Seminar we try to provide. I am christian ostermann. I direct the policy center here at the Wilson Center and i have the honor of cochairing this with my colleague eric arnesen, from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and Public Policy program here. We are in our ninth year. I hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let me thank the Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all of you in our audience. Details are in the back of the flyer. A couple people who do the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Rachel wheatley, the assistant director of the National History Center Rachel are you here today . Where are you . Thank you. As well as our talented interns, who you will meet during the q a. They will help with microphones. We finally want to acknowledg
Conference today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region, its very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today, it seems like theres all kinds of reason to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges. Were in the midst of a wrenching president ial impeachment process. The broader country seems to have some deep cleavages societally. We have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country. When we look abroad internationally, the headlines we were reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran. We last week read about the development of hype tr sonic weapons in russia and coupled with the demise of arms control and the return of great power competition, it looks like the world is getting ever more dangerous. Even American Relations with some of our longstanding allies seem
Can everyone hear me . Id like to go ahead and get started. Good morning and thank you all for coming. My name is george bebe, im the vicepresident and director of studies here at the center of the National Interest. I want to welcome you and thank you all for coming to this Conference Today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region, its very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today, it seems like theres all kinds of reasons to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges. Were in the midst of a wrenching president ial impeachment process. The broader country seems to have some deep cleavages societally. We have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country. When we look abroad, internationally, the headlines were reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran. We last w
Can possibly produce. For more information, visit studentcam. Org today. Next, we hear from monica of thehor Interrogation Rooms of the korean war the untold story. She analyzes the unauthorized tactics used by the u. S. And its allies. The Wilson Center and the National History center cosponsored this. Welcome to the seminar, a provide. E try to ostermann. Ian i direct the policy center here havee Wilson Center and i the honor of cochairing this c arnesen,lleague eri from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and public hollis program here. We are in our ninth year. Again to see many of you for future sessions. The Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all. F you in our audience details are in the back of the flyer. The heavyeople who do lifting behind the
Good morning. The rok u. S. Strategic forum will begin shortly. Please start taking your seats. We would like to welcome all of you to csis, but before we begin todays events i need to make a few brief security announcements. We feel very safe and secure in our building here at csis. In the very unlikely occasion of an emergency, we ask that you remain calm and follow any instructions and alarms that are made. Please also take a moment to look at the safety card on your tables and locate the nearest exit. Csis is very proud to cohost this Fourth Annual rok u. S. Strategic forum with the Korea Foundation. Thank you ambassador lee and welcome to our distinguished delegation from the Korea Foundation. On behalf of csis and the korea chair, i would also like to extend a very warm welcome and thank you to our sponsors, our silver level sponsor, the American Chamber of commerce in korea, our gold level sponsor, the Korean Chamber of commerce and industry and our special sponsor corestone. To