Agenda for Seoul Workshop: Northeast Asian Political and Security Dynamics in Flux

Agenda for Seoul Workshop: Northeast Asian Political and Security Dynamics in Flux

Hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and the Lowy Institute for International Policy

24 September 2013

Asan Institute for Policy Studies, 1-176, Shinmunro 2-Ga, Jongno-Gu, Seoul

Workshop Chair: Ms Linda JAKOBSON

0830-0900 Registration and morning tea/coffee

0900-0915 Opening remarks: Dr. HAHM Chaibong, Ms. Linda JAKOBSON

0915-1045 Session 1: Relations between China and South Korea

                  Prof. REN Xiao, Fudan University (15 min)

                  Dr. KIM Hankwon, Asan Institute for Policy Studies (15 min)

1045-1100 Break

1100-1230 Session 2: Relations between South Korea and Japan

                  Prof. PARK Cheol-Hee, Seoul National University (15 min)

                  Mr. Shinji YAMAGUCHI, National Institute for Defense Studies (15 min)

1230-1400 Lunch

1400-1515 Session 3: Northeast Asian political and security dynamics viewed from Australia

                  Prof. Malcolm COOK, Flinders University (15 min)

                  Prof. Hugh WHITE, Australian National University (15 min)

1515-1530 Break

1530-1645 Session 4: Northeast Asian political and security dynamics

                  Mr. John McCARTHY, Australian Institute of International Affairs (15 min)

                  Dr. HAHM Chaibong, Asan Institute for Policy Studies (15 min)

1645-1700 Closing remarks: Linda JAKOBSON, Lowy Institute for International Policy

1900-2100 Private dinner at the residence of the Australian Ambassador to South Korea, HE Bill PATERSON PSM. Depature will be from the Grand Ambassador Hotel at 18:00

The organisers gratefully acknowledge support for this workshop from the Korea Foundation.