Newsletter Vol. 68 (December2020)

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         The Sejong Institute is a Leading Think Tank in Foreign, Security
                                                                                and National Unification Affairs in Korea and Beyond.
 Newsletter Vol. 68 (December 2020) 

  Newly Published Issues and Analyses

■ Sejong Policy Briefs

“Has a New Cold War between the U.S. and China Begun?: The Reality of the New Cold War” | KIM Kisoo

■ Current Issues & Policies

December 2020 Edition
“Evaluation of Kim Jong-un's Economic Policy in 2020” | YANG Un-Chul
“The New Biden Administration and the Possibility of QUAD as a Military Alliance” | LEE Daewoo
“Prospect of the U.S.-North Korea Relations after the U.S. Presidential Election and South Korea’s Strategy” | HONG Hyun-ik
“The U.S. Presidential Election 2020: Contested American Democracy” | KANG Miong Sei
“Wang Yi’s Visit and China’s Geopolitical Calculus on Korea” | LEE Seong-hyon

■ Sejong Commentaries

“[Series: America’s Choice in 2020] ① Foreign Policy Stance of the Biden Administration: An Arrival of “Reset 2.0 Era”” | LEE Sang Hyun
“[Series: America’s Choice in 2020] ② Global Governance” | CHUNG Eunsook
“[Series: America’s Choice in 2020] ③ The U.S.-DPRK Relations” | WOO Jung-Yeop
“[Series: America’s Choice in 2020] ④ The ROK-U.S. Relations” | LEE Daewoo
“[Series: America’s Choice in 2020] ⑤ The U.S.-China Relations” | CHUNG Jae-hung
“Review of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and Contested American Democracy” | KANG Miong Sei
“Suspension of Ant Group’s Listing in the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Its Implications” | KIM Kisoo

■ Sejong Video Briefs

 

 

 

 

 

“[Sejong-Heritage Seoul Washington Forum Virtual Meeting] Prospects and Challenges of the US-ROK Alliance”
“[Sejong-Maeil Business Newspaper Joint Webinar] Biden Administration and the ROK-US Alliance”
“(Korean) [2020-28] North Korea’s Public Health System and Health & Medical Cooperation” | CHOI Eun-ju
“(Korean) [2020-29] Reexamining the U.S.-China Conflicts—From Economy to Hegemony” | KIM Kisoo
“(Korean) [2020-30] Viewpoints of China on Current Regional Security Issues” | CHUNG Jae-hung
“(Korean) [2020-31] The U.S.-China Strategic Competition and Quad: Implications and Choices of South Korea” | KIM Jungsup
“(Korean) [2020-32] Perceptions of Americans on Foreign Affairs during the Trump Administration and Their Interests in the Korean Peninsula” | KANG Miong Sei

  Sejong in News

“[Expert] North Korea keeps silent on Biden win” | CHEONG Seong-chang [The Korea Times]
“[Expert] The linchpin and the cornerstone: how will Korea-Japan ties change under Biden?” | JIN Chang Soo [The Korea Times]
“[Expert] N. Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaign” | YANG Un-Chul [The Asahi Shimbun]
“[Expert] Scrapping NK nukes should not be prerequisite for peacebuilding: Yun” | LEE Jong-seok [The Korea Herald]
“[Expert] South Korea picks Japan hand as Tokyo envoy in bid to fix ties” | JIN Chang Soo [Nikkei Asia]
“[Expert] China makes final effort to court Japan and South Korea as Donald Trump heads for the exit” | LEE Seong-hyon [South China Morning Post]

  Recent Publications

  National Strategy Vol. 26 No. 4 (Winter)

National Strategy is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal, written in Korean, published quarterly by the Sejong Institute.

1. Overcoming Military Pessimism and Excessive Deterrence: Re-examination of a Strategy against North Korean SLBM Threat | Jungsup Kim

2. Parliamentary Exchanges Between China and Russia During Xi Jinping’s Era: Diplomatic and Security Implications | Taeho Kim and Sunjae Kim

For more information, please click the title.

  Academic Activities

Meeting with Chung Min Lee (Senior Fellow of CEIP)

On November 2, 2020, the Sejong Institute held a meeting with Dr. Chung Min Lee, Senior Fellow of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP).   

[2020 NAPC Platform] International Conference

On Thursday of November 5, the Sejong Institute held the international conference on the topic of “Trilateral Cooperation Challenges for Establishing a Disease Control and Public Health Organiation” …   


Sejong-KNDU Joint International Conference 2020

On November 10 (Tue.), 2020, the Sejong Institute and Korea National Defense University (KNDU) co-hosted an international conference on the topic of “Intensifying Competition for Global Strategy and Rise of Non-traditional Security Issues” …   

Sejong-Maeil Business Newspaper Joint Webinar

On November 12, 2020, the Sejong Institute hosted a special webinar on the topic of "Biden Administration and the ROK-US Alliance" with Maeil Business Newspaper.   


ROK-China High-level Think Tank Dialogue 2020

On November 12 (Thu.), 2020, “ROK-China High-level Think Tank Dialogue 2020” was held at the conference room of the Westin Chosun Seoul as a virtual meeting.   

The 19th Sejong Colloquium of 2020

On November 17 (Tue.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the nineteenth colloquium of this year. Dr. KIM Kisoo, senior research fellow, presented his paper on the topic of “Has the New Cold War between the U.S. and China Begun?: The Reality of New Cold War.”   


The 10th Sejong Policy Forum

On November 18 (Wed.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the tenth Sejong Policy Forum on the topc of “Foreign and Security Policy of the New U.S. Administration and East Asia” …   

26th Sejong-CICIR Virtual Academic Confer

On November 20 (Fri.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the 26th Sejong-CICIR Virtual Academic Conference on the topic of “The New U.S. Biden Administration and Possibilities of Changes in Korean Affairs” …   


The 20th Sejong Colloquium of 2020

On November 23 (Mon.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the twentieth colloquium of this year. Dr. LEE Seong-hyon, a director of Center for Chinese Studies, presented his paper on the topic of "China's Digital Currency Strategy and the U.S.-China Competition.”   

Sejong China Security Forum 2020

On November 23 (Mon.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held “Sejong China Security Forum 2020” on the topic of “Indo-Pacific Strategy of the New Biden Administration and the ROK-China Relations” at the Somerset Palace Seoul as a closed meeting.   


The 37th Sejong National Strategy Forum

On November 25, 2020, the Sejong Institute held the 37th Sejong National Strategy Forum on the topic of “Inter-Korean Relations in 2021 and Outlook for International Affairs in East Asia” at the International Conference Room of the Sejong Institute.   

11/26 Seoul-Washington Forum Virtual Meeting

Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seoul Washington Forum Virtual Meeting 2020 was hosted by the Sejong Institute on the 26th of November 2020.   


2020 ASEAN-ROK Partnership Seminar

On November 26 (Thur.), 2020, the Korea Foundation and the Sejong Institute held the "2020 ASEAN-ROK Partnership Seminar" at the Berkely Suite Room of Lotte Hotel Seoul with Live Streaming through YouTube.   

The 21st Sejong Colloquium of 2020

On November 30 (Mon.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the twenty-first colloquium of this year. Dr. HONG Hyun-ik, senior research fellow, presented his paper on the topic of "Measures of Cooperation for North Korean Policy and Strategy with the Biden Administration.”   


The 22nd Sejong Colloquium of 2020

On November 30 (Mon.), 2020, the Sejong Institute held the twenty-second colloquium of this year. Dr. KANG Miong Sei, senior research fellow, presented his paper on the topic of "Perceptions of the U.S. Elites on Foreign and Security Affairs during the Trump Administration.”   


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