Date: Monday, May 12, 2025, 15:00-16:30 Venue: Online Video Conference (ZOOM) Speaker: ISOZAKI Atsuhito (Professor, Keio University) Moderator: Lee, Jung-Chul (Head of Center for Unification Studies at IPUS/ Professor, Dept. of Political Sciences and Int. Relations) Topic: DPRK-Japan Relations and North Korea’s Tourism Policy   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University hosted the 108th Unification Studies Forum on Monday, May 12, 2025, under the theme “DPRK-Japan Relations and North Korea’s Tourism Policy.” The “Unification Studies Forum” is an expanded and reorganized version of the former “Unification Policy Forum,” which held 75 sessions from 2006 to 2020. The forum was moderated by Lee, Jung-Chul, Head of Center for Unification Studies at IPUS and Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University, who opened the event with welcoming remarks. Professor Isozaki began by addressing the absence of diplomatic normalization between North Korea⋯

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 (KST) Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Presenter: Inwook Kim (Department of Political Science and International Relations, Sungkyunkwan University) Moderator: Haesung Chun (Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University / Former Vice Minister of Unification) Topic: South Korea’s Military Options and Great Power Diplomacy in the Event of a Taiwan Contingency   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University hosted the 107th Unification Studies Forum on Friday, April 11, 2025, under the theme “South Korea’s Military Options and Great Power Diplomacy in the Event of a Taiwan Contingency”  with Professor Kim Inwook of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Sungkyunkwan University. The Unification Studies Forum is an expanded and reorganized version of the ‘Unification Policy Forum’, which held 75 sessions between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 107th session. The⋯

  Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025, 16:00-17:30 Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Presenter: Hahn, Monica (Humanities Korea Professor,  the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University) Chair: Jeong, Han Beom (Professor, Department of Security Policy at National Defense University) Topic: The History of the DMZ: The Korean Armistice Regime and the Demilitarized Zone   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University (IPUS at SNU) hosted its 29th Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, January 9, 2025, under the theme ‘The History of the DMZ: The Korean Armistice Regime and the Demilitarized Zone,’ with Humanities Korea Professor Hahn, Monica from the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University. The forum was chaired by Professor Jeong, Han Beom from the Department of Security Policy at National Defense University, who opened the forum with welcoming remarks. Professor Hahn began the lecture by exploring public perceptions⋯

  Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024, 16:00-17:30 Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Presenter: Baik, Jiwoon (Humanities Korea Professor,  the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University) Chair: Paik, Won-Dam (Chair Professor, Sunkonghoe University) Topic: Resisting America and Aiding North Korea: The Korean War from the Chinese Perspective   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University (IPUS at SNU) hosted its 28th Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, December 12, 2024, under the theme ‘Resisting America and Aiding North Korea: The Korean War from the Chinese Perspective,’ with Humanities Korea Professor Baik, Jiwoon from the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University. The forum was chaired by Chair Professor Paik, Won-Dam from Sungkonghoe University, who opened the forum with welcoming remarks. In this forum, Professor Baik explored the recent return of ‘Resisting America and Aiding North Korea War’ (a Chinese perspective of the⋯

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Speaker: Kang, Ho-jye (Senior Lecturer, Berlin Free University), Moderator: Kim, Philo (Associate Professor, IPUS) Topic: North Korea’s science and technology policy and regional innovation system   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 106th Unification Studies Forum on Monday, November 18, 2024, under the theme of “North Korea’s science and technology policy and regional innovation system”. The Unification Studies Forum is an expansion and reorganization of the Unification Policy Forum, which was held 75 times between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 106th edition. The forum was moderated by Professor Kim who opened the forum with a welcome speech. Dr. Kang Ho-jye focused on North Korea’s science and technology policy and regional innovation system, with particular emphasis on Kim Jong-un’s “20×10 Policy.” This policy, first announced⋯

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 17:00-18:30 Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Presenter: Baik, Tae-Ung (Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law in Honolulu, University of Hawaii at Manoa) Chair: Cho, Jung-hyun (Professor of Law, School of Law, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) Topic: The United Nations and Human Rights in North Korea   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University (IPUS at SNU) hosted its 27th Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, November 21, 2024, under the theme ‘The United Nations and Human Rights in North Korea,’ with Professor Baik, Tae-Ung from the University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law. The forum was chaired by Professor Cho, Jung-hyun from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Law School, who opened the forum with welcoming remarks. In this forum, Prof. Baek Tae-woong presented his lecture on “1) UN human rights mechanisms, 2) Universal Periodic Review⋯

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Speaker: Jung, Eun-mi (Researcher, KINU), Moderator: Cho, Dong-Jun (Professor, SNU) Topic: The Rise of the Middle Class in North Korea and Social Changes   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 105th Unification Studies Forum on Monday, November 18, 2024, under the theme of “The Rise of the Middle Class in North Korea and Social Changes”. The Unification Studies Forum is an expansion and reorganization of the Unification Policy Forum, which was held 75 times between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 104th edition. The forum was moderated by Professor Cho who opened the forum with a welcome speech. Dr. Jung opened the session by explaining that North Korean society has traditionally been structured around a stratified system based on political background and social classification. This⋯

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Speaker: Lee, Jong-min (Associate Researcher, Bank of Korea), Moderator: Kim, Taek-bin (Senior Researcher, IPUS at SNU) Topic: The North Korean Economy under Kim Jong Un: Trends and Key Issues   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 104th Unification Studies Forum on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, under the theme of “The North Korean Economy under Kim Jong Un: Trends and Key Issues”. The Unification Studies Forum is an expansion and reorganization of the Unification Policy Forum, which was held 75 times between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 104th edition. The forum was moderated by Dr. Kim Taek-bin, a senior researcher at IPUS, who opened the forum with a welcome speech. Dr. Lee opened the session by explaining that North Korea, under Kim Jong Un’s leadership,⋯

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024, 17:00-18:30 Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Presenter: Lee, Hyang Kue (President, New Malden Korean School in the UK) Chair: Choi, Eunyoung Christina (Senior Fellow, IPUS at SNU) Topic: Post-Division Experiments and Coexistence Beyond the Korean Peninsula: A Case Study of the New Malden Korean School in the UK   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University (IPUS at SNU) held the 26th Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, October 24, 2024, under the overarching theme of ‘Peaceful Coexistence: Post-Division and Multiculturalism.’ The forum featured a discussion led by Lee, President Hyang Kue from the New Malden Korean School in the UK under the main topic ‘Post-Division Experiments and Coexistence Beyond the Korean Peninsula: A Case Study of the New Malden Korean School in the UK.’ Choi, Eunyoung Christina, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University, chaired⋯

Date: Friday, October 18, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Speaker: Ahn, Kyung-mo (Professor, National Defense University), Moderator: Kim, Taek-bin (Senior Researcher, IPUS at SNU) Topic: 70 years of Division, 30 years of Crisis, and Han peninsula at Crossroads   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 103th Unification Studies Forum on Friday, October 18, 2024, under the theme of “70 years of Division, 30 years of Crisis, and Han peninsula at Crossroads”. The Unification Studies Forum is an expansion and reorganization of the Unification Policy Forum, which was held 75 times between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 103th edition. The forum was moderated by Dr. Kim Taek-bin, a senior researcher at IPUS, who opened the forum with a welcome speech.   Professor Ahn Kyung-mo particularly explained North Korea’s “new strategic line” as a national⋯