featuring Mr. Tycho van der Hoog, PhD Candidate, African Studies Centre Leiden

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

The North Korea in the World Webinar Series examined North Korea’s historical and contemporary relations with countries in the Global South. The North Korea in the World project is a joint initiative of the National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center in Washington.

View all of the videos and audio for this webinar series on the East-West Center in Washington's YouTube and SoundCloud channels. 

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Past Webinars

• May 12, 2021:  Beyond the Hermit Kingdom: North Korea and the Postcolonial World 

Featuring Dr. Ben R. Young, Assistant Professor, Cyber Leadership & Intelligence, Dakota State University​

Moderated by Mr. Daniel Wertz, Program Manager, National Committee on North Korea

With Opening Remarks from Dr. Satu P. Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center & Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• June 1, 2021: From KL with Love: North Korea-Malaysia Relations

Featuring Dr. Chiew-Ping Hoo, Senior Lecturer, Strategic Studies and International Relations Program, National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

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• June 23, 2021: Distant Comrades? North Korea and Vietnam

Featuring Mr. Khang X. Vu, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science Department, Boston College

Moderated by Ms. Esther S. Im, Program Officer, National Committee on North Korea

Opening Remarks by Dr. Satu P. Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center & Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• July 14, 2021:  Comrades in Arms: North Korea and Syria 

Featuring Dr. Samuel Ramani, Politics and International Relations Tutor, University of Oxford

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

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• August 4, 2021: Exporting Revolutionary Discipline: North Korea and Guyana during the Cold War 

Featuring Dr. Moe Taylor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Moderated by Mr. Daniel Wertz, Program Manager, National Committee on North Korea

Opening Remarks by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

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• August 25, 2021: A Monumental Relationship: North Korea and Southern Africa

Featuring Mr. Tycho van der Hoog, PhD Candidate, African Studies Centre Leiden

Moderated by Mr. Ross Tokola, Executive Associate to the Director, East-West Center in Washington

Opening Remarks by Mr. Keith Luse, Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea