The Center for Applied Policy Research, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich

The Center for Applied Policy Research, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich

The Korea Economic Institute of America, Washington, D.C.

In cooperation with the Korea-Pacific Program at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego; and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

“Stability and Security on the Korean Peninsula:

Developing a Research Agenda”

May 26-27, 1999

Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies,

University of California, San Diego

Tuesday, May 25, 1999

1900Informal dinner for out-of-town participants. Meet at Radisson Hotel lobby.

Wednesday, May 26

0830Continental Breakfast

Location: Gardner Room, IR/PS

0900Welcoming Remarks

Peter Timmer, Dean, IR/PS; Josef Janning, CAP; Peter Beck, KEI

Panel I“Stability and Security on the Korean Peninsula”

0915North-South Relations: Engagement or Confrontation?

Moderator:SOHN Hak-Kyu, George Washington University

Presenters:Barry Gills, University of Newcastle

Scott Snyder, United States Institute of Peace

YANG Chang-Seok, Ministry of Unification (Korean Embassy)

Discussants:KIM Euysung, IR/PS, UCSD, and Korea Development Institute

Hans Maretzki, Potsdam University

MIZUNO Takaaki, Asahi Shimbun

1100Coffee Break

1115Discussion

Moderator: Peter Beck, KEI and IR/PS, UCSD

1230Keynote Speech: Francois Godement, French Institute of International Relations, Paris, “Europe’s Views Toward the Asia-Pacific”

1300Lunch – Lobby of Auditorium, IR/PS (next to the Gardner Room)

1400Unification and Beyond

Moderator: Josef Janning, CAP

Presenters: Heinrich Kreft, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn

KIM Sung-han, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (Seoul)

Discussants:Aurel Croissant, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg

CHOI Byung-sun, Seoul National University

Ben Meredith, Porterville College, California

1545Coffee Break

1615Discussion: Crafting a Research Agenda

1745Adjournment

1830Dinner at the home of Larry and Sallye Krause; Del Mar

Thursday, May 27, 1999

Part II:The Regional Dimension of Stability on the Korean Peninsula

0830Continental Breakfast

0930Korea and Its Neighbors: Chinese and Japanese Perspectives

Moderator:Ulrike Schaede, IR/PS, UCSD

Presenters:IZUMI Hajime, Shizuoka University

WU Baiyi, China Foundation for International Strategic Studies, Beijing

Discussants:Diane Lindquist, San Diego Union Tribune

Rüdiger Frank, Humboldt University, Berlin

Marino Marcich, NAM, Washington, D.C.

1115Coffee Break

1130Summation and Discussion

Engaging North Korea: Implications for Transatlantic Policies

Moderator:Wolfgang Bücherl, CAP

Presenters:James Williams, Nautilus Institute

Nicolas Regaud, Ministry of Defense, France

Lawrence Krause, IR/PS, UCSD (Summary)

1245Adjournment

1300Luncheon – Faculty Club, UCSD

Keynote Speech: YU Myung-Hwan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Korean Embassy, Washington, D.C. “The Path to Peace on the Korean Peninsula – Engagement Policy Toward North Korea”

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Korea Foundation for their generous financial support.