 Korea’s Vision for Unification and the Future of East Asia |
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A myriad of issues continue to complicate the role of Korean unification within the setting of East Asia peace and security. On Monday June 9, EAI in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) held a joint international conference at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul, bringing together policy experts and scholars from around the world. The participants discussed complex areas such as possible paths for unification, and what space a unified Korea would occupy in the wider region. Many perspectives represented by U.S. Chinese, Japanese, German and Russian presenters added a range of learned voices to the future of an increasingly strategically significant region. 
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Expert Seminar with EAI Fellows Ka Zeng and Fiona Yap
 This month, the EAI Fellows Ka Zeng and Fiona Yap were invited to present the progress on their respective working papers. On Thursday June 12, the EAI was privy to the insights of Professor Ka Zeng from the University of Arkansas who presented her work on the rapid rise of China in solar technology and resulting rising tensions with the United States. During the discussion, she outlined how domestic factors are important in understanding why solar products have repeatedly emerged as a point of contention in U.S. trade relations with China. Then on Friday June 27, Professor Fiona Yap of Australia National University presented her work on what motivates citizens to engage in collective action to demand government accountability. During the discussion, she elaborated on her research method and her data collected from Australia, Singapore, and the United States.
The Expert Seminar with Prof. Ka Zeng
The Expert Seminar with Prof. Fiona O. Yap
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2014 Korea Global Forum in Tokyo
 As a part of the Ministry of Unification’s initiative to promote dialogue between scholars and experts around the world on the issue of Korea’s unification and East Asia dynamics, EAI co-organized two forums with partner organizations in Tokyo. On June 23, EAI specialists met with Japanese colleagues at the Center for Contemporary Korean Studies (CCKS), University of Tokyo, to discuss the prospects of Trustpolitik and future collaboration between South Korea and Japan. Then on June 24, EAI specialists met with European delegates from the European Council on Foreign Relations. The discussion focused on European views pertaining to different scenarios of Korean unification and its implications on East and Southeast Asian regional order.
CCKS-EAI “The Future of the South Korea-Japan Relations and the Korean Peninsula: Opportunities and Challenges of Trustpolitik”
ECFR-EAI “East Asia after Unification of the Korean Peninsula” |
2014 KF-EAI Korea Friendship Project Launches
 On Monday June 23, The Korea Foundation and East Asia Institute launched the second round of the Korea Friendship Project with an orientation session held at Eugune Investment & Securities Building. The Korea Friendship project invites international students to experience and learn more about Korea. The program includes the following: 1) KF Academicus lecture series; 2) KF Communicus essay workshops; 3) KF Empathicus social gatherings and activities. The first KF Academicus lecture was held on Wednesday June 25, with the guest lecturer Professor Kyeung-duk Seo, a PR expert who promotes Korean culture and history around the world. On Friday June 27, Professor Tae-Gyun Park gave a comprehensive overview of modern Korean history and how it was shaped by the Vietnam war. For the last lecture of the month convened on Friday June 30, the popular Korean novelist Young-ha Kim came to share his artistic imaginations.
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Apply for the EAI Fellows Program 2014-2015
Applications for the EAI Fellows Program 2014-15 are open for submission until July 30, 2014. This program offers selected fellows the opportunity to present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current regional issues, at two or more partner institutions in East Asia. Please see the EAI website for more details.
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