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The U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty: Continuity, Change, and Implications for the Future
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Date and Time
Friday, May 16, 2003
8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Conference Highlights

The United States Institute of Peace wishes to acknowledge with appreciation the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for its support of the conference.

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Conference Agenda & Audio

Overview

How can the United States and the Republic of Korea successfully meet the challenges of maintaining their fifty-year-old alliance under the strain of the rapidly evolving South Korean domestic political scene and in the face of North Korea's nuclear weapons challenge? On May 16 the United States Institute of Peace in cooperation with the National Defense University co-hosted a special one-day public conference, "The U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty: Continuity, Change, and Implications for the Future."

Held from 8:00 to 5:15 in the Ronald Reagan Building's new auditorium, the conference was designed to explore the challenges of maintaining the historically successful United States–Republic of Korea alliance in a rapidly changing regional and global context. The conference explored issues including:

The ongoing evolution and changing context of the U.S.-ROK alliance.
Domestic and international pressures on the alliance.
Emerging regional security challenges in a changing political environment.
The regional context of the alliance—including views from China, Japan, and Russia.
Future challenges for the alliance—both from inside and out.

As part of the Institute's outreach efforts, the proceedings for "The U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty" were webcast live from the Ronald Reagan Building throughout the day. To continue the dialogue and discussion started at the conference, archived audio from the webcast is available below.

Featured Speakers

"The U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty" featured insights from seasoned foreign policy, national security, and Korea experts working around the globe every day on issues related to the challenge of maintaining the United States–Republic of Korea alliance. Speakers included:

Richard V. ALLEN
Chairman, R. V. Allen Associates, and former U.S. National Security Adviser (1980-1982)
Victor CHA
D. S. Song–Korea Foundation Chair, Georgetown University
CHOI Kang
Executive Director General for Current Defense Issues, Korea Institute of Defense Analysis
Ralph COSSA
President, Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies
William DRENNAN
Deputy Director, Research and Studies Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
Stephen FLANAGAN
Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Paul G. GAFFNEY II
President, National Defense University
KIM Changsu
Director, U.S. Studies, Korea Institute of Defense Analysis
Yoshihisa KOMORI
Editor-at-Large, Sankei Shimbun
Chung Min LEE
Professor of International Relations, Yonsei University
Alexandre MANSOUROV
Associate Professor of Security Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
Katharine MOON
Jane Bishop Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, and Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center, George Washington University
Marcus NOLAND
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Kongdan (Katy) OH
Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses
James PRZYSTUP
Senior Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Frederick C. SMITH
Professor, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
Richard H. SOLOMON
President, U.S. Institute of Peace, and former Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Paul STARES
Director, Research and Studies Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
David STEINBERG
Asian Studies Program Director, Georgetown University
William WATTS
President, Potomac Associates
Ming ZHANG
Director of Research, IHS International

Conference Agenda

* All archived audio available in QuickTime format only.

9:00 AM - Welcome

Paul Gaffney and Richard Solomon

Opening Remarks
Running Time - 25 min · 5M Download*

9:30 AM - Panel Discussion I: "The Changing Context of the Alliance"Moderator: Frederick C. Smith

Presenters:

Richard V. Allen - "Domestic Realities in the United States"
Chung Min Lee - "Domestic Realities in the ROK"
Marcus Noland - "Update on North Korea"
Kim Changsu - Discussant

Panel Proceedings
Running Time - 1 hr 7 min · 13M Download*

Q&A Session - Archived audio for this session is not yet available. Please check back.

11:00 AM - Panel Discussion II: "Dealing with the Emerging Security Environment"
Moderator: Stephen Flanagan

Presenters:

Choi Kang - "Requirements for Maintaining/Strengthening Deterrence on the Peninsula"
Ralph Cossa - "Forging a Common U.S.-ROK Approach to DPRK's Nuclear and Missile Programs"
James Przystup - Discussant

Panel Proceedings
Running Time - 51 min · 10M Download*

Q&A Session
Running Time - 17 min · 4M Download*

12:30 PM - Luncheon Roundtable: "Focus on North Korea"
Moderator: James Przystup

Presenters: