C-SPAN coverage of the Human Rights Panel of “Confronting Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula”–Quantico,VA –Sept. 1, 2010

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The Marine Corps University

The Korea Economic Institute

and

The Marine Corps University Foundation

Present:

Confronting Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula

2010 MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY

ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM

ALFRED M. GRAY RESEARCH CENTER

MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY

QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010       8:30 a. m. – 6:30 p.m. (0830-1830)

September 1st, 2010:

0800-0830: Registration

0830-0845: Opening Remarks:  Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.  (Program Chair)

0845-0900: Keynote Speaker I:  LtGen Raymond Ayres Jr. USMC (Ret)

0900-1045: Panel I. Strategic Challenges on the Korean Peninsula

Papers:

“North Korean Political and Military Strategy,”

– Robert Collins, Consultant to Helping Hands Korea/Catacombs

“The ROK-U.S. Military Alliance: Transformation and Changes,”

– Dr. Chun Seong Whun, Korea Institute for National Unification

“The Lee Administration and Changes in the ROK Strategic Culture,”

– Dr. Doug Joong Kim, Dean, College of International Studies, Kyonggi University

Discussants:

Ms. Nicole Finneman, Korea Economic Institute

Dr. John Park, United States Institute of Peace

Mr. Scott Snyder, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, Asia Foundation

Panel Chair: MajGen Donald Gardner USMC (Ret)

1045-1115: USFK Perspectives on the Korean Peninsula: General Walter Sharp USA (invited)

1115-1130: Move to Ellis Hall for Lunch

1130-1230: Lunch and Keynote Speaker II: Jack Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute

1245-1445: Panel II. Planning for Contingencies on the Korean Peninsula

Papers:

“The North Korean Conventional and Unconventional Threat”

– Mr. Joseph Bermudez, Janes Defence Weekly

“Planning for a North Korean Collapse”

– Col. David Maxwell, USA

“The Economic Effects of a Unified Korea

– Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute

Discussants:

Dr. Hugo Wheegook Kim, President, East-West Research Institute.

Mr. L. Gordon Flake, Executive Director, Mansfield Foundation.

Mr. Jude Shea, Director, Korea Battlefield Simulation Center

Panel Chair: Mr. Alan Romberg, Stimson Center

1445-1500: Coffee Break

1500-1700: Panel III. Human Rights and the Future of North Korea

Papers:

“Understanding Human Rights Violations in North Korea”

– Mr. Chuck Downs, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

“The Effects of the Press on Human Rights in North Korea”

– Mr. Don Kirk, Asia Times

“The Ability of North Korea to Feed the Population: An Update”

– Mr. George Alan Hutchinson, DOD Energy Policy Support Consultant

Discussants:

Ms. Helen-Louise Hunter, Author: “Kim Il-Song’s North Korea.”

Dr. Sang Joo Kim, Institute for Corean American Studies, Senior Fellow & Executive Vice President

Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Korea Economic Institute

Panel Chair: Mr. Tim Peters, Helping Hands Korea

1715-1815: Informal Reception in Ellis Hall

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