SUBJECT: The 24th Sejong National Strategy Forum
DATE: 2011-04-12
LOCATION: The Korea Press Center, Seoul
THEME: Korean National Security Policy - Where To Go
With Sejong Institute President Dr. Dae-sung Song's opening remarks and former Defense Minister Chong-koo Lee's keynote speech, the event covered outstanding issues including North Korean provocations and inter-Korean relations, South Korean nuclear technology and strategic option, and South Korean countermeasures against North Korean threat. Ro-Myung Gong, Chairman of the Sejong Foundation, delivered the luncheon speech.
1st Session:
Moderator: Professor Dong-song Kim (Choongang University)
Theme: North Korean provocations and inter-Korean relations
Presentation 1: Dr. Dong-yeol Yoo, Research Institute for Internal Security Policy
Topic: North Korea's Anti-South Strategy and Motivation for Provocations
Presentation 2: Dr. Gyeong-seob Oh, Sejong Institute
Topic: North Korea's Dialogue Tactics - Disparity Between Desirable and Reality
2nd Session:
Moderator: Professor Young-son Ha, Seoul National University
Theme: South Korea's Nuclear Technology and Strategic Option
Presentation 1: Professor Kyun-yol Suh, Seoul National University
Topic: Deterrence Strategy and South Korea's Nuclear Development Capability
Presentation 2: Song-hoon Chun, Korea Institute for National Unification
Topic: South Korea's Nuclear Policy Option - Should We Go Nuclear?
3rd Session - Roundtable Discussion:
Moderator: Dr. Dae-sung Song, President of the Sejong Institute
Theme: South Korean Countermeasures against North Korean Threat and National Security Policy.
Renowned scholars including Dr. Jae-chang Kim of the Korea Defense Security Forum participated in the panel discussion.