The United States and Korea see tremendous regional flux in 2016. Tensions in East Asia have grown with China's military activities in the South China Sea and East China Sea and North Korea's January 6 nuclear test and February 7 missile test. South Korea's relations with Japan may warm after the December 28 announcement aimed at settling the comfort women issue, though opposition among nationalists remains high in both countries. Taiwan saw national elections, and South Korea has parliamentary elections this year and presidential elections next. The United States has its own presidential election in November, with China and North Korea figuring into candidates' campaigns. Ralph Cossa of Pacific Forum CSIS, Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Georgetown University, and Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss political and security developments and offer timely forecasts, in conversation with The Korea Society’s Stephen Noerper.
Political Forecast 2016: Korea and Its Neighbors
Ralph Cossa
President of the Pacific Forum CSIS
Victor Cha
Senior Advisor and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
Scott Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the U.S.-Korea Program, Council on Foreign Relations
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12:30 PM | Discussion
