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07/14/2010
International Conference on Non-Traditional Security Issues
Over the last two decades, governments have learned that “security” can no longer be measured in the hard currency of bombs, bullets and sanctions. The world has recognized that security is not simply two-sided – military and politics – but that it has a fine reeded edge: environmental degradation, food and energy shortage, communicable diseases, drug trafficking, human trafficking, illegal migration, terrorism, cyber terrorism, piracy, and more shape the grooves of what sovereign states now recognize as “non traditional” security threats. In Northeast Asia, such endo/exogenous threats are never more so perceptible – and menacing – than in the case of North Korea. continue reading »
07/11/2010
Germany impresses North Koreans
From July 3rd to 10th the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty invited a delegation of eight North Korean senior officials of the Worker’s Party, the country’s administration and further institutions to travel to Munich, Dresden and Berlin to explore German engineering, environmental city development and lifestyle. In November 2009 some of those specialists had already participated in a highly successful two-day workshop on “aspects of sustainable city development”, organized by the foundation in Pyongyang, that had attracted great attention within the DPRK. For the third time since 2005 the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty’s office in Seoul arranged a study tour to Germany for high ranking North Korean delegates. continue reading »
06/09/2010
Korea Times published article by resident representative on Korea’s exemplary development
The Korea Times, the oldest independent and most influential English-language daily in Korea, published an article of Walter Klitz, the resident representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Korea, titled: “Koreans setting example for development”. continue reading »
05/28/2010
Lecture of Kim Young C. at Hanyang University
On May 25th, 2010 the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty organized a special lecture with Prof. Kim Young C. on campus of Hanyang University in Seoul. Prof Kim, Professor emeritus of George Washington University, is one of the most distinctive experts on North Korea, also advising the US administration, and currently lecturing as visiting Professor at the prestigious Japanese Keido University. continue reading »
