Third Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum

The third session of the Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum, held in Seoul November 13–14, 2009, convened former senior South Korean and American policymakers, scholars and regional experts to discuss North Korean issues, the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance, and prospects for increased multilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia. The Sejong Institute organized the Forum in association with its American partner for Forum matters, Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. A closed workshop conducted under the Chatham House Rule of confidentiality, the Forum allowed participants to engage in frank exchanges on important and sensitive issues.