Recently we have seen leadership changes in Northeast Asia. The current interest is focused on how these leadership changes will affect the security situation in Northeast Asia. Furthermore, the North Korean strategy aimed at solidifying the Kim Jong-un administration is an additional critical variable influencing regional security. In this session, keeping the aforementioned circumstances in mind, we will analyze the security situation on and around the Korean Peninsula following the implementation of Korea’s new government and discuss diplomatic challenges to Korea in the years ahead. To have an effective understanding of the Northeast Asian security issues in general, this session will 1) present an external perspective on the Korean Peninsula and 2) search for solutions to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula by deliberating ▲ cooperation with the U.S. ▲ solution to the North Korea nuclear problem and ▲ prospects for future inter-Korean relations.

- Moderator
HONG, Ji-In (President, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy)

- Speakers & Discussants
KIM, Hyun-Wook (Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy)
KIM, Jin-Ha (Senior Researcher, Korea Institute for National Unification)
Gideon RACHMAN (Senior Columnist, The Financial Times)
YEO, Seungbae (Deputy Director-General, North Korean Nuclear Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

- Rapporteur
PAIK, Yung Yun (Researcher, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy)