The US-South Korea alliance at 70
The 12 months 2023 has already confirmed to be important for South Korea’s place within the Indo-Pacific and broader world stage. The 12 months additionally marks the seventieth anniversary of the U.S.-South Korea alliance in addition to the tenth anniversary of the institution of the SK-Korea Basis Chair in Korea Research at Brookings. Amid the unprecedented risk of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and rising nice energy competitors within the area, the alliance continues to strengthen and extends past conventional safety points to financial safety and world cooperation. What’s the present state and future course of the U.S.-South Korea alliance? What’s the significance of the upcoming Biden-Yoon summit and what alternatives and challenges lie forward as the 2 leaders pursue a “world strategic complete alliance?”
On April 14, the Heart for East Asia Coverage Research will host a panel of former and present Brookings Korea Chair holders to debate the U.S.-South Korea alliance and mirror on their work at Brookings in shaping coverage discourse on Korea. The USA Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip Goldberg and the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the US Taeyong Cho will supply temporary remarks on the starting of the occasion.
Questions can be taken from the viewers on the finish of every session. On-line viewers can submit questions by way of e-mail to occasions@brookings.edu or by way of Twitter at #USROKAlliance
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