The Asia Security Initiative Research Center at the East Asia Institute invited Mr. Rory Medcalf(Lowy Institute) for the 23rd Smart Talk Forum on Thursday April 26, 2012. The topic of the seminar is “Future of Extended Nuclear Deterrence in East Asia.”

 

Topic

“Future of Extended Nuclear Deterrence in East Asia”

 

Presenter

Rory Medcalf, Lowy Institute

 

Moderator

Chaesung Chun, Seoul National University

 

Discussants

Jihwan Hwang, University of Seoul

Young Ho Kim, Korea National Defense University

Sang Hyun Lee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Seongho Sheen, Seoul National University

 

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Rory Medcalf

Rory Medcalf is Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute. His professional background spans intelligence analysis, journalism and diplomacy.

He has worked as a senior strategic analyst specialising in Asian great-power relations with the Office of National Assessments, Canberra's peak intelligence agency. His experience as an Australian diplomat included a posting to New Delhi, a secondment to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and truce monitoring on the Pacific island of Bougainville. He has also contributed substantially to three landmark reports on nuclear arms control: the Canberra Commission, Tokyo Forum, and International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.

 

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