The Asia Foundation

Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 and Thursday, July 1, 2010
10:00am – 5:45 pm
Willard Intercontinental
1401 Pennsylvania Ave.
B1 Ballroom (Lobby Level)

The Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, Korean Economic Association, and Korean Political Science Association will co-host a public forum on the Korean development model. During this two-day conference, panels of distinguished international experts will convene to discuss various aspects of the South Korean development experience as a market economy and democracy. Panelists include Kookshin Ahn, Korean Economic Association; Katy Oh, Institute for Defense Analyses; and In June Kim, Seoul National University. Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Randall Morck, University of Alberta, Canada will serve as keynote speakers. To RSVP please contact Jacqueline Cho at jcho@asiafound-dc.org with name and affiliation.

Philadelphia, PA

Friday, March 26, 2010
10:45am – 12:45pm
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Grand Ballroom Salon B

As part of the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Meeting 2010 (March 25-28) featuring scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, and panel sessions on Asian affairs, The Korea Society will lead a roundtable on North Korea and regional security, chaired by Evans Revere, President of The Korea Society. Scott Snyder, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy; Jack Pritchard, Korea Economic Institute, and L. Gordon Flake, the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation, will serve as discussants. Event details are available here.

Washington, DC

Thursday, March 25, 2010
9:30am – 2:00pm (Registration begins 9:00am)
Willard Intercontinental
1401 Pennsylvania Ave
Willard Room (Lobby Level)

The Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation will co-host a public symposium on issues surrounding the planned transfer of operational control (OPCON) in 2012 and implications for the U.S.-South Korea alliance. Panel presenters will include Bruce Bechtol, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College; Michael O’Hanlon, The Brookings Institution; and Kim Sung-han, Korea University (Other speakers TBD). Hon. Hwang Jin Ha, ROK National Assemblyman, will serve as a keynote speaker. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian & Pacific Security Affairs, Derek Mitchell, will provide a luncheon address, and Gen. John H. Tilelli Jr., former Commander-in-Chief, UN Command, Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea, will provide introductory remarks. This conference is co-sponsored by Samsung, Poongsan Corporation, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), and JoongAng Ilbo. To RSVP please contact jcho@asiafound-dc.org with name and affiliation.

Washington, D.C.

9:00am – 5:00pm
The Stimson Center
1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor

The Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the Stimson Center, in collaboration with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) will co-host a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation. Convening U.S. and Korean experts and policymakers, the purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for bilateral discussion of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear energy industry cooperation. This workshop is closed to the public.

Washington, D.C.

9:30am–12:00pm
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium (Lobby Level)

This joint-seminar of The Asia Foundation’s Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies will examine U.S.-ROK alliance cooperation on non-traditional security issues. Heejun Chang, Portland State University; Peter Beck, Stanford University; and Michael Finnegan, National Bureau of Asian Research; will discuss prospects for U.S.-ROK cooperation on climate change, human rights, and post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction respectively. Scott Snyder, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy Director, will serve as discussant. Richard Bush, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies Director, will moderate the event. More details are available here.

This seminar is the third of a three-part symposium series that is part of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy’s project, A Roadmap for Expanding the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

Seoul, Korea

1:30-5:00pm
Seoul Plaza Hotel
4th Floor Maple Hall

The Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and The Asia Foundation Korea office will hold a public forum in Seoul on U.S.-ROK alliance cooperation on global issues. Balbina Hwang, National Defense University; Michael McDevitt, Center for Naval Analyses; and Edward Reed, The Asia Foundation; will discuss U.S.-ROK cooperation on international peacekeeping, maritime security, and overseas development assistance respectively. Hwang Jin-Ha, ROK National Assemblyman, will serve as a keynote speaker. This event is co-sponsored with Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea. To RSVP please contact brlee@asiafound.org. Read more about the program in In Asia.

Washington, D.C.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
9:00 – 11:30 am
The Brookings Institution
Saul/Zilkha Room (Lobby Level)
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW

The Asia Foundation’s Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies present:

Opportunities for U.S.-ROK Alliance Cooperation: New Issues on the Agenda

The “Joint Vision for the Alliance of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea,” released by Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung-bak on June 16, 2009, forged a new agenda for the U.S.-ROK alliance extending to cooperation on common challenges beyond traditional security. This seminar will assess the opportunities for expanding the U.S.-ROK alliance partnership on such newly-emerging issues as pandemics, counter-terrorism, and space cooperation. Speakers include James L. Schoff, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis; Kevin Shepard, Kyungnam University; and Clay Moltz, Naval Postgraduate School. Seongho Sheen, visiting fellow in Brookings’s Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS), will serve as discussant. The program will be moderated by Richard Bush, senior fellow and CNAPS director. Please reply to cnaps@brookings.edu to register for this event.

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Richard Bush, The Brookings Institution
Scott Snyder, The Asia Foundation

PRESENTATIONS
Cooperation on Pandemics and Biological Threats (download abstract)
James L. Schoff, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

Counter-terrorism Cooperation (download abstract)
Kevin Shepard, Kyungnam University

Prospects for Enhancing Space Cooperation (download abstract)
Clay Moltz, Naval Postgraduate School

Discussant: Seongho Sheen, The Brookings Institution
Moderator: Richard Bush, The Brookings Institution

About the Speakers:

Clay Moltz joined the National Security Affairs faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in June 2007. Since November 2008, he has held a joint appointment with the Space Systems Academic Group at NPS. Dr. Moltz is author of The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests (2008) and co-author of Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation (2008, 2nd ed.). He received his Ph. D. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies and a B.A. in International Relations (with Distinction) from Stanford University.

James L. Schoff is Associate Director of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, where he specializes in East Asian security and non-proliferation issues, U.S. alliance relations in the region, and international crisis management. Mr. Schoff is author of The Pandemic Influenza Challenge: Multilateral Perspectives on Preparedness, Response Planning, & Areas for Cooperation (2007, co-author) and Alliance Diversification and the Future of the U.S.-Korean Security Relationship (2004, co-author), among other publications. He graduated from Duke University and earned an M.A. in international relations at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies.

Kevin Shepard is currently affiliated with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University, and recently joined Hawaii-based Pacific Forum CSIS as James A. Kelly Korean Studies Fellow. Dr. Shepard has written a number of articles on North Korean political issues and co-authored a chapter on North Korean corporate governance for the book The Dynamics of Change in North Korea (2009). He holds a Ph.D. in North Korean Politics and Unification Policies from Kyungnam University and an M.A. in International Policy Studies from Sydney University.

Washington, DC

Monday, March 2, 2009
4:00 – 5:30pm
The Asia Foundation
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
8th Floor, William & Mary Conference Room

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?
A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism

A presentation by Professor Mo Jongryn,
Professor, Yonsei University, and Research Fellow, Stanford University
With opening remarks by Scott Snyder, Senior Associate and Director,
Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, The Asia Foundation

Dr. Jongryn Mo has been Professor of International Political Economy at the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, since 1996.  He is also Research Fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and was founding dean of Yonsei University’s Underwood International College from 2004 to 2008.
Please join us for his assessment of the U.S. position in East Asia based on new possibilities of trilateral cooperation between the United States and its alliance partners, Korea and Japan.

To RSVP for this event please contact See-Won Byun at sbyun@centerforuskoreapolicy.org or 202-588-9420.

Washington, D.C.

February 26, 2009
3:00 – 4:30 pm
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Choate Foyer & Room, 1st Floor

Scott Snyder, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy Director and Senior Associate at The Asia Foundation, will discuss the findings of his new book, China’s Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, Security, which explores the transformation of the Sino-South Korean relationship since the early 1990s. By assessing the strategic significance of recent developments in China’s relationship with both North and South Korea and the likely consequences for U.S. and Japanese influence in the region, this meticulous study lends important context to critical debates regarding China’s foreign policy, Northeast Asian security, and international relations more broadly.

David Lampton, George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies and Director of the China Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, will provide comments.

Copies of China’s Rise and the Two Koreas will be available for purchase.

To RSVP for this event, please contact rsvp@asiafound-dc.org.

Seoul

February 17, 2009

Seoul, Korea

As the opening event for The Asia Foundation’s Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, this conference will bring together U.S. and Korean experts to discuss possibilities for strengthening U.S.-ROK alliance cooperation in a range of issues. Including both American and South Korean perspectives as well as comparative views with respect to other U.S. alliances, the discussion will comprehensively assess the future of the U.S.-ROK alliance in light of the new Obama Administration and agenda forged by the “U.S.-ROK strategic alliance” in April 2008. The program is co-sponsored with The Asia Foundation’s Korea office and Friends of The Asia Foundation/Korea.

To RSVP for this event, please contact csmoon@asiafound.org.