Korea Center in the News - April 2021

Recent media appearances from the staff and fellows of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

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The Lazarus Heist

“Almost a perfect crime.” The hacking ring and an attempt to steal a billion dollars. Investigators blame North Korea. Pyongyang denies involvement. The story begins in Hollywood. The Korea Center's Jean Lee joins Geoff White and the BBC for a different kind of true crime podcast.

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U.S.-North Korea Relations: Tensions Rising?

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Jean Lee, Director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy. She provides an update on the latest North Korea ballistic missile tests and how the Biden administration may approach relations with the DPRK.

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	Biden Previews New North Korea Strategy Distancing Himself from Trump, Obama Jean H. Lee quoted by Newsweek (April 30, 2021)

	Conversation Six: Jean Lee and Sue Mi Terry Jean Lee speaks interviewing Sue Mi Terry (April 20, 2021)

	Biden to Meet With South Korean President Moon Next Month Jean Lee quoted by the Wall Street Journal (April 15, 2021)

	Introducing the Lazarus Heist Jean Lee joins the BBC for a new True Crime podcast (April 8, 2021)

	U.S.-North Korea Relations: Tensions Rising? Jean Lee appearing on Wilson Center NOW (April 8, 2021)

	North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, Citing Pandemic Jean H. Lee quoted by VOA (April 6, 2021)

	Moon Faces Tough Election Fight in South Korea Shihoko Goto speaks with Bloomberg's Daybreak Asia (April 6, 2021)

	First Light - Monday April 5, 2021 Jean H. Lee speaks with First Light about the Biden Administration's plans for relations with North Korea (April 5, 2021)

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Jean H. Lee

Former Public Policy Fellow

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are such a source of strength and pride for the people, and such a key strategic tool for Kim, that it’s hard to see him giving them up entirely.