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ROK-U.S. Alliance: Planning for the Future
2010-12-14

The East Asia Institute(EAI) has held the “ROK-U.S. Alliance Conference” since 2008 with the kind support from Pyeongtaek City. This has provided the opportunity for policymakers including government officials and legislative representatives from both countries to share their insights on the ROK-U.S. alliance and future strategies. Along with these officials, leading national security experts from South Korea, Japan, and China have also provided their respective thoughts and policy recommendations. Continuing on from this successful experience, the EAI and CNAS (Center for New American Security), a leading U.S. think tank, jointly held the 2010 conference entitled “ROK-U.S. Alliance: Planning for the Future” on December 15, 2010. CNAS’s defense experts along with South Korea’s foreign and security policy experts discussed the new security challenges the two countries face as well as the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance.

 

CNAS THE ROK-U.S. ALLIANCE: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

CNAS THE ROK-U.S. ALLIANCE: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE - TRANSCRIPT

CNAS GENERAL WALTER SHARP REMARKS ON THE U.S.-SOUTH KOREA ALLIANCE

 

Program

08:40~09:00

Registration

 

09:00~09:30

Opening remarks
Sook-Jong Lee (President, EAI)

Welcome remarks
Sun-Gi Kim (Mayor, Pyeongtaek City)

 

Congratulatory address

Hong-Koo Lee (Chairman of the Board of Trustees, EAI)

Yoo Chul Won, Chairman of the National Defense Committee

 

09:30~10:00

Keynote Speech
RADM Phill Wisecup, USN (President, Naval War College)

 

10:00~12:00

Session 1: The Changing Strategic Environment and Its Implications for The Alliance

Moderator
Sook-Jong Lee (President, EAI)

Presenters
"The Rise of China"

Victor Cha (Professor, Georgetown University)

 

"The Threat from the North"

Kang Choi (Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security)

 

"Going Global: The U.S-ROK Alliance Beyond East Asia"

Evans Revere (Senior Director, Albright Stonebridge Group)

 

12:10-13:50

Luncheon Speaker
Seong Min Yoo (Congressman, Grand National Party)

 

14:00~15:30

Session 2: Non-Military Planning for DPRK Collapse

Moderator
Abraham Denmark (Fellow, CNAS)

Presenters
"Scenarios, Priorities, and Joint Planning"

Patrick Cronin (Senior Advisor, CNAS)


"ROK Non-Military Planning for DPRK Collapse"

Beom Chul Shin (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses)

 

15:40~17:40

Session 3: The Future of ROK-U.S. Military Alliance

Moderator
Young-Sun Ha (Professor, Seoul National University)

Presenters
"Adapting the Alliance for Future Challenges"

Abraham Denmark (Fellow, CNAS)

 
"The Future of the ROK Military: What Does the ROK Need?"

Du Hyeogn Cha (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses)

 
"Alliance Management and the Evolving Alliance"

Markus Garlauskas (Chief of the Strategy Division, United States Forces Korea)

 

*Simultaneous interpretation is provided for all sessions.