On January 29, 2026, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) jointly hosted a webinar with Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). Under the title “Forging Fleets: ROK-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation and Sino-U.S. Maritime Competition”, the two parties invited two experts to hear their insights on various related issues. For this event, KIMS invited Dr. Jong Gye Shin, Professor Emeritus at the Seoul National University and Chairman of the Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics, and APCSS brought Dr. Eric Labs, Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
