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[3rd EAI ACADEMY Lecture 7] Lee Seung-joo: "Economic Security Diplomacy and Korea's Strategy in an Era of Hyper-Uncertainty"
Editor's Note
The East Asia Institute (EAI) hosted the 3rd EAI Academy seminar series, "Korea's Future Diplomacy." The 3rd Academy is a seminar composed of seven leading scholars in international politics, aiming to cultivate public policy experts for the future generation. It seeks to examine the landscape of international relations over the next 20-30 years, focusing on the future of the Asia-Pacific order, Korea-US relations, Korea-Japan relations, Korea-China relations, North Korean issues, and the core aspects of multilateral diplomacy. On August 23, 2022, the seventh lecture featured Lee Seung-joo, Director of EAI's Center for Trade and Technology Transformation and Professor at Chung-Ang University, who delivered a lecture on the topic of "Economic Security Diplomacy and Korea's Strategy in an Era of Hyper-Uncertainty."
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeoHwlpliA
- Date: August 23, 2022, 6:30 PM
- Speaker: Lee Seung-joo, Director of EAI's Center for Trade and Technology Transformation, Professor at Chung-Ang University
Reading Materials
7-1. Lee Seung-joo. 2021. "The Nexus of Economy and Security and the Evolution of US-China Strategic Competition." *International Politics Quarterly*.
7-2. Drezner, Daniel W. “Economic Statecraft in the Age of Trump.” *The Washington Quarterly* 42-3 (2019): pp. 7-24.
7-3. Farrell, Henry and Abraham L. Newman. “Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion.” *International Security* 44-1 (2019): pp. 42–79.
Speaker Introduction:
■ Lee Seung-joo_ Director, EAI Center for Trade, Technology, and Transformation • Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Chung-Ang University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. His main research areas include international political economy, the politics of trade, and global digital governance. His major works and edited volumes include *International Political Economy of Cyberspace* (edited by Lee Seung-joo), "Institutional Balancing and the Politics of Mega FTAs in East Asia," *Northeast Asia: Ripe for Integration?* (co-edited), and *Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific: The Role of Ideas, Interests, and Domestic Institutions* (co-edited).
Video Transcript
Therefore, connecting economy and security is not a matter of whether to do it, but a matter of necessity. However, the key is how well we do it. We need to shift the focus of the issue. When considering these issues, we must start from the premise that there is no single solution to "what should we do about this?" Ultimately, the core of this era of economic security lies in how effectively and systematically we combine various means. The success or failure depends on this.
It is not enough to look only at the economy, nor is it enough to look only at security. Therefore, we must effectively combine various means. In this sense, combination, balance, and linkage are important.
*This text is an AI translation of an original written in Korean. Some translations or nuances may be inaccurate.