Should the international community suspend advocacy for human rights in favor of cooperation with odious regimes to fight the COVID-19 pandemic?
This appears upon first glance like a trade-off, but Ambassador Robert King and Greg Scarlatoiu make the case that they are not - in fact, robust human rights is fundamental to containing an infectious disease. They focus in particular on North Korea, whose human rights abuses are actually what makes the country more susceptible to COVID-19 than other countries.
This podcast is an excerpt from a webinar event on human rights in North Korea, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/Tq_5r9a-68I
Making Sense of North Korea's Re-Defector Press Conferences
Behind the Scenes of South Korea's Space Program
The Humanitarian Situation in North Korea
Overhauling a Nation: A Discussion on Economic Reforms in North Korea
Income Inequality: Important Economic Lessons Looking at South Korea
China-North Korea Relations: The Border Region, SEZs, and the Purge of Jang Song-taek
Australia, Korea and the Dynamics of Northeast Asia
The Francis Effect in Asia
Public Opinion in South Korea: Insights into Relations with U.S., China and Japan
A Frank Discussion on the Challenges for Economic Reform in North Korea
China and Northeast Asia
Prospects for the Future of the Kaesong Industrial Complex
South Korea - U.S. Nuclear Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges
James Pearson : A Window Into Korean Internet Culture
Meet The Honorees : Korean American Day 2013
North Korea's Satellite Launch: Mark Fitzpatrick - IISS
Korea: The Impossible Country - Daniel Tudor
Psy & The Rise of K-Pop : Mark Russell
B.R. Myers - The Cleanest Race
Jennifer Lind: Dartmouth College
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