THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES
jointly with
COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA AND
KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
THE CHANGING SITUATION ON
THE KOREAN PENINSULA:
CHALLENGES FOR NEW PRESIDENTS IN 2017
June 22, 2017, Thursday
Korea Economic Institute of America
1800 K Street, NW Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20006
Conference Schedule:
8:00 AM
Registration
8:45–9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President
International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University
Honorable Donald Manzullo, President
Korea Economic Institute of America
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director
Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
9:00–11:45 AM
Panel I: Human Rights in North Korea
Moderator:
Mr. Christopher J. Griffin
Executive Director, Foreign Policy Initiative
Papers:
“The North Korean Gulag Humanitarian Crisis: A Military Perspective”
Mr. Robert Collins, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
“The North Korean Gulag and International Humanitarian Action: A Human Rights Perspective”
Ms. Roberta Cohen, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
“Overseas North Korean Laborers”
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Discussants:
Dr. Steve Noerper, Korea Society and Columbia University
Mr. David Chulwoo Lee, Korean-American Public Affairs Committee
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., Angelo State University
12:00–1:45 PM
Luncheon and Luncheon Speech
Sponsored by the Korea Economic Institute of America
“Topic to be announced”
General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
Introduced by Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.
2:00 – 3:45 PM
Panel II: Prospects for Korea’s Economy
Moderator:
Dr. Anthony Bartl, Angelo State University
Papers:
“Population Prospects for the ROK to 2040: Impending Changes and Their Implications”
Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute
“THAAD and Economic Relations with China”
Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America
“The Strategic Case for Korea to Join the ‘TPP 11”
Mr. Kyle Ferrier, Korea Economic Institute of America
Discussants:
Mr. William Brown, Korea Economic Institute of America
Mr. David Maxwell, Georgetown University
Mr. William Newcomb, Former UN Security Council Panel, DPRK, Panel of Experts
3:45–4:00 PM
Coffee Break
4:00–5:45 PM
Panel III: Korea and Major Powers: The Quest for Peace and Security
Moderator:
Dr. Jai Poong Ryu, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University Maryland and
President, One Korea Foundation
Papers:
“China and the Korean Peninsula”
Mr. Gordon G. Chang, Forbes.com
“Japan’s Role in North Korean Security Issues”
Mr. James Durand, International Council of Korean Studies
“The United States and the Korean Peninsula”
Mr. James Kendall, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Discussants:
Dr. Andrew Scobell, Rand
Dr. Douglass Streusand, Marine Corps University
Mr. George Hutchinson, George Mason University
5:45–6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President
International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University
Honorable Donald Manzullo, President
Korea Economic Institute of America
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director
Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
6:00 PM
End of the Conference
