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"ROK and Australian Pivotal Middle Power Cooperation"
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- Lee Jaehyon
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- 13-09-01 15:00
ROK and Australian Pivotal Middle Power Cooperation
On Tuesday, August 27, 2012, the Asan Institute of Policy Studies hosted a closed roundtable on "ROK and Australian Pivotal Middle Power Cooperation." Former Australian Ambassador to Korea, H.E. Sam Gerovich visited the Asan Institute to continue ongoing discussions on ROK-Australia cooperation. The roundtable discussed Dr. Lee Jaehyon’s study of the ROK-Australia 2+2 Meeting of July 3-4 as well as the potential role of Korea and Australia as pivotal middle powers in the region.
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 / 10:00–11:30 AM
Place: Conference Room (2F), The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Participants:
Australia
- Sam Gerovich, First Assistant Secretary,Trade & Economic Policy Division, DFAT and Former Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea
- Brendan Berne, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy Seoul
- Greg Ralph, Director, Trade & Economic Policy Division, DFAT
- Tony Walter, Executive Officer, Trade & Economic Policy Division, DFAT
- Natalie Barnes, Second Secretary, Australian Embassy Seoul
The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
- Hahm Chaibong, President of The Asan Institute of Policy Studies
- Choi Kang, Vice President of The Asan Institute of Policy Studies
- Mo Jongryn, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Center for Global Governance
- Lee Jaehyon, Research Fellow and Director of the Center for ASEAN and Oceania Studies
Lee Jaehyon
Principal Fellow
Dr. LEE Jaehyon is a principal fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He is a member of the advisory group for the Korean Coast Guard. Dr Lee is also a Vice President of the Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies. Dr Lee’s research focuses on ASEAN, Southeast Asian politics, regionalism, and non-traditional and human security issues. Recently, he has been expanding research to include Indo-Pacific and superpower rivalry in the region. His publications include “South Korea and the South China Sea: A Domestic and International Balancing Act” (2016), “What Asia Wants from the US: Voices from the Region” (2018), “Southeast Asian Perspectives of the United States and China: A SWOT Analysis” (2022). He translated “The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia” by Kurt Campbell into Korean. Dr Lee received a B.A. and M.A. from Yonsei University and his PhD in politics from Murdoch University, Australia.
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