The East Asia Institute (EAI) has held the “ROK-U.S. Alliance Conference” since 2008 and it has provided the opportunity for policymakers to share their insights on the ROK-U.S. alliance and future strategies. Continuing on from this successful experience, the EAI hosted the 2011 conference entitled “A New Security Order in East Asia and the ROK-U.S. Alliance.”

Session I. "Change in East Asian Security Architecture"

Moderator

Young-Sun Ha, Seoul National University

Presenters

“Defense Budgets and the US-Korea Alliance”

Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution

“Continuity and Changes in China's Foreign Policy”

Dong Wang, Peking University

“The Rise of China and Changing US-China Relations: South Korean Perspective”

Chaesung Chun, Seoul National University

Discussants

Kang Choi, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

Masayuki Masuda, National Institute for Defense Studies

Mark E. Manyin, U.S. Congressional Research Service