October 5, the Sejong Institute held the 8th Sejong Policy Forum of 2022 in the Somerset Palace Hotel Seoul seminar room under the theme of “Changes in North Korea's Nuclear Strategy and Prospects on Northeast Asia”.

The 8th Sejong Policy Forum kicked off with the opening speech by President Sang Hyun Lee, and was presided over by Seong-Chang Cheong, Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies.

The sessions and themes are as follows;

Session 1

Theme: “Changes in North Korea’s Nuclear Threat and the Response of U.S. and South Korea”

Presenters
· Hyeongpil Ham, Director for Defense Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

· Min-hyung Kim, Professor, Kyung Hee University

· Uk Yang, Associate Research Fellow, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies

· Jungsup Kim, Vice President, The Sejong Institute

Session 2

- Theme: “Changes in Northeast Asia and Prospects on North Korea’s Nuclear Issue”

Presenters
· Jae-hung Chung, Research Fellow, The Sejong Institute

· Young Hak Lee, Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

· Seho Chang, Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Strategy