New Administrations and the U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance: Challenges and Way Forward

China’s rise, North Korea’s nuclear ambition, Japan’s 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 Wilson 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: “China, North Korea, and the Future of ROK-US Alliance”

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: “Trade, Currency, and ROK-US Economic Cooperation under the Trump Administration”

Moderator: Shihoko Goto

Panelists: Choong-Yong Ahn, Kent Hughes, Meg Lundsager, Taeho Bark

14:45-15:00Coffee break

15:00-16:30 3rd session: “New ROK and US Administrations and Governance”

Moderator: Donald Gross

Panelists: Michael Green, Ihk Pyo Hong, Jong Dae Kim, Gilbert Rozman