EAI hosted the third Korea-U.S. Alliance Conference titled “An ROK-US Alliance for the 21st century" on November 3, 2009. In the first session, former Senior Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Byung-Kook Kim (Korea University) and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Thomas J. Christensen (Princeton University) delivered a lecture on the topic of "Korea-U.S. alliance and Peace in East Asia." In the following session, a Roundtable discussion took place inviting scholars from the U.S. and Northeast Asia discussing on the topic of security alliance in the region.

Venue Sapphire Ballroom, Lotte Hotel Seoul

Byung-Kook Kim, Korea University (former Senior Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security)

Thomas J. Christensen, Princeton University (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

Time 14:00~18:30

Venue Sapphire Ballroom, Lotte Hotel Seoul

Presenter

Victor Cha, Georgetown University

Qingguo Jia, Beijing University 

Yoshihide Soeya, Keio University

Chaesung Chun, Seoul National University

Shulong Chu, Tsinghua University

Yong Wook Lee, Korea University

Min Gyo Koo, Yonsei University