- Topic: The Korean Peninsula after the 2012 Presidential Elections in the United Ststes, South Korea and Regional States
- Date: 08:30~ 17:00,27-28 June 2012
- Venue: Linder Commons 1957 E Streets, N.W.6th Floor Washington, DC20052
- Co-sponsor: Council on U.S.-Korean Security, International Council on Korean Studies, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, Sejong Institute, Dong-A Ilbo
- Conference Schedule
Wednesday , june 27, 2012
09:30~09:50 Opening Remarks
– Dr. Edward A. McCord, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University
– General John H. Tilelli, USA(Ret.) Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean SecurityStudies(ROK Council)
– General Jae-Chang KIm, Co-Chairman, Council on U.S-Korean Security Studies (ROK Council)
– Dr. Soon Paik, President, International Council on Korean Studies and U.S. Department of Labor
12:00~13:45 Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
Sponsored by the Sejong Institute and Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy
Speaker The U.S.-ROK Partership and Peace and Prosparity in East Asia
10:00~11:45 Panel 1.Major Powers’ Relations in the Korean Peninsula
Moderator : Dr. Edward A. McCord
Papers
– U.S. Policy toward the Two Koreas after the U.S.& ROK Elections in 2012
Dr. Doug Bandow, the Cato Institute
– China’s Korean Policy after the 2012 Leadership Transitions in Asia and America
Mr. Gordon G. Chang, Forbes. Com
– Russia’s Policy toward North Koreaq in the Post-Kim Il Era
Dr. Byungki Kim, Institute for Sustainable Development, Korea University
– The Abductions Issue Ten Years on: Japan and the Korean Peni nsula
Dr. Celeste Arrington, The George Washington University
Discussants
– Dr. Robert G. Sutter, The Gedrge Washington University
– Dr. Andrew Scobell, RAND Coporation – Washington
– Dr. Yong Soon Yim, Sungkyunkwan University
12:00~ 13:45 Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
Sposored by Hwajeog Peace Foundation and Don12:00~13:45 Luncheon g-A Ilbo
Speaker: ROK-U.S. Relations after Ratification of the Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
The Honorable Young-Jin Choi, ROK Ambassador to the U.S.
14:00~15:45 Panel 2 The U.S._Korean Alliance afterthe 2012 Presidential Elections
Moderator: General John H. Tilelli,Jr.,
Papers
– U.S._ROK Resposes to North Korea’s Provocations: The Next Phase
Colonel David S. Maxwell, USA(Ret.), Georgetown University
– The U.S. -ROK Contigency Plan for the DPRK Crisis in the the Post-Kim Jung Il Era
Dr. Changhee Park, Korean national Defense University
– Political Dynamicsof U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation in the Post-Kim Jung Il Era
dr. Michael O’Hanlon, Brookings Institution
Discussants
– Dr. Michael J. Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies
– Ambassador Keun -Ho , ViceADM(Ret.), ROK Navy, President of the KIMS
– Dr. Nam Sung Huh, Korean National Defense University
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15~18:00 Panel 3. North-South Korean Relations in the New ROK Administration
Moderator: Ambassador & Dr. Chong Wook Chung, Seoul National University
Papers
– The Challenge of North Korea’s Nuclear Program and Two Korea Relations
Dr. Yun Young Cho, Chungang University
– The Kim Jong-Un Regime’s Survival Strategy and Prospects for inter- Korean Relations
Dr. Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University
– Prospects for Inter-Koreans Economic Cooperation: The Next Phase
Dr. Nicholas Ebestadt, American Enterprise Institute
Discussants
– Dr. Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
– Dr. Larry Niksch, Center for Strategic and International Studies
– Dr. Young O. Yoon, Kookmin University
18:30~21:00 Dinner and Dinner Speech
Sponsored by ROK Minister of national Defense (Hon. Kwan jin Kim)
Speaker A Free North Korea
Lieutenant General Wallace”Chip” Gregson, USMC(Ret.), former Assistant Secretary of Defense,
Asian and Pacific Security
Introduced by General John Tilelli, USA(Ret.), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S._Korean Security
Stuidies(U.S. Council)
Thursday, June 28, 2012
09:45~11:45 Panel 4. Prospecys for Korea’s Economic Relations with Major Powers After U.S.- Korea
Free Trade Agreement
Moerator: Dr. Soon Paik, President International Council on Korean Studies and U.S. Department Labor
Papers
-The Impact of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement on Both Economies
Dr. Yoon Shik Park, The George Washington University
– The Prospect of Korea-China FTA and its Impact on the U.S.- Korea Economic and PolticalRelations
Dr. Claud Barfield, American Enterprise Institute
– The Russo- Korean Cooperation for Natural Resourses: The Prospect of the Trans-Siberian Gas Pipeline
Dr. Sung Gul Hong, Kookmin University
Dr. Jin Whyu Mok, Kookmin University
Discussants
– Dr. Richard T. Shin, Economists Incorporated
– Dr. Myung Soon Shin, Yonsei University
– Dr. Il Hwa Jung, Hankook Ilbo and Kyonggi University
12:00~13:45 Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
Sponsored by the Sejong Institute and Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy
Speaker The U.S-ROK Partnership and Peace and Prosperity in East Asia
The Honorable Doris Kathleen Stephen s, former U.S. Ambassador to the ROK
Introduced by Dr. Edward A. McCord, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George
Washington University
!14:00~16:15 Panel 5. Military Issues on Korean Peninsula
Moderator: Lieutenant General Raymond P. Ayres, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps(Ret.)
Papers
– North Korea’s Capability to Conduct Provocations and the ROK- U.S. Capability to Counter Them
Dr. Sung Pyo Hong, Ajou University
– The North Korean Asymmetric Threat: Advances and Internet
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Angelo State University
– The Right Steps to ROK Defense Reform: How to Overcome Constrains
15:00~15:15 Coffee Break
Discussants
– Dr. Patric M. Cronin, Centerfor a New American Security
– Dr.& Brigadier General (Ret.), Dae Sung Song , President, The Sejong Institute
– Dr. Samman Chung, Korea Naval War College
16:30~16:45 Closing Remarks
– Dr. Edward A. Cronin, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the George Washington University
– General John H.Tilelli, Jr., USA(Ret.), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S._Korean Security Studies
(U.S. Council)
– General Jae-Chang Kim, ROK(Ret.), Co-Chairman, Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies
(ROK Council)
– Dr. Soon Paik, President, International Council on Korean Studies and U.S. Department of Labor