What opportunities and challenges lie ahead for the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region? This two-panel event brings together experts from the United States and Asia to discuss the future of U.S. policy and the policies of key regional players, including Korea, Japan, China, and their neighbors. As we enter a new year marked by political transitions in many capitals, the speakers will assess the foreign policy challenges and domestic political dynamics that will shape U.S. engagement and broader developments across the Indo-Pacific. 

This GWIKS Korea Policy Forum is organized in partnership with GW’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies, East Asia National Resources Center, and Taiwan Education and Research Program.

More speakers to be announced.

Agenda:

Panel 1: Grand Strategy (1:00 -2:30 PM)

• Youngjoo Jang, Visiting Research Fellow, Center for East Asian Peace and Cooperation Studies, Ritsumeikan University
• Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University
• Bumsoo Kim, Director, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University

Break and networking (2:30–3:00)

Panel 2: Emerging Challenges (3:00-4:30 PM)

• Inwook Kim, Associate Professor of International Affairs at Sungkyunkwan University
• Ilaria Mazzocco, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
• Prashanth Parameswaran, Global Fellow, the Wilson Center; CEO and Founder, ASEAN Wonk Global; Senior Columnist, The Diplomat
• Ann Kowalewski, Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Global Taiwan Institute
• Tashi Rabgey, Research Professor of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University