Issues and Analyses published in Summer

■ Current Issues and Policies

	“The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Korean Peninsula” | Daewoo Lee
	“Current Status and Future Prospect of Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China” | Tousheng Zhang
	“6.30 ROK-US Summit and 3-Party Meeting at Panmunjom” | Daewoo Lee
	“6.30 Panmunjom US-DPRK Summit Meeting and Prospect of US-DPRK Talks” | Jung-Yeop Woo

■ Sejong Commentary

	“Position of Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK to Speak to the U.S. and Rule South Korea Out and Possible Response of South Korea” | Seong-Chang Cheong
	“Requisite Condition of Successful Negotiation for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula: Comprehensive Settlement of the Subject, Method, Schedule, and Corresponding Measures” | Seong-Chang Cheong
	“Japan's House of Councilors Election Results: Difficult to Revise the Constitution, But Abe's Influence Remains” | Chang Soo Jin

■ Sejong Policy Briefs

	“The Role of South Korea as a “Mediator of North Korean Nuclear Issue” in the Chinese Press: Perceptions and Implications” | Seong-Hyon Lee
	“Strategic Significance of the Breakdown of the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations” | Kisoo Kim
	“Changes in European Union’s Foreign Policy after the European Parliament Election and the Prospect of ROK-EU Relations” | Nam-Kook Kim
	“The Result of Japan’s House of Councillors Election: Scoreboard of Abe” | Chang Soo Jin

Dr. Eunsook Chung’s (Senior Research Fellow, Department of Security Strategy Studies) book, Change in Global Order and UN Governance of Peace and Security (Publisher: Sunin) was selected as 2019 Outstanding Scholarly Book by the National Academy of Science of the Republic of Korea. The Outstanding Scholarly Book is awarded each year by the National Academy of Science of the Republic of Korea to promote academic research and writing activities in the fields of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, and Korean Studies.  

On July 10, Lee Jong-seok, a senior research fellow and the former Unification Minister, was awarded Haegong Democracy and Peace Prize (Peace and Unification Division). Former Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok was acknowledged for his efforts in promoting peace in the Korean Peninsula and expanding inter-Korean exchange and cooperation by creating peaceful inter-Korean atmosphere and organizing a peace forum in the Korean peninsula.  

The ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Sejong Institute invite all students with any nationality who are interested in trilateral cooperation to participate in this competition.

■ Deadline: Oct 31, 2019 (Thur.)
■ Guideline: Click “More” Below

 

On July 3, the Sejong Institute held the Sixth Sejong Policy Forum of 2019 on the topic of “Assessing Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea and the Development in the ROK-China Relations” at the Somerset Palace in Seoul. Dr. Seonghyon Lee, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, moderated the sessions...   

On July 5, the Sejong Institute invited Dr. Lee Sangsoo, head of the Korea Center at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), which is a representative think tank in Sweden, to discuss "the European perspective on the Korean Peninsula Problem" for a policy dialogue. This meeting was attended by...   

On July 9, the Sejong Institute held the thirteenth colloquium of 2019. Senior Research Fellow Kim Kisoo made a presentation on the “Strategic Significance of the Breakdown of the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations.” This colloquium was led by Hong Hyun-ik, director of the Department of Diplomatic Strategy Studies.   

On July 9, 2019, the Sejong Institute held the meeting on the topic of “Going Beyond the ROK-Philippines Relationship, Developing the ROK-ASEAN Relationship” at the Sejong Institute’s conference room. Professor Victor Andres “Dindo” C. Manhit of the Starbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies gave a presentation...   

From July 10 to 13, the Sejong Institute held the “2019 ROK-China Think Tank Strategy Forum” at China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies. This forum was held to discuss possible methods to establish peace and achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and to explore multilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia. Experts from the Sejong Institute, including...   

On July 16, “2019 Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) in Japan” was held in Keio University, Japan. The forum was hosted by the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea and jointly organized by the Sejong Institute and Keio University Center for Contemporary Korean Studies on the topic of “Denuclearization and Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the Role of Japan.”   

On July 18, “2019 Tokyo ROK-Japan Relations Conference,” co-hosted by the Sejong Institute, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Korea Foundation (KF), was held at the conference room of JIIA. The conference was held to re-evaluate the present situation and problems of the ROK-Japan relations and...   

On July 23, the Sejong Institute held the fourteenth colloquium of 2019. Prof. Kim Nam-kook, professor of the Department of Political Science and International Relations in Korea University made a presentation on the topic of "Changes in European Union's Foreign Policy after the European Parliament Election and...   

On July 24, the Sejong Institute invited specialists from the Shanghai Institute of International Affairs to hold a roundtable discussion on the theme of “New US-China Strategic Relations and Outlook on Northeast Asian Affairs.” This roundtable was participated by the Sejong Institute’s President Paik Haksoon, Vice president Lee Myon Woo, Vice President Cheong Seong-Chang of Research Planning Division...   

On Wednesday of July 24, the Sejong Institute held the first domestic conference on the topic of “Korea–China–Japan Trilateral Partnership: In Areas of Sports Cooperation and Disaster Management” as a part of establishing the public-private network for the 2019 Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Platform Project. This conference, which was a part of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ project, brought experts of the Sejong Institute, including...   

On July 26, the Sejong Institute held the fifteenth colloquium of 2019, hosted by the Department of Diplomatic Strategy Studies. Dr. Jin Chang Soo, Director of the Center for Japanese Studies, presented his paper on the topic of “The Result of Japanese House of Councillors Election: Scoreboard of Abe.” And...