From October 21st to 25th, the Sejong Institute hosted the '2024 Korea-U.S. Think Tank Joint Seminar' with six think tanks in Honolulu and Washington DC, and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
The 2024 U.S.-Korea Think Tank Joint Seminar was held to discuss with the U.S. policymakers the possible changes and implications of the U.S. presidential election results for U.S. foreign and security policies in the Korean Peninsula and East Asia. The seminar also aimed to derive policy proposals to minimize geopolitical instability that may arise after the election.
The attendees from Korea for the 2024 U.S.-Korea Think Tank Joint Seminar are as follows
- Chairman Yong Joon Lee, Sejong Institute
- President Hyun Wook Kim, Sejong Institute
- Senior Research Fellow Beum-Cheol Shin, Sejong Institute
- Research Fellow Sungwon Lee, Sejong Institute
- Professor Sungcheol Jung, Myongji University
- Professor Dong-chan Kim, Yonsei University
- Research Fellow Boram Kwon, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
On the morning of October 21, a joint seminar was held by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies(DKI-APCSS) and the Sejong Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii. Professor Dong-chan Kim of Yonsei University gave a presentation on “US-China relations after US presidential election: Analysis on PRC's goal and strategy,” followed by Professor Lami Kim of DKI-APCSS on “Calls for nuclear armament in South Korea, South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy, and President Yoon's unification doctrine.” The seminar was followed by a free discussion among the participants on the prospects of the US nuclear umbrella and integrated deterrence and the denuclearization of North Korea.
The participants from DKI-APCSS are as follows
- Professor James M. Minnich
- Professor William Wieninger
- Professor Lukas Filler
- Professor Lami Kim
The meeting with the United States Indo-Pacific Command(INDOPACOM) was followed by a closed-door discussion on the two countries' security strategies and the future of the U.S.-ROK alliance.
On the afternoon of October 21, the Sejong Institute hosted a joint seminar with the Pacific Forum. Research Fellow Boram Kwon from the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses delivered a presentation on “Alliance Relationship and Indo-Pacific Strategy after the US Presidential Election,” followed by a discussion on the evolution of the two countries' Indo-Pacific strategy and the changing dynamics of the alliance after the US presidential election.
The participants from Pacific Forum are as follows
- Ralph Cossa, President Emeritus
- Carl Baker, Executive Director
- Kim Lehn, Senior Director
- Rob York, Director of Regional Affairs