On November 30, 2011, the EAI together with the Asia Foundation hosted a conference to explore the new concept of Global Korea in Seoul’s foreign policy. With South Korea’s growing presence on the international stage, this conference considers what role it can play in the areas of global diplomacy such as peacekeeping, counter-proliferation, and overseas development.

 

Program

 

13:30~13:45  Welcome & Introduction: “Global Korea” and the U.S.-ROK Alliance

 

Sook-Jong Lee, President, East Asia Institute

Scott Snyder, Director, Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

 

13:45~16:15  Post-Conflict Stabilization and International Peacekeeping

 

Moderator

Sook-Jong Lee, East Asia Institute

 

Presenter 1

“Global Korea: the ROK PRT in Afghanistan”

John Hemmings, Pacific Forum, CSIS

 

Discussants

Jeong-min Seo, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Beom Chul Shin, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

 

Presenter 2

“Korea and PKO: Is Korea Contributing to Global Peace?”

Balbina Hwang, Georgetown University

 

Discussants

Jaechun Kim, Sogang University

Shin-wha Lee, Korea University

 

Presenter 3

“South Korea: Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance”

Rhoda Margesson, Congressional Research Service

 

Discussants

Young Jong Choi, The Catholic University of Korea

 

16:15~16:30  Coffee Break

 

16:30~18:30  Maritime Security and Counter-Proliferation

 

Moderator

Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations 

 

Presenters 1

“South Korea’s counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden”

Terence Roehrig, US Naval War College

 

Discussants

Young Ho Kim, Korea National Defense University

Kyung-young Chung, The Catholic University of Korea

 

Presenters 2

“Counter-Proliferation and Korea: Moving from Local to Global”

Scott Bruce, Nautilus Institute

 

Discussants

Won Gon Park, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

Jihwan Hwang, University of Seoul

 

18:30~18:45  Concluding Remarks

 

Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations