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[MOFA · EAI] International Conference on “New Strategic Thinking: Planning for Korean Foreign Policy”

Events | 2013-04-29

Editor's Note

The diplomatic environment of the 21st century has introduced new problems in the midst of globalization, digitalization, and democratization.

The diplomatic environment of the 21st century has introduced new problems in the midst of globalization, digitalization, and democratization. Sharing responsibilities and implementing appropriate measures through multilateral cooperation are ever more necessary for countries to respond effectively to common problems of poverty, climate change, proliferation of mass destruction weapons, natural disasters, etc. As such, the expansion of strategic planning capability as a means to strengthen South Korea’s multilateral diplomacy has become a necessity.

Reflecting on these mid-to-long term diplomatic tasks and challenges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the East Asia Institute(EAI) held an international conference on “New Strategic Thinking: Planning for Korean Foreign Policy” on April 29th. Policy experts from the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Turkey gathered to discuss foreign policy strategies for the new administration that is compatible with the increasingly complex diplomatic environment.

Program

10:00-10:20	Opening Remarks Byung-se Yun (Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea) Welcoming Speech Young-Sun Ha (Chairman, EAI)
10:30-12:30	Session 1 National Strategic Policy Planning in the Twenty-First Century Moderator Sang Hyun Lee (Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea) Presenters “Strategic Policy Planning: American Experience” Daniel Drezner (Professor, Tufts University) “Strategic Policy Planning: British Experience” Peter Hill (Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom) “Strategic Policy Planning: Turkish Experience” Esat Şafak Göktürk (Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey) Discussants Kang Choi (Dean, Korea National Diplomatic Academy) Qingguo Jia (Associate Dean, Peking University) Kenji Kanasugi (Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan)
12:30-13:40	Luncheon
13:40-15:40	Session 2 Envisioning Strategies for the New Administration Moderator Sook-Jong Lee (President, EAI) Presenters “In Search of a New Strategy: South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy” Yul Sohn (Chair, EAI Center for Japan Studies; Dean, Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University) “South Korean Foreign Policy of Park Geun-hye Government” Chaesung Chun (Chair, EAI Asia Security Initiative Research Center; Professor, Seoul National University) Discussants Victor Cha (Professor, Georgetown University) Kang Choi (Dean, Korea National Diplomatic Academy) Esat Şafak Göktürk (Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey) Peter Hill (Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom)
15:40-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-18:00	Session 3 Trustpolitik and the Korean Peninsula Moderator Dal-Joong Chang (Professor, Seoul National University) Presenters “Building Trust with North Korea: American Perspective” Victor Cha (Professor, Georgetown University) “Building Trust with North Korea: Chinese Perspective” Qingguo Jia (Associate Dean, Peking University) “Building Trust with North Korea: Japanese Perspective” Kenji Kanasugi (Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan) Discussants Daniel Drezner (Professor, Tufts University) Yong-Pyo Hong (Secretary to the President for Unification, Office of the President, Korea) Ihn-Hwi Park (Professor, Ewha Womans University)