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EAI Newsletter [December 2020]

2020-12-31

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December 2020

[Multimedia] 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
"New U.S. Administration Under Biden and the Future of U.S. Hegemony" (in Korean)

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.

Working Paper

"Prospects for U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition" Session One

"ROK-U.S. Bilateral Cooperation Strategy for Dealing with Rising China amid U.S.-China Competition"

1. Young-Sun Ha, Chaesung Chun: Security Cooperation between South Korea and the United States

2. Jung H. Pak: China’s Gambit on the Korean Peninsula

3. Lindsey W. Ford: South Korea and Indo-Pacific Security: Building New Networks Beyond the "Quad"

4. Sook Jong Lee: Factors Influencing South Korean Views on Allying with the U.S.: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications

5. Jonathan D. Pollack: First Things First: U.S. Korea Policy in the Biden Administration

Working Paper

"Prospects for U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition" Session Two

"ROK-U.S. Bilateral Cooperation Strategy for Dealing with Rising China amid U.S.-China Competition"

1. Yul Sohn: Between Economic Interdependence and National Security: New Frontiers for ROK-US Trade Cooperation

2. David Dollar: U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in Confronting the China Challenge

3. YoungJa Bae: US-China Technology Rivalry and Implication for US-Korean Technology Cooperation

4. Mireya Solis: Great Power Competition and Asia’s Economic Architecture: An Agenda for US-ROK Cooperation

5. Samatha Gross: Liquified Natural Gas Links the Energy Systems of China, South Korea, and the United States

6. Wang Hwi Lee: Prospects for Korea-US Cooperation on Energy and Environment: From an Oil-Natural Gas Alliance to Global Green New Deal

7. Jeffrey Ball: Retreat from the Rock: How a Pullback in Coal Lending by China, Korea, and the United States Could Change Geopolitics and the Climate

Working Paper

Narrating the Global Attractiveness of BTS I: About Global Artist BTS and Macro-Environmental Changes

"How Does BTS Draw Its Global Attraction?"

1. Joon Han·Yul Sohn: About the Series: The Global Attractiveness of BTS (in Korean)

2. Joon Han: Environmental and Structural Conditions for the Global Success of BTS (in Korean)

3. SetByol Choi: Global Artist BTS, Drawing and Surpassing Limitations (in Korean)

Working Paper

Narrating the Global Attractiveness of BTS II: BTS Phenomenon and Narrative of Attraction

"How Does BTS Draw Its Global Attraction?"

1. Young-Sun Ha: Attractiveness of BTS and New Civilization in the 21st Century (in Korean)

2. Su Jung Kim: BTS Narratives and Communication, Attracting the World through Messages (in Korean)

3. Hye Eun Lee: BTS, Told through YouTube Comments (in Korean)

Working Paper

Narrating the Global Attractiveness of BTS III: BTS on the Global Stage, Diplomacy based on Attraction

"How Does BTS Draw Its Global Attraction?"

1. Mi Hyang Ahn: BTS, Told through Billboard Charts (in Korean)

2. Chaesung Chun: BTS, Global Artist Raised in Korea (in Korean)

3. Yul Sohn: Korea’s Diplomacy of Attractiveness through BTS (in Korean)

Special Report

Social Media, Disinformation, and Democracy in Asia: Country Cases

"Dangers to Democracy Imposed by Social Media and Fake News"

Special Report

A Vision for the ROK-U.S. Alliance

"Setting a Vision and Agenda for the Future of the ROK-U.S. Alliance"

Issue Briefing

Moe Thuzar, Unpacking Myanmar’s 2020 Vote

"What does the 2020 Myanmar election mean for the future of its democracy?"

Global NK Commentary

Kyungyon Moon, Keeping North Korea at the Negotiation Table

"To keep North Korea at the negotiation table, South Korea’s role is the key"

Book

2020 South Korean Identity

"Navigating the Past 15 Years of Korea" (in Korean)

Event

Future Vision of ROK-Japan Cooperation under the U.S.-China Strategic Competition

"Future Strategy of Korea and Japan amid U.S.-China Strategic Competition" (in Korean)

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