The U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliance at 70: Legacy and Future

<p style="text-align: justify;">Recorded October 4, 2023</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Signed on Oct. 1, 1953, in the wake of the armistice, the U.S.-South Korea alliance has matured into a dynamic partnership, deterring conflict and fostering cooperation with respect to trade, technology and people-to-people ties. This expert panel reflected on the legacy and future of the alliance.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This program was jointly hosted by The Korea Society, the <a href="https://kdva.vet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Korea Defense Veterans Association</a> and the <a href= "https://gps.ucsd.edu/faculty-research/research/korea-pacific-program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Korea-Pacific Program</a> at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">About the Speakers:</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Thomas J. Byrne</strong> joined The Korea Society as its President in August of 2015 following a distinguished career that included Senior Vice President of Moody's Investor Services and Senior Economist of the Asia Department at the Institute of International Finance. Byrne has an M.A. degree in International Relations with an emphasis on economics from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Before doing graduate work at SAIS, he served in South Korea for three years as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. His commentary on Korean affairs has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Financial Times among others.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Stephen Haggard</strong> is the Lawrence and Sallye Krause Distinguished Professor and director of the Korea-Pacific Program at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. He teaches courses on the international relations of the Asia-Pacific at GPS covering political economy as well as security issues. He has done extensive research on North Korea in particular. In addition, he has a long-standing interest in t