North Korea is on the cusp of being able to target the United States with nuclear weapons and hints at conducting a nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean. President Trump has vowed that the regime having such capabilities is “intolerable” and has threatened military action to prevent it. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has declared that the U.S. won’t conduct any attack without Seoul’s permission. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to escalate.
President Trump is scheduled to make his first official visit to South Korea on November 7-8, 2017. His visit will focus on bilateral meetings with President Moon, speaking to the National Assembly, and visiting with U.S. and ROK service members. The President’s visit will highlight the strong U.S.-ROK alliance during an increasingly challenging time on the Korean peninsula and in Northeast Asia. Join The Hertige Foundation and KIDA on November 8 for a timely discussion by distinguished experts on the very issues that President Trump and President Moon will address.
RSVP here: http://www.heritage.org/asia/event/the-trump-administration-and-the-future-the-rok-us-alliance
Agenda
Opening Remarks (10:00 - 10:15 a.m.)
James Jay Carafano, Vice President, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Park Chang-kwoun, Director, Center for Security and Strategy, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
Session 1 (10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)
The Trump Administration’s Policies toward the Asia-Pacific and Korean Peninsula
- Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor & Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security
- James Schoff, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Park Chang-kwoun, Director, Center for Security and Strategy, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
- Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation – Moderator
Lunch Break – Light Sandwich Buffet Provided (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)
Session 2 (1:00 - 2:30 p.m.)
The South Korean Government’s Policies toward the U.S., North Korea, and Northeast Asia
- Abraham Denmark, Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center
- Park Ihn-hwi, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
- Kim Jin-a, Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
- Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation – Moderator
Keynote Address (2:30 - 3:00 p.m.)
The Honorable Cory Gardner (R-CO), United States Senator
Session 3 (3:15 - 4:45 p.m.)
The U.S.–ROK Alliance - Challenges and Opportunities
- Jung H. Pak, Senior Fellow and SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings Institution
- General (Ret.) Jung Seung-jo, Former Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, South Korea
- Cho Nam-hoon, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
- LTG (Ret.) Thomas Spoehr, Director, Center for National Defense, The Heritage Foundation – Moderator