EAI held expert seminar, inviting Alan M. Wachman, as the first participant of EAI Fellow in 2009. Alan M. Wachman made a presentation on the topic of "Mongolia's Geopolitical Gambit: Preserving a Precarious Independence while Resisting Soft Colonialism." There was a heated debate with 12 scholars who participated in the seminar, including a moderator Suk Hee Han (Yonsei University) and three designated discussants, Beom Shik Shin (Seoul National University), Jae Woo Choo ( Kyunghee University), and Eun Kyung Choi (Ajou University).