Resolving Tensions Between South Korea and Japan

On November 4, USIP hosted a conversation with five of the essayists on the sources of tension in the Japan-South Korea relationship and the creative ways in which policymakers, practitioners, and experts can address topics such as forced labor, collective wartime memories, the legacy of “comfort women,” the U.S.-South Korea-Japan trilateral alliance, and regional stability.

Speakers

Alexis Dudden
Professor of History, University of Connecticut

Jonathan Miller
Director of the Indo-Pacific Program and Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Nathan Park
International Litigation Lawyer; Nonresident Fellow, Sejong Institute in South Korea

Dan Sneider
Lecturer, East Asian Studies, Stanford University

Timothy Webster
Professor of Law, Western New England University

Frank Aum, moderator
Senior Expert, Northeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/resolving-tensions-between-south-korea-and-japan