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EAI Newsletter [July 2012]

  • 2012-07-30
July 2012
  EAI GlobalNet 21 Meeting with U.S Ambassador Sung Kim
On July 17, 2012, the EAI hosted its GlobalNet 21 Forum with Sung Kim, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Korea. Under the title of "ROK-U.S. Relations in a Changing World," Ambassador Kim presented a speech which touched upon some of the ways in which U.S.-ROK relations are playing a more international role.

  EAI Asia Security Initiative Updates
Smart Talk with Yeh-chung Lu
The EAI held its Smart Talk with Professor Yeh-chung Lu, National Cheng-chi University of Taiwan, on July 13, 2012. Professor Lu presented on the G2 concept and its implications for the Asia-Pacific region. A video of the main presentation is available.

National Security Panel Forum on South Korea's Future Diplomacy
On June 27, 2012, the EAI's National Security Panel hosted a forum with scholars, politicians, and the media. At this event, the members of the panel presented the findings from their research project entitled, "Toward 2020: Ten Agenda for South Korea's Diplomacy." English summaries of each chapter from the project's report are available.

EAI Article on Balance of Power in East Asia
In an article for the International Relations and Security Network, one of the world's leading open access information services for international relations and security professionals, the EAI's Yang Gyu Kim and Stephen Ranger examine how countries in East Asia are "locked" into a balance of power. In assessing the future of U.S.-China relations in the region, they believe that there will be a more complex balance of power dynamic.

Smart Q&A with Han Wool Jeong
With the 2012 presidential election approaching in South Korea, Han Wool Jeong of the EAI's Public Opinion Research Center was interviewed for this Smart Q&A on the trends and issues that will shape the race for the Blue House.

EAI Focus
 
Upcoming Events
2012 EPIK Young Leaders Conference
August 14, 2012

Homecoming for Interns 2012
August 14, 2012

EAI Publications
[Multimedia] Smart Talk with Yeh-chung Lu

[Smart Q&A: Han Wool Jeong] Prospects for the 2012 Presidential Election in South Korea

[Memo] A South Korean-Japanese Strategic Partnership: An Emerging Reality, or an American Fantasy?

[Multimedia] Smart Talk with Mark E. Manyin

[U.S.-China Relations Statement Factsheet] February 2012
_ Yang Gyu Kim · Stephen Ranger

[Smart Q&A: Thomas U. Berger] Navigating a Sea of Troubles: U.S. Alliances and Maritime Disputes in East Asia



EAI News
New Edition of Journal of East Asian Studies
The latest edition of the Journal of East Asian Studies has been released. This new edition includes five articles on Japan's China policy, labor market reform in Japan and South Korea, organizational life in North Korea, South Korea's approach to foreign aid, and North Korea's reaction to ROK-U.S. military exercises.
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