Event: Sixth KIMS-CNA Conference – Nov 8

The Sixth KIMS-CNA Conference
"The Changing Security Environment and the Continuing North Korean Military Threat"
Thursday, November 8, 2012
9:30 AM - 4:20 PM
Lotte Hotel, Seoul

Morning Session: The Changing Security Environment
  • Moderator: Eric Thompson, Ph.D., vice president, CNA Strategic Studies
  • Paper:
    • 1. "The Northeast Asian Security Environment amid Leadership Changes", Alan Romberg, research analyst, CNA
    • 2. "China's Expanding Maritime/Naval Interests and East Asian Security", Kim Tae-Ho, Professor, Hallym University and senior research fellow, KIMS
    • 3. "America's New Defense Strategy and Its Implications for East Asia and the Korean Peninsula", RADM (ret) Michael McDevitt, senior fellow, CNA
    • "Japan's Maritime Strategy and East Asian Security", Lee Hong-Pyo, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan and former senior research fellow, KIMS
  • Discussants:
Afternoon Session: The Continuing North Korean Military Threat
  • Paper:
    • 5. "An Assessment on the Kim Jong-un Regime's South Korea Policy and Its Likely Future Military Provocations", Lee Choon-Kun, senior research fellow, KIMS
    • 6. "North Korea's Increasing WMD Threats and ROK-U.S. Naval Responses", Eric Thompson, Ph.D., vice president, CNA Strategic Studies
    • 7. "A Concept for Effective ROK-U.S. Naval Responses to Counter North Korea's Limited Military Provocations", VADM. Jung Ho-Sup, ROK Navy
    • 8. "The Transfer of Wartime Operational Control (OPCON) in 2015 and Measures to Enhance the ROK-U.S. Navies' Combined Operational Capabilities", Bruce Klinger, senior research fellow, Heritage Foundation
  • Discussants:
    • RADM(R). Yoon Young-Sik, senior research fellow, KIMS
    • Alan Romberg, research analyst, CNA
    • RADM(R). Lim In-Soo, senior research fellow, KIMS
    • RADM William McQuilkin, USN, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Korea (invited)