Brussels-Seoul Security Forum
“What Korea Needs, What Europe Wants: Regional and Global Security Cooperation Between Europe and the Republic of Korea”
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
13:00-18:30
Conference Venue:
International Conference Room, Obama Hall
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Sponsors
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
HUFS-HRI EU Centre
Organizing Hosts
Centre for International Cooperation and Strategy (HUFS)
HUFS-HRI EU Centre
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Institute for European Studies—Free University of Brussels (IES-VUB)
Time
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Event
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Location
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12:45-13:00
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Registration
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Lobby
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13:00-13:10
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Opening Remark (Kim Si-Hong, Director, HUFS-HRI EU Centre)
Welcoming Remark (Norbert Eschborn, Director, KAS)
Welcoming Remark (Kim In-Chul, President, HUFS)
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International Conference Room, Obama Hall, HUFS
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13:10-13:40
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***Plenary Address 1
Hwang Jin Ha (Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the Republic of Korea National Assembly)
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13:40-13:50
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Coffee Break
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13:50-15:05
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Panel Session 1: Peace and Stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia: Korean and European Perspectives
Chair: Ohn Daewon (Director, Center for International Cooperation and Strategy)
Presentations:
1) Lars Danielsson (Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Korea): How can Peace and Stability on the Korean Peninsula Be Achieved?—A Swedish Perspective
2) Park Jae Jeok (HUFS): A New Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific: A Korean Perspective
3) Alexander Mattelaer (IES-VUB): Europe as a Global Security Provider: Values and Technocratic Solutions
4) Doh Jong Yoon (Jeju Peace Institute): Korea-Europe Cooperation for a New Order in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia
Discussant: Ana Beatriz Martins (Political Counsellor, EU Delegation to Korea)
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15:05-15:15
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Coffee Break
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Lobby
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15:15-15:50
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***Plenary Address 2
Park Jin (HUFS Endowed U-Peace Chair/former Chairman of the Republic of Korea National Assembly Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee)
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International Conference Room, Obama Hall, HUFS
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15:50-16:00
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Coffee Break
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Lobby
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16:00-17:15
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Panel Session 2: Creative Proposals for the Korean Peace Process: From Europe’s Experiences to President Park’s Initiatives
Chair: Norbert Eschborn (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)
Presentations:
1) Dr. Rolf Schuster (Deputy Head of Mission, Germany Embassy to Korea): The Challenges of Korean Reunification in Light of Germany Experience: What Korea Can Expect, How Europe Can Help
2) Son Gi Woong (KINU/President of Korean Association of DMZ Studies): The DMZ World Eco-Peace Park and a New Era of Peace and Co-Prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia
3) Aingeal O’Donoghue (Ambassador of Ireland to Korea): The Irish Peace Process and Possible Lessons for Korea
4) Chung Kyung-Young (East Asia Institute): The OSCE and its Implication in the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative
Discussant: Lee Jeong Ro (Director, Inter-Korean Dialogue Department Division III, Korean Ministry of Unification)
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International Conference Room, Obama Hall, HUFS
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17:15-17:20
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Coffee Break
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Lobby
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17:20-18:30
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Panel Session 3: Roundtable on Evolving Global and Regional Security Issues: Taking Stock of the Last Year
Chair: Mason Richey (HUFS)
Presentations:
1) Luis Simon (IES-VUB): The Future of NATO and the Transatlantic Relationship
2) Stephan Klose (IES-VUB): Developments in the EU’s Strategic Partnerships in East Asia
3) Lee Sang Soo (Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm): North Korea’s New Diplomatic Moves and Regional Security in Northeast Asia
4) Jean H. Lee (Senior AP Correspondent, former AP Pyongyang/Seoul Bureau Chief): Understanding North Korea: A Journalist’s View from Pyongyang
Q&A
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International Conference Room, Obama Hall, HUFS
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18:30-20:00
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Dinner
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TBA
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