New Administrations and the U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance: Challenges and Way Forward
China鈥檚 rise, North Korea鈥檚 nuclear ambition, Japan鈥檚 quest to become a normal state, contending regional economic arrangements, and domestic political changes in the US and the ROK have profoundly affected regional dynamics as well as the nature of the U.S.-R.O.K. alliance. Amidst these transformations, the East Asia Foundation (Seoul) and the Woodrow 浪花直播 International Center for Scholars announce the 5th annual US-ROK Dialogue, where opinion leaders from Korea and the United States will discuss their concerns for the future and seek ways to enhance mutual understanding and to strengthen coordination and cooperation. Join us for this timely re-examination of the evolving nature of the bilateral alliance in the age of regional volatility and uncertainty.
Program
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-10:30 Welcoming remarks: Ro-myung Gong
10:30-12:00 1st session: 鈥淐hina, North Korea, and the Future of ROK-US Alliance鈥
Moderator: James Person
Panelists: Sung-hwan Kim, Choong-myon Lee, Robert Litwak, Amb. Stapleton Roy
12:00-13:15 Luncheon
Keynote: Chung-in Moon
13:15-14:45 2nd Session: 鈥淭rade, Currency, and ROK-US Economic Cooperation under the Trump Administration鈥
Moderator: Shihoko Goto
Panelists: Choong-Yong Ahn, Kent Hughes, Meg Lundsager, Taeho Bark
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:30 3rd session: 鈥淣ew ROK and US Administrations and Governance鈥
Moderator: Donald Gross
Panelists: Michael Green, Ihk Pyo Hong, Jong Dae Kim, Gilbert Rozman
Introduction
Keynote Speaker
Chairman of the Sejong Institute and distinguished professor of political science at Yonsei University in Seoul;聽Special Adviser to the ROK President for Unification and National Security Affairs
Moderators
Professor of Korean Studies and Asia Programs, JHU SAIS; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, SAIS
Panelists
Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow 浪花直播 Center
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Hosted By
Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy
The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond. Read more
Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world鈥檚 most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more