The Ninth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
Monday, November 12, 20129:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Pacific)
In the ninth session of the Strategic Forum, former senior American and South Korean government officials and leading experts focused on leadership changes on and around the Korean Peninsula and the possible implications for North Korea policy, the U.S.-South Korea alliance, and Northeast Asia. They analyzed North Korean behavior under its new leader Kim Jong-un and the likelihood his regime would continue nuclear and missile development. Participants also compared and contrasted the North Korea and alliance policies of South Korea’s leading candidates in the December 19 presidential election. The session was hosted by the Sejong Institute, a top South Korean think tank, in Seoul, in association with the Korean Studies Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
PARTICIPANTS
Republic of Korea:
Chul Hyun Kwon, Chairman of the Board, The Sejong Foundation
Dae Sung Song, President, The Sejong Institute
Sang Woo Rhee, President, New Asia Research Institite
Jae Chang Kim, Co-Chairman, Council on US-Korea Security Studies
Myung Hwan Yu, Former Minister, Foreign Affairs & Trade Ministry
Yong Ok Park, Governor, PyungAn Nam-do Province (North Korea territory)
Se Hee Yoo, Chairman, Daily NK; Hanyang University
Ho Sup Kim, Professor, Chung-ang University; Chairman, KPSA (2012)
Young Sun Ha, Chairman, East Asia Institute
Jung Hoon Lee, Professor, Yonsei University
Seong Whun Cheon, Chief, North Korea Studies Center, KINU
Chol Ho Chong, Research Fellow, The Sejong Institute
United States:
Gi-Wook Shin, Director, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
Michael Armacost, Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC
Bruce Bennett, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Cooperation
Karl Eikenberry, Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC
Thomas Fingar, Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC
David Kang, Director, Korean Studies Institute, University of Southern California
T.J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science Dept., University of California, Berkeley
Daniel C. Sneider, Associate Director for Research, Shorenstein APARC
David Straub, Associate Director, Korean Studies Program, Shorenstein APARC
Joyce Lee, Research Associate, Korean Studies Program, Shorenstein APARC