Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm (EDT)
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 8:00 – 9:30 am (KST)
Zoom Event
The U.S.-ROK alliance has long served as the backbone of South Korea’s defense strategy in response to threats from North Korea. Despite this long-standing alliance, North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile capabilities pose major concerns for the defense of South Korea and the stability of the Korean Peninsula as a whole. Given North Korea’s recent technological advances, some have called for South Korea and the U.S. to reconsider their overall conventional defense strategy. Are traditional conventional deterrence strategies still effective against North Korea or is it time for the alliance to adapt in the face of new threats? During this virtual meeting of the Sejong Institute’s 2021 Seoul-Washington Forum, co-hosted by the GW Institute for Korean Studies, panelists will examine strategies for conventional deterrence of North Korea and discuss the evolving defense outlook on the Korean Peninsula.
Welcoming Remarks:
- Jisoo M. Kim, Director, GW Institute for Korean Studies
- Sang Hyun Lee, President, Sejong Institute
US Panelist:
- Sharon Squassoni, Research Professor, The George Washington University
- Frank Aum, Senior Expert, United States Institute of Peace
- Jon Wolfsthal, Senior Advisor, Global Zero
ROK Panelist:
- Jungsup Kim, Vice President, The Sejong Institute
- Hyeong Wook Boo, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
- Beomchul Shin, Director, Center for Diplomacy and Defense, Research Institute for Economy and Society
Moderator: Yonho Kim, Associate Director of GW Institute for Korean Studies
