You are warmly invited to a guest lecture with Glyn Ford, former Member of the European Parliament (1984–2009) with a focus on trade and partnership with East Asian nations. Since he left the European Parliament in 2009, Mr. Ford continued his political and academic engagement with the DPRK in the framework of his Brussels-based NGO Track2Asia. He established a Political Dialogue with the International Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea over the last 14 years and has visited the DPRK almost 50 times.

In this timely talk, Mr. Ford will unpack address the chances and challenges of U.S. President Trump's second administration in facilitating engagement with the DPRK. 

When?: November 24 (Mon), 2025, 16:45–18:15 (CET)

Where?: Study Room Japanology, Entrance 2.4, Hof 2, Spitalgasse 2, AAKH Campus, 1090 Vienna

The lecture will be streamed via Zoom. Nevertheless, we highly encourage you to participate in person. Please make sure to sign up for the guest lecture (online or offline). See our event page for more information.