What hope is there for long-term peace and nuclear disarmament on the Korean Peninsula?

Experienced analyst Prof Kevin Clements will cover the swirling geopolitical dynamics at play on the Korean Peninsula from a peace research perspective at this Catalyst Trust event on Thursday, July 19.

After decades of unresolved conflict between their two countries, South and North Korean leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un in late April pledged “there will be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and thus a new era of peace has begun.”

Then the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore saw Trump claim Kim had committed to “complete denuclearization”. Statements from both sides since have been less promising.

What can we expect next? What might really happen?

Prof Clements’ most recent book, ‘Trust, Identity and Reconciliation: Dealing with Painful History to Create a Peaceful Present’, covers relationships between North and South Korea, China and Japan.

Foundation chair of University of Otago’s National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Prof Clements is currently Director of the Toda Peace Institute in Tokyo, which recently held a symposium on prospects for peace between North and South Korea. Participants included Former Assistant Secretary of State for Korean Affairs, Joseph Yun, Dingli Shen from China and Moon Chung-In from Korea.

Thursday July 19, 2018. 7 to 8:30 PM. Sherwood, $5 koha at door. Drink and food will be available at Sherwood’s bar/restaurant before and after the talk.