On Tuesday, October 21, at 8:00 a.m. ET/9:00 p.m. KST, the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, with the support of the Korea Foundation, will host the ROK-US Alliance Trans-Atlantic-Pacific Security Forum.
This forum is focused on understanding and addressing the shared security concerns of the Indo-Pacific and Europe as they relate to the ROK-US alliance. Speakers will explore shared and diverging priorities, explore innovative approaches to alliance management, and identify opportunities for multilateral and transregional cooperation.
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Agenda
Agenda will be updated as we finalize programming. All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
7:30–8:00 a.m. | Registration and breakfast
In-person only.
8:00–8:10 a.m. | Opening remarks
Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
8:10–8:30 a.m. | Fireside Chat with Ambassador Mark Lippert
Featuring
Mark Lippert
Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2014-2017)
Moderated By
Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
8:30–9:45 a.m. | The ROK-US alliance in the Indo-Pacific context: Building a multidomain strategy for regional security
This panel will lay the groundwork for the forum, focusing on increasing the efficacy and scope of the ROK–US bilateral security alliance in the region, as well as multilateral frameworks for coordinating with other like-minded allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Speakers
Sungmin Cho
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Sungkyunkwan University
Suon Choi
Research Fellow
Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
Sang Hyun Lee
Senior Research Fellow
The Sejong Institute
Mike Minihan
General (Retired)
United States Air Force
Moderated By
Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
9:45–10:00 a.m. | Coffee break
In-person only.
10:00–11:15 a.m. | The ROK-US alliance in a transatlantic context: Bridging regions, aligning strategies
This panel will highlight the growing coordination between the ROK-US Alliance and the European region under the context of the growing mutual support between North Korea and Russia.
Speakers
Chung Min Lee
Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Senior Fellow, Korea Program and 38 North
Stimson Center
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
KF-VUB Korea Chair, Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Troy Stangarone
Non-Resident Fellow
Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology
Moderated By
Torrey Taussig
Director and Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
11:15–11:30 a.m. | Closing remarks
Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Lunch and networking hour
In-person only.
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