ICKS Conference of 2011

ICKS-KEI JOINT CONFERENCE 2011

POLITICAL SUCCESSION IN NORTH KOREA
AND REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

June 15, 2011, Wednesday
Korea Economic Institute of America

1800 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) and
International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS)

08:00 – 08:30 AM

Dr. Soon Paik, President, International Council on Korean Studies

Ambassador Jack Prichard, Korea Economic Institute of America

Panel I. Political Succession in North Korea and the Future of the Kim Regime

Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

“North Korea's Nuclear Strategy and the Survival of the Kim Regime”
Dr. Young Whan Kihl, Iowa State University

“Kangsung Daegook and Political Succession: Problems and Prospects"
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Korea Economic Institute of America

“The North Korean Economy after the 2009 Currency Reform: Problems and Prospects,”
Dr. Dick Nanto, Congressional Research Service

Dr. Jong O Ra, Hollins University & Virginia Tech. University
Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

Panel II. Political Succession and North Korea’s Foreign Relations

Dr. Jong O Ra, Hollins University and Virginia Tech University

“Inter-Korean Relations under the Lee Myung-Bak Government: Problems and Prospects”
Dr. Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University

“China’s Recent Relations with North Korea – Look Beyond “Stability”
Dr. Robert Sutter, Georgetown University

“The Obama Administration’s Korea Policy and the Prospects for the Denuclearization of North Korea”
Dr. Larry Niksch, Congressional Research Service & CSIS

Dr. Hugo Wheegook Kim, East-West Research Institute
Dr. Young Whan Kihl, Iowa State University

Luncheon

Panel III. Political Economy of the Korean Peninsula

Dr. Kwang Soo Cheong, Johns Hopkins University

“The Korean Economy: The Challenges of North-South Economic Cooperation”
Dr. Balbina Hwang, Georgetown University

“Korea’s Future Trade Agenda: The Trans-Pacific Partnership or ASEAN Plus”
Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America

“The U.S.-Korean Free Trade Agreement:  Problems and Prospects”
Dr. William Cooper and Dr. Mark Manyin, Congressional Research Service

“Implications of the 2010 G20 Seoul Summit for the Korean Economy”
Dr. Heenam Choi, Alternative Executive Director of IMF
Dr. Haeduck Lee, Senior Economist, The World Bank.
Dr. Minsuk Kim, Economist, The International Monetary Fund

Mr. Joe Winder, Winder International
Dr. Song Yeongkwan, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Coffee Break

CLOSING REMARKS

Dr. Soon Paik, President, International Council on Korean Studies
Ms. Florence Lowe-Lee, Korea Economic Institute of America

End of the Conference