Monday, May 17th, 2021
9:00am – 11:00am EDT
Livestream via ZOOM
About the Event
President Joe Biden affirmed his intention to work closely with U.S. allies to address threats from North Korea through diplomacy and deterrence in his first address to a joint session of Congress. On the third anniversary of the signing of the Panmunjom Declaration with North Korean leader Kim Jung-un, President Moon Jae-in urged for a resumption of the otherwise stalled Korean peninsula peace process, including restoring the inter-Korean dialogue. The upcoming U.S.-ROK summit on May 21 may represent a key milestone in the development of a new coordinated approach between the United States and South Korea to address issues related to North Korea. Please join the GW Institute for Korean Studies for an online discussion with experts who will be discussing views from the United States and South Korea on the Biden administration’s approach to the Korean peninsula and the state of U.S-ROK relations.
This event is co-sponsored by the George Washington Institute for Korean Studies and the East Asia National Resource Center at the George Washington University.
Registration: This event is on the record and open to the public. The event will be recorded and made available on GWIKS’ YouTube channel.
Speakers (Alphabetical Order)
United States
Cheng Li (Director of the John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution)
Gregg Brazinsky (Deputy Director of Institute for Korean Studies, The George Washington University)
Jane Nakano (Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Joseph Yun (Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace)
Kristin Vekasi (Associate Professor, The University of Maine)
Mary Alice Haddad (John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University)
South Korea
Chaesung Chun (Professor, Seoul National University)
Jae-Seung Lee (Dean & Jean Monnet Chair, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University)
Shin-Wha Lee (Professor, Korea University)
Sung-Han Kim (Director of Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University)
Young Ja Bae (Professor, Konkuk University)
Yul Sohn (President, East Asia Institute)
