Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy to Hold Program “Korea on the 60th Anniversary of the Armistice – The Way Forward.”

The Program Features Ambassador Robert L. Gallucci, President of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Professor Bruce Cumings of The University of Chicago, and Frances Mautner-Markhof, Director of the Austrian Center For International Studies, with Senator Adlai Stevenson III Presiding

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the 60^th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy will convene a program on Tuesday, June 25^th, to discuss the “way forward” after the collapse of multi-party and bi-lateral talks between North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea (ROK). The dangerous tensions between these nations are made more complex and lethal by the DPRK’s development of nuclear weapons and the means for their delivery.

Ambassador Robert L. Gallucci and Professor Bruce Cumings will analyze the situation and discuss the prospect of charting a comprehensive approach to peace and the denuclearization of the peninsula. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who in 1953 began his Korean mission as a Marine Corps tank platoon commander, will preside over this engaging discussion, which will be held as a Noon luncheon program at the University Club of Chicago at 76 East Monroe.

This program is expected to become part of an ongoing project involving countries most directly affected by the turmoil, notably China, the United States, Japan, and Russia, as well as non-governmental organizations. Frances Mautner-Markhof, Director of the Austrian Center For International Studies, will comment on the project’s origins at a recent conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Austrian Center For International Studies in Vienna.

“We are very pleased to have such insightful observers and practitioners to develop a practical way forward for the Korean Peninsula,” said Senator Stevenson.

About The Presenters

Ambassador Robert L. Gallucci is President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and former Dean of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. He served as Special Envoy of the U.S. Department of State on ballistic missiles and nuclear proliferation from 1998 to 2001.

Bruce Cumings is a Professor of History at the University of Chicago. His work focuses on modern Korean history, 20^th-century international history and U.S./East Asia relations. He has worked to de-mythologize North Korean practices.

Frances Mautner-Markhof is the Director of the Austrian Center For International Studies.

About The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy

The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy was formed to enhance the global understanding and practice of democracy. It was founded in 2008 by former Illinois Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III and other civic leaders in honor of Adlai E. Stevenson II. The goal of the non-profit organization is to identify challenges to democratic systems of government and conceive practical ways of addressing them. Through lively presentations and discussion of major issues in the country and the world, the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy aims to engage people in the democratic dialogue. Its programs feature practitioners with real-world, on-the-ground experience.

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