Whether the United Nations Permanent Five should impose sanctions on North Korea, in response to the country’s nuclear missile program, was the topic of discussion at the Hot Spots lecture Wednesday in the President’s Dining Room.
North Korean defectors Shin Dong-Hyuk and Kim Hak-Min spoke of their struggles in North Korea and their new lives in South Korea to around 200 people Sunday in Edmunds Ballroom of Pomona College.
Tensions have been rising between the United States and North Korea in the last couple of weeks. President Trump sent Vice President Mike Pence to the demilitarized zone on the border of North and South Korea last week, as part of an Asia tour.
A captivated audience of about 30 attentively watched the screen in the large classroom setting to view the documentary, “A State of Mind” by British filmmaker Daniel Gordon.
In the past few days Bush’s definition of the war on Iraq and terrorism has altered once again, this time to include Syria as the new potential target, due to clashes between our government and theirs.