The 5th ROK-U.S. Alliance Conference: Part 1

YouTube Link: video.eai.or.kr/20111021ROKUS_session1.flv

On October 21, 2011 (Friday), the fifth "ROK-U.S. Alliance Conference" was held under the theme "A New Security Order in East Asia and the ROK-U.S. Alliance." This year, in particular, we aimed to examine the new security order in East Asia and the strategies of neighboring countries, and based on this, to present a future version of the ROK-U.S. alliance.

Part 1: Changes in the East Asian Security Architecture

Moderator

Ha Young-sun, Professor, Seoul National University

Presenters

"The U.S. Defense Budget and the ROK-U.S. Alliance"

Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

"Continuity and Change in Chinese Foreign Policy"

Wang Dong, Professor, Peking University

"China's Rise and the Transformation of U.S.-China Relations: A Korean Perspective"

Chun Jae-sung, Professor, Seoul National University

Discussants

Choi Kang, Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

Masuda Masayuki, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan

Mark Manyin, Research Analyst, Congressional Research Service, United States