Events
Trade, Technology, & the U.S. – Korea Alliance
A Conversation with Ambassador Kang and Expert Panel Discussion
December 3, 2025 | Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School | 12:15pm-2:00pm
Challenges and Opportunities of the U.S. – R.O.K. Alliance in the Trump 2.0 Era
Dr. Kim Sung Han, Former National Security Advisor, Republic of Korea
November 6, 2025 | RLP 1.302B, Patton Hall | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries
Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
October 29, 2025 | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Peering into the Black Hole: What We Can Learn About North Korea’s Economy
Dr. Munseob Lee, Associate Professor of Economics, Krause Chair in Korean Studies, and Directror of Korea-Pacific Program - UC San Diego
September 17, 2025 | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Pyongyang, Through a Back Alley, Sideways: A talk with Lisa Min, Seoul National University
Dr. Lisa Min, Seoul National University
September 29, 2025 | WCH 4.118 Meyerson Conference Room | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Trade in War: Economic Cooperation Across Enemy Lines
Mariya Grinberg, Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT
August 27, 2025 | SRH 3.122, LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Facing Up to the New Geopolitics in the Pacific
Anne-Marie Brady, Professor, University of Canterbury
April 23, 2025 | RLP 1.302B | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Taiwan Month – A Talk Series by CTS
March 24, 2025 | Multiple dates and locations. | 12:00PM
Shifting Tides: The Evolution of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Pacific Islands Region
Kathryn Paik, Deputy Director & Senior Fellow with the Australia Chair, CSIS
March 4, 2025 | SRH 3.122 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM
The Pacific’s New Navies: An Ocean, its Wars, and the Making of US Sea Power
Tommy Jamison, Military Historian and Asst. Professor of Strategic Studies
February 25, 2025 | RLP 1.302B | 12:15 - 1:30 PM









