RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael Fullilove, November 20, 2009, The Sydney Morning Herald
On the heels of President Obama's recent trip to Asia, Michael Fullilove reassures Australians about the United States' commitment to the Asia-Pacific, saying that they should take the president at face value when he says "Asia and the United States are not separated by this great ocean; we are bound by it." Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, November 06, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
In mid-November, President Barack Obama began his first trip to Asia as president with a visit to Tokyo. He also traveled to China, South Korea and Singapore, where took part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Prior to the president's trip, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s trip and the issues he was likely to face. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, October 08, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On October 8, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted an event featuring contributors from A Roadmap for Expanding U.S.-ROK Alliance Cooperation, produced by the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at the Asia Foundation. At the event, the contributors presented their findings on expanding the U.S.-ROK alliance to cover such newly-emerging issues as pandemics and biological threats, counter-terrorism, and space cooperation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Wonhyuk Lim, August 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The Korean peninsula served as the battleground for an internationalized civil war from 1950-1953. Over a half-century later, the peninsula is still divided and the Korean question remains unresolved. In this CNAPS visiting fellow working paper, Wonhyuk Lim writes that placing Korean unification within the broader context of regional integration in Asia may be an effective geopolitical strategy for the Korean nation.
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Dennis Wilder, June 16, 2009, PBS' NewsHour
Dennis Wilder joined Gwen Ifill to discuss President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak meeting about recent provocations in the latest round of the ongoing diplomatic standoff with North Korea. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Iraq and Afghanistan continue to pre-occupy U.S. military planners. But North Korea, with its growing nuclear arsenal, would become America's paramount security challenge if the state were to collapse. Michael O’Hanlon writes that the United States and other nations must begin detailed and coordinated planning for stabilization in the event of collapse of the North Korean state. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, April 16, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Washington, DC
On April 16, leading experts from South Korea and the United States addressed the economic and military relationship between the two countries during the third annual Seoul-Washington Forum at the Brookings Institution. Brookings Senior Fellow Richard Bush, director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, provided introductory remarks and moderated the discussion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, April 01, 2009, The Huffington Post
Richard Bush offers insight into what North Korea's Kim Jong Il may be thinking on several key issues including the recent missile launch tests and the new U.S. administration of President Barack Obama. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Haeran Lim, March 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow working paper, Haeran Lim explores the effects of democratization on the transformation process of East Asian developmental states, focusing on financial reform in Korea and Taiwan after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. Despite their similarities, Korea and Taiwan have taken different paths of reform, which resulted in different outcomes. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Zhongying Pang, March 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Even though the six-party process focuses on Korean denuclearization, it has also served as a catalyst for the future of Asia-Pacific security cooperation. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Pang Zhongying writes that China and the U.S. should extend their positive cooperation on Korean denuclearization into the realm of regional security, and develop a mechanism that ensures peace, stability and prosperity. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, February 12, 2009
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a discussion on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s first trip abroad. Secretary Clinton will visit Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China and is expected to address the challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis, humanitarian issues, regional security and climate change. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Georgy Toloraya, February 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Georgy Toloraya writes that the United States and the other parties concerned must begin to consider three key issues as they seek to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program: the future of the North Korean state, the basis of its long-term security, and the shape of a new regional security order. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, February 02, 2009
8:45 AM to 4:45 PM
Washington, DC
The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation and the Seoul National University’s Institute for Korean Political Studies and the Political Science BK21 Project hosted a symposium to examine South Korea's progress over the last 20 years in building its democratic institutions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Sun-won Park, December 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Issues in its relationship with the United States often become domestic political problems for the South Korean government, to far a greater extent than for Washington. CNAPS Visiting Fellow Park Sun-won describes the various policy forces in Korea, explores their expectations of the U.S., and prescribes some steps for the two governments to maintain stability in the alliance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kongdan Oh, October 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Though North Korea receives far more attention in the media, South Korea – a major trading partner and military ally – is far more important to the United States. As defense leaders from the United States and South Korea meet for the 40th annual Security Consultative Meeting, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Kongdan Oh writes that Washington and Seoul must recast their alliance. Read More