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Rethinking South Korea’s Security
Thu, December 15th, 2022
Live Online
South Korea faces a growing spectrum of security threats even as it confronts a North Korea with increasingly sophisticated nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Accelerating U.S.-China competition and the war in Ukraine have only added to the economic and geopolitical pressures on South Korea. Looking ahead, it's time for Seoul to conduct a comprehensive national security review including the enhancement of economic and technology expertise at the highest echelons of government, a bottom-up review including the intelligence community, and the configuration of optimal defense and counterstrike capabilities.
Carnegie’s Chung Min Lee will be joined by Victor Cha, Gordon Flake, Jina Kim, and Hideshi Tokuchi to discuss these issues and launch a new net assessment on Korea’s national security.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Victor Cha
Victor Cha is president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is also a distinguished university professor and professor of government at Georgetown University.
Gordon Flake
Gordon Flake is the founding chief executive officer of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia.
Jina Kim
Jina Kim is chief of the North Korean Military Division at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Chung Min Lee is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Asia Program. He is an expert on Korean and Northeast Asian security, defense, intelligence, and crisis management.
Hideshi Tokuchi
Hideshi Tokuchi is the president of the Research Institute for Peace and Security. Previously, he served as vice minister of defense for international affairs for the government of Japan.