SNEAS is designed to be an informal, off-the-record forum to discuss security and economic challenges and promote regional cooperation in Northeast Asia. SNEAS focuses on emerging regional security issues, the U.S. role in regional security, the possibilities and consequences of change on the Korean Peninsula, and China's emerging role in the region.
Ms. Lisa Heller, Deputy Public Affairs Officer of US Embassy, Ms. Marrie Y. Schaefer, Public Diplomacy Advisor of US Pacific Command, and Dr. Tae-Woo Park, Professor of Korea University attended the Opening Session held on September 26. Keynote Speeches were delivered by Mr. Brent Byers, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs of US Embassy and Mr. Tae-sik Lee, Former South Korean Ambassador to the US.
During September 26-27, leading national security experts and policy makers from China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, and the United States discussed key regional security issues and pursued resolutions through frank exchanges of ideas on the following three themes: “Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and the Role of Six-Party Talks”; “US-China Relations and the Future of Northeast Asia”; and “Roadmaps for Cooperative Regional Security Network: For the Future Stability of Northeast Asia.”
Topic: “Denuclearization and Security Stability in the Asia-Pacific Region”
Date: September 26-27, 2011
Venue: Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
