The East Asia Institute (President Yul Sohn), Korea Dialogue Academy and Conference for Peace in East Asia jointly held <EAI-Korea Dialogue Academy-Conference for Peace in East Asia Joint Discussion Forum: The Future of the U.S. hegemony and Peace in East Asia> on December 16 (Wednesday) at Somerset Palace Seoul. The joint discussion forum covered two sessions including 1) the Future of the U.S hegemony, and 2) Peace in East Asia: Challenges and Tasks. Panelists discussed the direction Korea should take amid intensifying strategic competition between the US and China and how to further cooperation among middle power countries. Panelists discussed in depth the future of the United States, China, Japan, ASEAN, and the regional order, which are the core forces of peace on the Korean Peninsula and East Asia in light of the upcoming Biden administration.
This forum was held in a hybrid format with online audience and on-site experts.
Program
14:00- 14:20
Opening Remarks
Samuel Lee Chairman of Korea Dialogue Academy
Welcoming Remarks
Yul Sohn President of East Asia Institute (EAI); Professor at Yonsei University
Congratulatory Remarks
Hong-Koo Lee Representative of the Conference for Peace in East Asia; Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
14:20- 16:00
Session 1
Moderator
Yul Sohn President of East Asia Institute (EAI); Professor at Yonsei University
Speaker
Joon-Hyung Kim Chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hye Jung Lee Professor at Chung-Ang University
Panelist
Jungkun Seo Professor at Kyung Hee University
Chaesung Chun Chair of the National Security Research Center, EAI; Professor at Seoul National University
Taesuh Cha Professor at Sungkyunkwan University
16:00-16:20
Coffee Break
16:20-18:00
Session 2
Moderator
Young-Sun Ha Chairman of Board of Trustees, EAI; Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University
Speaker
Myung-Lim Park Professor at Yonsei University
Jae Jeok Park Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Young Nam Cho Professor at Seoul National University
Panelist
Young-June Park 국Professor at Korea National Defense University
Dong Ryul Lee Chair of the China Research Center, EAI; Professor at Dongduk Women’s University
Jaehyon Lee Senior Fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies