New North Korea Policy research team of East Asia Institute (EAI) has conducted a policy study to respond to North Korea’s recent two-track line of economy-nuclear weapons development. Four South Korean experts on security, economics, and international relations including EAI Chairman Young-Sun Ha suggest that Seoul should take complex strategy of “deterrence-engagement-trust” to prompt Pyongyang to evolve from self-contradicting current two-track strategic line to a line version 2.0: the path of non-nuclear-weapon security in tandem with economic development. The research outcome of this research team will be published at the conclusion in book form.

 

Based on their research, EAI’s New North Korea Policy research team held the conference on “Beyond Trustpolitik on the Korean Peninsula” on October 21, 2013. Along with senior-level officials from Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Unification and experts in the field, New North Korea Policy research team discussed the future direction of South Korean government’s policy toward North Korea.

 

Program

13:30~13:35	Welcoming Remarks Young-Sun Ha, EAI
13:35~14:05	Presentation “Introduction” Young-Sun Ha, EAI   “Economic Affairs” Dongho Jo, EAI & Ewha Womans University “National Security & Military Affairs” Won Gon Park, Handong Global University   “Foreign Affairs” Chaesung Chun, EAI & Seoul National University
14:05~16:30	Discussion Chair Young-Sun Ha, EAI Discussants Namhoon Cho, Ministry of Defense Hae-Sung Chun, Ministry of Unification Suk-Jin Kim, Korea Institute for National Unification Do-hoon Lee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jung-Chul Lee, Soongsil University