KOREAN DIPLOMACY AT A CROSSROAD UNDER A NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN NORTHEAST ASIA

The School of Asian Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs is pleased to invite you to the lecture of MR. TAE IK CHUNG, the Chairman of the Korean Council on Foreign Relations, the former ROK's Ambassador to the Russian Federation: “KOREAN DIPLOMACY AT A CROSSROAD UNDER A NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN NORTHEAST ASIA”

The lecture will be held in the framework of the SAS Methodological Seminar on the 18th of May, 2016, 11:00 am.

Ambassador Chung, Chairman of Korean Council on Foreign Relations, joined foreign service after he passed the national examination for senior diplomats in 1969. He was in charge with key posts of the foreign ministry, such as Director General of American Affairs, Ambassador to Egypt, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and Administration, Ambassador to Italy, Chancellor of Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, National Security Advisor to President of R.O.K, Ambassador to Russia. Since retirement in 2005, he has served as Adjunct Professor Kyungnam University, Graduate School of North Korea Studies, President of Eurasia Forum and Chairman of Northeast Asia Peace Coalition. Mr. Tae Ik Chung was inaugurated as Chairman of the Korean Council on Foreign Relations as of Jan, 1st, 2014.
Amid grave concerns in international society, North Korea conducted its 4th nuclear test in January, 2016, resulting in a tremendous shock to the geopolitical contour in Northeast Asia (NEA). Moreover, despite condemnations from many countries in the world and even tougher sanctions against its nuclear adventurism, Pyongyang dares to escalate security crisis over the Korean Peninsula by continuously making military provocations including the launching of long-range missile and conducting SLBM test over the past few months. Besides the North’s nuclear issue, the Republic of Korea (ROK) is faced with various challenges: historical revisionisms based on nationalism, territorial and maritime disputes, and great power rivalry in the NEA region. As such, Korean diplomacy is now confronted with formidable challenges caused by geopolitical transformations in the region. In the midst of such a changing diplomatic and security environment in NEA, the ROK is committed to maintaining peace and stability the Korean Peninsula, and further paving the way for peaceful reunification of the two Koreas. Taking into consideration such a vision, the ROK should concentrate on the major diplomatic agendas which will be considered in the lecture. The speaker will also present his view on Russia's role in the Northeast Asia security in the light of the recent geopolitical changes in the region, including those induced by the North Korea's nuclear tests.
The lecture will be delivered in Korean with the consecutive translation into Russian and followed by a Q&A session.
The venue of the event is Building B, 31 Shabolovka Street, room 503 (conference hall).
To register to the lecture please fill in the electronic form before 17.00, May 17, 2016. We would kindly ask non-HSE participants to bring their passports to enter the building.