North Korea Economic Forum Panel Discussion

Founded in the year 2016, the GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) is a university wide Institute housed in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. The establishment of the GWIKS in 2016 was made possible by a generous grant from the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). The mission of GWIKS is to consolidate, strengthen, and grow the existing Korean studies program at GW, and more generally in the greater D.C. area and beyond. The Institute enables and enhances productive research and education relationships within GW, and among the many experts throughout the region and the world.

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North Korea Economic Forum Panel Discussion “The Pandemic’s Impact on North Korea: Leadership Dynamics, Markets and Public Health”

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on public health and resulted in disruptions in domestic politics and economics in many parts of the world. Although Pyongyang claims that it has no case of COVID-19, North Korea cannot be an exception from the global threats and challenges. Please join the North Korea Economic Forum of the GW Institute for Korean Studies for an online discussion on “The Pandemic's Impact on North Korea: Leadership Dynamics, Markets and Public Health.” Six experts will assess what the pandemic's impact has been thus far from their respective disciplinary perspectives and extrapolate from there to project how the situation might develop in the near-to-medium term future inside North Korea.Registered guests will receive confirmation email with details for joining the Zoom event.This event is on the record and open to the public.

<a href="https://blogs.gwu.edu/gwiks/files/2020/11/201116_North-Korea-Economic-Forum-Panel-Discussion-1-1-1.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PROGRAM (Click to see full bios of participants)</a>ModeratorCeleste Arrington (Associate Professor, The George Washington University)Speakers(1) Leadership Dynamics:Ken Gause (Director of Adversary Analytics Program, CNA Corporation)Eunjung Lim (Associate Professor, Kongju National University)(2) Markets: William Brown (Principal, Northeast Asia Economics and Intelligence Advisory)Eul-Chul Lim (Director of ICNK Center at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University)(3) Public Health: Kee Park (Director of Korea Health Policy Project, Harvard Medical School)Jiho Cha (Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester)<h3></h3>

<h3>North Korea Economic Forum Background</h3>North Korea Economic Forum (NKEF) is part of the policy program at the George Washington University's Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS). The Forum aims to promote the understanding of North Korean economic issues, distribute well-balanced, deeply researched, and multi-dimensional insights on the North Korean economy and to expand networks among various North Korea watchers, scholars, and policymakers. The Forum mostly involves closed and off-the-record meetings, where participants can freely and seriously discuss critical issues. Mr. Daniel Wertz is currently the chair of NKEF and is leading the meetings. NKEF also organizes special conferences made public throughout the academic year. The Forum is made possible by a generous grant provided by the KDI School of Public Policy and Management.

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