Mr. Hyun-Seung Lee is a North Korean escapee, the lead program strategist at the Global Peace Foundation, the founder of North Korean Young Leaders Assembly and a guest contributor to UPI. He has prior experience in North Korea’s shipping and mining sectors and as a sergeant in the DPRK Army Special Force. He fled the regime in 2014 due to severe governmental purges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
Mr. Hyun-Seung Lee
Lead Program Strategist of the North Korea Initiative, Global Peace Foundation
Founder, North Korean Young Leaders Assembly
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Capitol Policy Forum
Apr 29, 2026
The Korean Peninsula remains divided more than 70 years after the Korean War, with a democratic and economically advanced South contrasted by a totalitarian and nuclear armed North. This division continues to drive geopolitical instability, nuclear proliferation, and human rights abuses. Shifting United States policy toward a broader strategy focused on achieving a free and unified Korea, rather than focusing only on denuclearization, could better address these challenges while aligning with regional stability and the long term aspirations of the Korean people.