​Sejong Institute held the 40th Sejong National Strategy Forum on April 3 (Thursday) under the theme "Trump 2.0 and Security in East Asia." 

The opening ceremony of the forum was inaugurated by the following speakers:

Opening Remarks: Hyun-Wook Kim, President of Sejong Institute 

Welcoming Remarks: Yong-Joon Lee, Chairman of Sejong Institute

Congratulatory Remarks: Rep. Young Kim, U.S. House of Representative Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on East Asia & Pacific

Two sessions and luncheon speech were held on the following topics: 

Session 1. ROK-U.S. Alliance and the North Korean Nuclear Issue

Chair: Hyun-Wook Kim President, Sejong Institute ​       

Panel: Byung-won Chung Deputy Foreign Minister, MOFA

        Charles Flynn Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific

        Beomchul Shin Principal Fellow, Sejong Institute 

        Fred Fleitz Vice Chair, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) 

        Taehee Whang Director General, Unification Cooperation Bureau at MOU

Luncheon Speech: Charles Flynn Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific​

Session 2. U.S. China Rivalry and ROK-U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation

Chair: Myung Hwan Yu Former Minister of Foreign Affairs            

Panel: Fred Fleitz Vice Chair, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) 

        Takeo Mori Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 

        Jun Young Kang Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

        Gordon Chang U.S. East Asia Political Commentator (Online)

        Bee Yun Jo Research Fellow, Sejong Institute