The Sejong Institute held a meeting on January 6 (Monday) afternoon with experts from the Heritage Foundation, with the topic of “ROK-US defense industrial base cooperation and policy priorities and direction of the new US administration.” The discussion centered around the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region, challenges faced in ROK-US defense cooperation, and the ROK-US-Japan trilateral cooperation.

Participants from Sejong Institute are as follows:

-Vice President, Yoon Jung Choi

-Principal Fellow, Beomchul Shin

-Principal​ Fellow, Sang Hyun Lee

-Principal​ Fellow, Myon Woo Lee

-Senior Fellow, Joon Koo Yoo

-Research Fellow, Peter Ward

-Research Fellow, Chansong Lee

Participants from the Heritage Foundation are as follows:

-Wilson Beaver, Policy Advisor, Defense Budgeting

-Jim Fein, Research Assistant, National Security and European Affairs