THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF

THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES

Jointly with

THE COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA

THE KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE

THE ONE FREE KOREA FOUNDATION

THE KOREA FOUNDATION and

THE CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Partially funded through the generosity of the

PHILIP AND PATRICIA BILDEN ASIAN SECURITY STUDIES FUND

June 25-26, 2015

Georgetown University

Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall

37th and O Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

UNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA:

ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Seating is limited. RSVP is required. Please click here to RSVP. For this event, parking is best in the Southwest Garage just off of Canal Road. 

For those who cannot attend this conference it will be live streamed at this link and will also be recorded for future access.  The conference agenda is below.

June 25, 2015, Thursday

08:15 AM                         Registration Opens

08:45 – 09:00 AM             Opening Remarks

Speakers            

Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President

International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University

Professor David Maxwell, Associate Director,

Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University

Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director

Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Dr. Mark Tokola, Vice President

Korea Economic Institute of America

09:00 AM – 11:15 AM   Panel I. Human Rights in North Korea: The Impact on Unification

Moderator          

Dr. Douglas Streusand, Professor, Marine Corps University

Papers                  

“Internal Security Issues and Human Rights in North Korea”

Mr. Robert Collins, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

“Human Security in North Korea”

Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

“Post-Unification Human Rights and Humanitarian Concerns”

Ms. Roberta Cohen, Brookings Institution and Co-Chair, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Discussants        

Ms. Rosa Park, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Dr. Terence J. Roehrig, U.S. Naval War College

11:30 – 12:45 PM  Luncheon and Luncheon Speech

“Security and Unification Issues on the Korean Peninsula”

General John H. Tilelli, USA (Ret.) Co-Chairman

Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)

Introduced by Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr.,

ICKS President and Professor, Angelo State University

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM    Panel II: Future Shape of Korea’s Economy

Moderator          

Dr. Soon Paik, U.S. Department of Labor (Ret.) and Professor, Washington University of Virginia and ICKS

Papers 

“Korean Unification and the Financial System”

Mr. Bradley Babson, US-Korea Institute

“Energy and the Environment: Challenges to a Post-Unification

Economic Recovery”

Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America

“DPRK Agriculture – Recent Developments and Prospects after Unification”

Dr. W. Randall Ireson, Rural Development Solutions

Discussants