Recording available: Korea Strategic Talk IV – Inside North Korea: Exploring Domestic Political and Economic Developments
December 4, 2024: The recording of Korea Strategic Talk IV – Inside North Korea: Exploring Domestic Political and Economic Developments is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel.
The ISDP’s Strategic Talks series aims to promote dialogue and exchange of ideas related to the developments on the Korean Peninsula and in the region and to further increase the understanding of the many factors and policies that impact security developments. We invite scholars and experts from diverse fields and backgrounds to a conversation moderated by Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center.
Our guests for the first session on 3rd Dec were Ms. Rachel Minyoung Lee from the Stimson Center’s program 38 North, and Dr. Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The second series of the Strategic Talks will concentrate on domestic political and economic development in North Korea, asking and answering questions such as: what is the current economic and socio-economic situation in North Korea; what are the main challenges; and what impact will the improved relations with Russia have? On the domestic political situation, the conversation seeks to explore the implications of North Korea’s new policy on unification, the risks of sending North Korean soldiers to fight in Russia, and the overall situation for the Kim family and regime.
The webinar also addressed the extraordinary situation in South Korea on December 3 with its President, Yoon Suk-yeol, declaring emergency martial law, which occurred at the time of this webinar.