October 9, 2016, marks the ten year anniversary of North Korea’s first nuclear test. Despite dynamic changes in East Asia over the last ten years, a nuclear armed North Korea has been a constant factor complicating the regional order. In 1994, a nuclear North Korea seemed to be an unlikely prospect. So, what went wrong; how has a nuclear North Korea altered the regional order; and what strategies should the U.S. and its allies adopt to address the world’s newest nuclear power? Join Asia Society for a special discussion with Dr. Han Sung-Joo, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, and gain an insider’s perspective as he explores these critical questions.

Nuclear North Korea is in collaboration with the University of Houston Center for International and Comparative Studies. Asia Society is proud to be a presenting partner. Please note that this program will take place at the University of Houston, Student Center South, Space City Room (#214).

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Han Sung-Joo, Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea

Minister Han Sung-Joo is chairman of the International Policy Studies Institute of Korea. He is also a professor emeritus at Korea University. Minister Han previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (1993-94), UN Secretary General’s special representative for Cyprus (1996-97), a member of the UN Inquiry Commission on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide (1999), chairman of the East Asia Vision Group (2000-01), Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States (2003-05), and acting President of Korea University (2002, 2006-07). Minister Han is a graduate of Seoul National University and received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Previously, he taught at City University of New York (1970-78) and was a visiting professor at Columbia University (1986-87) and Stanford University (1992, 1995). He was also a distinguished fellow at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (1986-87). His English publications include "Korean Diplomacy in an Era of Globalization" (1995), "Korea in a Changing World" (1995), and "Changing Values in Asia" (1999). He has many publications in Korean, including "Nam Gwa Puk, Kurigo Sekye" (The Two Koreas and the World) (2000).

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