On May 6-8, 2018, the Council on Foreign Relations hosted the Council of Councils Seventh Annual Conference in New York. Prof. Young-Sun Ha (Chairman, East Asia Institute: EAI), Prof. Yul Sohn (Chair, EAI Japan Studies Center), Prof. Chaesung Chun (Chair, EAI Center for International Relations Studies), and Amb. In-Kook Park (President, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies) attended the annual conference as the EAI representatives. In this conference, participants discussed four major themes: Trade without Trump: The Way Forward, The Challenge from Iran, Geopolitical Implications of New Technology, and Strengthening Effective Climate Change Action. Prof. Yul Sohn served as a panelist in the trade session. 

Created in 2011 by the Council on Foreign Relations to help direct high-level international attention and effective policy responses to the threats and opportunities of the twenty-first century, Council of Councils is composed of twenty-nine major policy institutes. As the founding member from South Korea, EAI has been actively participating in this global effort to facilitate candid dialogue and consensus-building among influential opinion leaders. In October 2018, CoC Eleventh Regional Conference will be held in Seoul. 

Please see the link for more information on the CoC Seventh Annual Conference.