[Event Report] The 22nd Global Prominence Seminar: “Japan's Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific”

  The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “22nd Global Prominence Seminar” on November 16, 2023 in the Global Leaders Room (Bldg. 140, Room 201). Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Professor Seong-ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and Director Mireya Solís of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies in the Brookings Institute gave a book talk on her book titled “Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific”. Many students and researchers attended the seminar. Director Solís asks the question “Why has Japan emerged from the ‘lost decades’ unscathed from the populist wave and a far more consequential actor in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific? In answering this question, she provides a sweeping look at Japan’s domestic economic and political evolution, its economic statecraft, and the array of geopolitical challenges that have triggered a gradual but substantial shift in the country’s security profile. The presented tells the story of Japan’s reinvention as a network power to overcome the harsh realities of diminishing relative capabilities.

2024-01-26

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[Event Report] The 21st Global Prominence Seminar: “New Zealand’s Indo-Pacific Challenge”

  The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “21st Global Prominence Seminar” on September 19, 2023 in the Global Leaders Room (Bldg. 140, Room 201). Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Professor Seong-ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and Victoria University of Wellington Emeritus Professor Roberto Rabel gave a presentation entitled “New Zealand’s Indo-Pacific Challenge”. Many students and researchers attended the seminar. Professor Rabel discussed how until recently, New Zealand was well served by its ‘liberal bet’ that the region will continue to enjoy peace and prosperity, fuelled economically by Chinese growth, protected militarily by American power and connected politically through ASEAN-centred mechanisms for regional dialogue. He goes on to argue that the country’s ‘liberal bet’, however, has been challenged by the reconceptualising of the region, which has driven an incremental adaptation of its Asia-Pacific strategy to reflect a more diffused, complex and contested Indo-Pacific context.

2024-01-26

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[Event Report] The 20th Global Prominence Seminar: “US-China Maritime Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific”

[Event Report] The 20th Global Prominence Seminar: “US-China Maritime Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific” The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “20th Global Prominence Seminar” on June 12, 2023 in the Global Leaders Room (Bldg. 140, Room 201). Director of the Institute of International Affairs Seong-Ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and John Hemmings, Senior Director of the Indo-Pacific Foreign and Security Policy Program at the Pacific Forum, gave a presentation entitled “US-China Maritime Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific.” Many students and researchers attended the seminar. Dr. Hemmings discussed recent developments in the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, including AUKUS and the Quad, and US-China competition over ensuring the free use of shipping lanes in the South China Sea. Dr. Hemmings short talk was followed by a lively question and answer session with many questions from Seoul National University students.  

2023-06-21

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[Event Report] The 19th Global Prominence Seminar: “Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) in Action”

[Event Report] The 19th Global Prominence Seminar: “Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) in Action” The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “19th Global Prominence Seminar” on May 12, 2023 in the GSIS Socheon Convention Hall (Bldg. 140, Room 205). Director of the Institute of International Affairs Seong-Ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and Richard Damania, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Global Practice at the World Bank, Jun Rentschler, Senior Economist at the World Bank’s Chief Economist Office for Sustainable Development, and Jason Russ, Senior Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice at the World Bank, gave a presentation entitled “Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) in Action.” Many students and researchers attended the seminar both in-person and online. The three presenters provided an overview of the work of the World Bank and reviewed various research projects underway on making economic development more environmentally sustainable.  

2023-05-15

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[Event Report] The 18th Global Prominence Seminar: “From Isolation to Integration: Israel’s Place in the Middle East and Its Relations with Korea”

[Event Report] The 18th Global Prominence Seminar: “From Isolation to Integration: Israel’s Place in the Middle East and Its Relations with Korea” The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “18th Global Prominence Seminar” on April 20, 2023 in the International Conference Hall (Bldg. 140-2, Room 401). Director of the Institute of International Affairs Dr. Seong-Ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and the Honorable Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Korea Akiva Tor gave a presentation entitled “From Isolation to Integration: Israel’s Place in the Middle East and Its Relations with Korea.” Ambassador Tor discussed Israel’s recent normalization of relations with several Arab states in the Middles East and the prospects of greater cooperation with South Korea. Following his lecture, students asked a variety of questions about Israeli-Korea relations, the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and Israeli culture.

2023-04-21

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