Sejong Institute held the 41th Sejong National Strategy Forum on April 2 (Thursday) under the theme "Trump 2.0 and Korea's Foreign Policy." 

 

The opening ceremony of the forum was inaugurated by the following speakers:

 

Opening Remarks: Hyun-Wook Kim, President of Sejong Institute 

Welcoming Remarks: Yong-Joon LeeChairman of Sejong Institute

Congratulatory Remarks: Gyu Back Ahn, Minister of National Defense (Video) (Link)

Keynote Speech: Stephen Walt, Professor, Harvard University (Video) (Link

 

Two sessions were held on the following topics: 


Session 1. Trump 2.0 and New Global Order

Chair: Myung Hwan Yu Former Minister of Foreign Affairs        

Panel: Alex Wong Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor

        Mitoji Yabunaka Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

        Georg Schmidt German Ambassador to the Republic of Korea 

        Beomchul Shin Former Vice Minister of National Defense

 

Session 2. East Asia in Transition and the Korean Peninsula 

Chair: Hyun-Wook Kim President, Sejong Institute          

Panel: Daniel Kritenbrink Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

        Dong Wang Professor, Peking University 

        Shin Kawashima Professor, Tokyo University

        Jungsup Kim Principal Research Fellow, Sejong Institute