ICKS Conference of 2008

CONFERNCE 2008 REPORT

A New Era of U.S.-Korean Relations:

The Impact of U.S. and Korean Presidential Elections

 
JOINT CONFERENCE 2008

The Heritage Foundation

Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

International Council on Korean Studies

 
The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002

September 25-26, 2008, Thursday and Friday


SEPTEMBER 25, 2008, THURSDAY

 
09:00-09:20 AM
 Opening Remarks

Dr. Kim Holmes, Vice President
The Heritage Foundation

General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA Retired, Co-Chairman
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

General & Dr. Jae-Chang Kim, ROKA Retired, Co-Chairman
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

Dr. Hong Nack Kim, President
International Council on Korean Studies & West Virginia University
9:30-11:45 AM Panel I. New Geostrategic Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula

Moderator Mr. Walter Lohman, Director
Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation
  Papers “The Future of U.S. Policy toward the Two Koreas”
Dr. Victor Cha, Georgetown University
  “China’s Policy toward the Two Koreas”
Dr. Ilpyong J. Kim, University of Connecticut
  “Inter-Korean vs. International Relations: A Korean Perspective”
Dr.  In Young Chun, Seoul National University
  “The Future of US Policy Toward North Korea”
Dan Blumenthal, American Enterprise Institute
  Discussant Dr. Nam Sung Huh
Korea National Defense University 
12:00-2:00 PM Luncheon and Keynote Speech
Speech: The Honorable Lee Tae-sik
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea

Introduced by Dr. Kim Holmes
Vice President, The Heritage Foundation
2:30 - 5:00 PM Panel II. The Future of the U.S.-Korean Security Alliance
  Moderator General John H. Tilelli, Jr.
USA Retired, Co-Chairman Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies
  Papers “Evolving Military Responsibilities in the U.S.-ROK Alliance”
Mr. Bruce Klingner, The Heritage Foundation
  “S. Korea’s Strategic Options and the U.S.-ROK Security Alliance”
Dr. In Taek  Hyun, Korea University

“Development of Japan-Korea Relations and their Bilateral Alliance with the United States: A Japanese Perspective”
Dr. Hideshi Takesada, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
  ROK Military Transformation and ROK-US Security and Maritime Cooperation: MD, PSI and Dokdo Island”
Dr. Taewoo Kim, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
  Discussant Lt. General Raymond P. Ayres, Jr., USMC (Retired)
7:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner and Speeches

Sponsored by ROK Minister of National Defense (Hon. Sanghee Lee)

Speech: Congressman Ed Royce, U.S. House of Representatives

Introduced by Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, the Heritage Foundation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008, FRIDAY
9:00-1130 AM

Panel III. North-South Korean Relations
  Moderator Admiral (Ret.) Byoung-Tae An, President, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy
  Papers

“Inter-Korean Engagement and Human Rights in North Korea”
Dr. Dennis Patterson, Texas Tech University

“The Lee Myung-Bak Government’s North Korea Policy and the Prospects for Inter-Korean Relations”
Dr. Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University

“Inter-Korean Strategic Relations and Security Forum in Northeast Asia”
Dr. Young Whan Kihl, Iowa State University

“Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation: The Need for Reciprocity – Does Lopsided Cooperation Continue to Soothe North’s Bluffing Mentality?”
Dr. Eui-Gak Hwang, Korea University and International Centre for the Study of  East Asian Development, Kitakyushu, Japan
  Discussant

Dr. Choong Nam Kim, East-West Center, Hawaii

 
12:00-2:00 PM Luncheon and Speech
  Speaker US-ROK Economic Relations
Dan Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs
2:30-4:45 PM Panel IV. U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
  Moderator Dr. Soon Paik, Senior Economist, U.S. Department of Labor
  Papers “Appraising MBnomics - a Washington Perspective”
Robert Reis, Executive Vice President, U.S.-Korea Business Council
       
“Prospects for U.S.-Korea Economic Relations in the Next Five Years”
Dr. Uk Heo, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

"MBnomics: A Review and the Road Ahead"
Dr. Sunghee Jwa, President, Kyonggi Research Institute
  Discussant Dr. Sung Gul Hong, Kookmin University
4:45 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

Dr. Kim Holmes, Vice President, The Heritage Foundation

General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA Retired, Co-Chairman Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

General & Dr. Jae-Chang Kim, ROKA Retired, Co-Chairman Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies

Dr. Hong Nack Kim,
President International Council on Korean Studies & West Virginia University

 

 

Contact Information /Program Co-Chairs:

 

Bruce Klingner at bruce.klingner@heritage.org for Heritage Foundation
Hugo Wheegook Kim at hugo33kim@verizon.net for CUSKOS (US Council)
Jae Kap Ryoo at jaeryoo@naver.com for COKUSS (ROK Council)