The Institute of World Politics

The Institute of World Politics hosted the COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference beginning June 28 through June 29, 2018.

This event was co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies, the Korean Defense Veterans Association, and The Institute of World Politics.

The second panel focused on ROK-US alliance issues under presidents Moon & Trump and was moderated by Gen. (Ret.) John Tilelli. Bruce Bechtol discussed his paper "North Korea's military developments and actions since Moon/Trump elections" and Changsoo Kim discussed his paper "Denuclearization, Peace Regime, and ROK-US Alliance Issues Post-Summit Talks". The panel also heard from three discussants: David Maxwell, Vice Admiral (Ret.) Tae-Ho Won, and MG (Ret.) Seo Young Lee.

The Institute of World Politics hosted the COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference beginning June 28 through June 29, 2018.

This event was co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies, the Korean Defense Veterans Association, and The Institute of World Politics.

The ROK ambassador to the United States, Cho Yoon-je, gave luncheon speech on the first day of the conference.

The Institute of World Politics hosted the COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference beginning June 28 through June 29, 2018.

This event was co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies, the Korean Defense Veterans Association, and The Institute of World Politics.

The first panel focused on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and was moderated by Gen. (Ret.) Kim Jae Chang. Dae-Sung Song discussed his paper "The role of the ROK-US alliance for denuclearization of North Korea" and George Hutchinson discussed his paper "International collaboration efforts for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula". The panel also heard from two discussants: Andrew Scobell and Dong Sun Lee.

The Institute of World Politics hosted the COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference beginning June 28 through June 29, 2018.

This event was co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies, the Korean Defense Veterans Association, and The Institute of World Politics.

The conference began with remarks by Dr. John Lenczowski, IWP's founder and president, and chairmen Gen. (Ret.) John Tilelli and Gen. (Ret.) Byungkwan Kim.

Author John Lehman talked about his book "OCEANS VENTURED: Winning The Cold War at Sea" during a lecture on June 25, 2018, at The Institute of World Politics.

About the Book:

A thrilling story of the Cold War, told by a former navy secretary on the basis of recently declassified documents. When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981, the United States and NATO were losing the Cold War. The USSR had superiority in conventional weapons and manpower in Europe, and had embarked on a construction program to gain naval preeminence. But Reagan already had a plan. Reagan pushed Congress to build the navy back to its 1945 strength of 600 major ships. He gathered a circle of experienced naval planners, including the author, to devise an aggressive strategy that would move our fleets within spitting distance of Soviet waters. New radars, sensors, and emissions technology would make ghosts of our submarines and surface fleets. We would operate aircraft carriers in Arctic waters, which no navy had attempted. The Soviets, surrounded by our forward naval strategy, bankrupted their economy trying to keep pace. It wasn’t long before the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR was disbanded.

About the Author:

John Lehman, a former U.S. Navy pilot, served as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1987. From 2003 to 2004 he was a member of the 9/11 Commission. He lives in New York.

James A. Rice presented his paper "E Pluribus Unum in Ukraine? Reconciling Conflicting National Identity in the Borderland" during a lecture on June 22, 2018, at The Institute of World Politics.

**The views in this lecture do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Senator Chuck Grassley or The Institute of World Politics.**

Robert J. Barrett III, the Honorary Chairman of Cross Keys Capital Investment Bank, gave a lecture on "How to do Global Privatizations from Margaret Thatcher's Investment Banker" at The Institute of World Politics on June 21, 2018.

Rebekah Koffler, a threat intelligence expert on Russian Doctrine/Strategy, the founder of Doctrine & Strategy Consulting, and an IWP alumna, gave a lecture on "Russian Strategy and Cyber Influence Operations Against the United States" on June 14, 2018 at The Institute of World Politics.

On June 5, 2018, Dr. Christopher D. Yung explores China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s version of the Marshall Plan, during a lecture "Who's Afraid of China's Belt and Road Initiative? Getting to the Heart of China's Controversial Marshall Plan" at The Institute of World Politics.

Peter Gallo presented a lecture on corruption in the United Nations on May 23, 2018 at The Institute of World Politics. His talk included insight from his experiences as a former investigator in the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services, Investigations Division in New York; the office that is supposed to investigate corruption, fraud and other criminality in the Organization.