The East Asia Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly hosted a closed-door roundtable conference to explore peaceful coexistence between North and South Korea on the Korean Peninsula amid the rapidly changing era of U.S.-China hegemony. Participants included EAI Chairman Young-sun Ha, EAI President Chaesung Chun, former EAI President Yul Sohn, Vice Minister Yeondoo Jeong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Professor T. V. Paul of McGill University, Professor Robert Ross of Boston College, Professor Minghao Zhao of Fudan University, Professor Kyoko Hatakeyama of University of Niigata Prefecture, Eric Ballbach, Research Fellow of the German Institute for National Security Policy, and Ankit Panda, Research Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among other domestic and international experts. They shared perspectives on peace and security on the Korean Peninsula from diverse viewpoints.

■ Program

09:30~10:00 | Opening Ceremony

Introduction Chaesung Chun (President, EAI; Professor, Seoul National University)

Welcome Remarks Young-sun Ha (Chairman, EAI; Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University)

Opening Remarks Yeondoo Jeong (Vice Minister for Strategy and Intelligence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

10:00~12:00 | Session 1 Great-Power Rivalry and Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Moderator 하영선(EAI 이사장, 서울대 명예교수)

Presenter T. V. Paul (Professor, McGill University)

      Robert Ross (Professor, Boston College)

Discussant Sang Hyun Lee (Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Institute)

      Won Gon Park (Professor, Ewha Womans University)

13:15~15:15 | Session 2 Regional Security Architecture Toward Multilateral Security Cooperation and Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Moderator Yul Sohn (Former President, EAI; Professor Yonsei University)

Presenter Minghao Zhao (Professor, Fudan University)

      Kyoko Hatakeyama (Professor, University of Niigata Prefecture)

토론 Jaewoo Jun (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses)

      Jae Jeok Park (Professor, Yonsei University)

15:30~17:30 | Session 3 Deterrence and Dialogue: Managing Nuclear Risk and Maintaining Stability

사회 Chaesung Chun (President, EAI; Professor, Seoul National University)

발표 Eric Ballbach (Research Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs)

      Ankit Panda (Research Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

토론 Bo Ram Kwon (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses)

      Yang Gyu Kim (Professor, Korea National Defense University)

■ Edited by Sangjun LEE, EAI Research Associate
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