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Addressing the North Korean Conundrum:

The Nexus of Human Rights, Human Security,

and Political-Military Security

Greg Scarlatoiu

Greg Scarlatoiu is the Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights
in North Korea (HRNK), where he has directed the publication of over 50
reports on North Korea’s detention facilities, regime dynamics, vulnerable
groups, and on the information environment. He has been a visiting professor
at Yonsei University since 2022 and taught at Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies for 8 years.
Greg Scarlatoiu is also president of the International Council on Korean
Studies (ICKS). For the past 21 years, he has authored and broadcast
the Korean language “Scarlatoiu Column” for Radio Free Asia (RFA). His
experience includes 3 years with Korea Economic Institute in Washington, D.C.
and over 6 years in international development.
He holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School,
Tufts University, and a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from Seoul
National University’s Department of International Relations. He completed
the MIT XXI Seminar for U.S. national security leaders in 2016-2017.
Greg Scarlatoiu was awarded the title ‘Citizen of Honor, City of Seoul’ in
January 1999 and later, in April 2018, became ‘Citizen of Honor, City of Buzău
(his Romanian hometown.) Born and raised in communist Romania, Scarlatoiu
is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is fluent in Korean and French and a native
Romanian speaker.
In late 2023 he received the Global Peace Award for Human Rights and
Religious Freedom (Manila, December 2023) and the 10th Korean Unification
Contribution Award (Seoul, November 2022).

Section II : Human Rights, Abductees, Forced Repatriation of Refugees and the Regional Implications