On August 9,  the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) initiated the first part of their Emerging Voices on Korea Symposium in Washington DC.  According to the KEI website, the general impetus behind the three-stage symposium is to provide up-and-coming Korea scholars a platform to discuss their work and to receive feedback on their research. KEI’s President, Ambassador Jack Pritchard served as the moderator for the first round round on New Trends in North Korea where Ian Rinehart, Peter Nesbitt and Jane Kim presented their papers.

Ian Rinehart, currently a graduate student at George Washington University, was first to present. His paper, titled: Nothing