[Event Report] The 30th Global Prominence Seminar: “Global Trade at a Crossroads: Addressing Global Challenges through the WTO”

[Event Report] The 30th Global Prominence Seminar "Global Trade at a Crossroads: Addressing Global Challenges through the WTO"   Title: Global Trade at a Crossroads: Addressing Global Challenges through the WTO Date: 2024. 09. 04. (Wednesday) 12:00pm-1:30pm Place: SNU GSIS International Conference Hall (140-2Bldg. 4F) Presenter:  Dr. Ralph Ossa (WTO Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division) Moderator: Prof. Myung-Hee Yoo (Former Minister for Trade, Visiting Professor of SNU GSIS) Language: English    The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “30th Global Prominence Seminar” on September 4, 2024 in the International Conference Hall (Bldg. 140-2, Room 401). Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Professor Myunghee Yoo moderated the seminar, and WTO Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division Dr. Ralph Ossa gave a presentation titled “Global Trade at a Crossroads: Addressing Global Challenges through the WTO”. Dr. Ossa discussed the state of world trade with a focus on the gradual trade growth in a challenging environment and the trend of geopolitical tensions and digital trade. On the state of the WTO, Dr. Ossa asserted that while the WTO continues to deliver on its mandate, it is still in need of reform. In the third part, global challenges such as the changing narrative surrounding globalization as well as re-globalization were covered. The session was concluded with an active Q&A round with many questions from the participants that ranged from the role of the WTO as well as possible changes to the trade environment in the near future.     30th GPS Seminar Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5DOKOZFOTI  

2024-10-16

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[Event Report] The 29th Global Prominence Seminar: “Understanding the Global South: How to bridge the gap between the West and the rest.”

[Event Report] The 29th Global Prominence Seminar "Understanding the Global South: How to bridge the gap between the West and the rest."   Title: Understanding the Global South: How to bridge the gap between the West and the rest. Date: 2024. 05. 29. (Wednesday) 10:30am-12:00pm Place: SNU GSIS International Conference Hall (140-2Bldg. 4F) Presenter:  Dr. Comfort Ero (President & CEO, International CRISIS GROUP) Moderator: Professor Taekyoon Kim (SNU GSIS) Language: English    The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “29th Global Prominence Seminar” on May 29, 2024 in the International Conference Hall (Bldg. 140-2, Room 401). Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Professor Taekyoon Kim moderated the seminar, and President and CEO of the International Crisis Group Dr. Comfort Ero gave a presentation entitled the “Understanding the Global South: How to Bridge the Gap between the West and the Rest.” Dr. Ero discussed several issues including whether or not the term “Global South” is helpful or whether it disguises the many differences among the states that compose it, how Western states like the US engage a few of the larger states in the Global South and assume the remainder will follow, and argued that it is not useful to try and identify leaders of the Global South as each state has its own interests.

2024-05-30

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[Event Report] The 28th Global Prominence Seminar: “한국의 디지털 플랫폼 서비스-포털, 게임, 쇼핑의 국제적 경쟁을 중심으로”

[Event Report] The 28th Global Prominence Seminar "한국의 디지털 플랫폼 서비스-포털, 게임, 쇼핑의 국제적 경쟁을 중심으로"   Title: 한국의 디지털 플랫폼 서비스-포털, 게임, 쇼핑의 국제적 경쟁을 중심으로 Date: 2024. 05. 07. (Tuesday) 12:30 - 14:00 Place: SNU GSIS GL Room Presenter: 김종일 수석전문위원 (법무법인 화우) Moderator: Professor Jiyeoun Song (GSIS SNU) Language: 한국어      2024년 5월 7일 화요일, 서울대학교 국제학연구소 (IIA)가 주최하는 “제28회 글로벌 프로미넌스 세미나”가 개최되었습니다. 서울대 국제대학원의 송지연 교수님께서 사회를 맡아 주셨으며, 법무법인 화우 김종일 수석전문위원님께서 “한국의 디지철 플랫폼 서비스: 포털, 게임, 쇼핑의 국제적 경쟁을 중심으로”라는 주제로 발표해 주셨습니다. 김종일 수석전문위원님께서 플랫폼들이 어떻게 변화해 왔는가를 설명하며 2020년대가 세계적 플렛폼들의 무한경쟁의 장이라고 주장하셨습니다. 또한 김종일 수석전문위원님께서 디지털 통상규범을 검토하여 관련 주요국가의 입장을 요약하셨습니다. 여러 가지 이슈를 고려하면서 한국이 국민의 안전, 국가의 경쟁력, 소비자 후생, 그리고 일자리를 보호해야 한다고 주장하셨습니다. 

2024-05-21

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[Event Report] The 27th Global Prominence Seminar: “Lessons from European defense cooperation for the US-ROK Nuclear Assurance debate”

[Event Report] The 27th Global Prominence Seminar "Lessons from European defense cooperation for the US-ROK Nuclear Assurance debate"   Title: Lessons from European defense cooperation for the US-ROK Nuclear Assurance debate Date: 2024. 04. 02. (Tuesday) 12:00 - 13:30 Place: SNU GSIS International Conference Hall (140-2Bldg. 4F) Presenter: Professor Bence Nemeth (King's College London) Moderator: Professor Seong-Ho Sheen (GSIS SNU) Language: English    The Seoul National University Institute of International Affairs held the “27th Global Prominence Seminar” on April 2, 2024 in the International Conference Hall (Bldg. 140-2, Room 401). Director of the Institute of International Affairs Seong-Ho Sheen moderated the seminar, and King’s College London Professor Bence Nemeth gave a presentation entitled the “Lessons from European Defence Cooperation for the US-ROK Nuclear Assurance Debate.” Professor Nemeth argued that when countries are dissatisfied with the assurance of their stronger partner, they have two alternatives: pursuing self-reliance by going at it alone, or looking for alternative partners. In the case of South Korea, since South Korea cannot find an alternative country to make up for the US nuclear umbrella, it is most likely to develop its own nuclear weapons while intending to stay in the US-ROK alliance. He also reviewed the cases of EU defence policy and France as well as the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland to draw out lessons for South Korea.   

2024-05-03

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[Event Report] The 26th Global Prominence Seminar: “Political Structure and Energy Security Policy of South Korea and Japan”

[Event Report] The 26th Global Prominence Seminar "Political Structure and Energy Security Policy of South Korea and Japan"   Title: Political Structure and Energy Security Policy of South Korea and Japan Date: 2024. 03. 27. (Wednesday) 12:00 - 13:30 Place: SNU GSIS International Conference Hall (140-2Bldg. 4F) Presenter: OH Seong-Ik (Director General, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) Moderator: Professor Hyeok, Jeong (Center for International Development Strategy, SNU GSIS) Language: Korean    2024년 3월 27일 수요일, 서울대학교 국제학연구소 (IIA)가 주최하는 “제26회 글로벌 프로미넌스 세미나”가 개최되었습니다. 서울대 국제대학원의 정혁 교수님께서 사회를 맡아 주셨으며, 대한민국 국토교통부 기획관이신 오성익 박사님께서 “정치구조와 한일의 에너지안보정책”이라는 주제로 발표해 주셨습니다. 오성익 박사님께서 Overseas Energy Investment of Korea and Japan란 자서의 내용을 요약하면서 왜 강한 정부인 한국과 일본이 해외 석유개발을 위한 공기업 설립을 실현하는데 있어 다른 결과가 나왔는가라는 연구질문에 대한 답변을 설명했습니다.   

2024-05-03

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