[KS] Petrov Lecture at IIC

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The Intercultural Institute of California
2003-2004 Lecture Series
Presents

Leonid A. Petrov, Ph.D.

"Why the Talks always Fail? – The North-South Korean Conflict in Perspective

Relations between North and South Korea are famous for irreconcilable 
contradictions. Both sides always seem to find a reason for walking out of the 
negotiating table, particularly at times when accord appears closest. 
Interference from the outside affords little results while domestic attempts 
to reach reconciliation often tend to reopen old wounds. The standoff between 
the two halves of the Korean peninsula, which since 1945 has been periodically 
aggravated or soothed, has deep political and ideological roots. It appears 
that only concerted international cooperation can stop the half-century-long 
confrontation. But why do formal talks on Korea always fail?


Tuesday, September 30
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Intercultural Institute of California, San Francisco

 
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Ph.D., Ethnomusicology
U.C., Berkeley, Center for Korean Studies, Visiting Research Fellow
IIC, Assistant Professor, Korean Studies