Transatlantic Relations and the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Japan and Korea

Thursday 18 March 2021, 15:15 to 16:15

Please join us on March 18, from 15:10 to 16:15 CET, for a special discussion on transatlantic security cooperation and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.

CSIS and the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance will convene a panel of experts to discuss security issues across the Asia-Pacific region and the importance of identifying areas of convergence, divergence, and cooperation among Asia, Europe, and the United States.

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Welcoming remarks

  • Victor Cha, Senior Vice President and Korea Chair, CSIS; Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs and D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council

Keynote address & Moderated discussion

Moderator:

  • Victor Cha, Senior Vice President and Korea Chair, CSIS; Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs and D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council

Keynote speakers:

  • Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council.
  • Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific, European External Action Service

Expert panel discussion

Moderator:

  • Michael Reiterer, Distinguished Professor, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance; Former Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea

Panelists:

  • Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance; Reader in International Relations, King's College London
  • Eva Pejsova, Senior Japan Fellow, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance; Associate Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS); Former Senior Analyst, EU Institute for Security Studies
  • Luis Simon, Director and Research Professor, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance; Director of the Brussels Office and Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute
  • Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council

The conference can also be viewed live, here:

This event is made possible by general support to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is co-organized with the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance.