2016 Programs
Experts at Seoul Forum Examine Asian Views on America's Role in Asia
The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Korean American Association in Seoul and Carnegie Corporation of New York, kicked off its 2016 iteration of Asian Views on America's Role in Asia, with a Northeast Asia sub-regional workshop in Seoul. The dialogue brought together experts from the region to discuss means to foster greater understanding between Asia and the United States. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoon Young-kwan (Seoul National University) chaired the meeting, which was attended by 15 distinguished policy experts, former diplomats, and scholars from Korea, China, Japan and Mongolia.
America's Role in Asia examines critical bilateral and trans-national issues in U.S.-Asia relations through a series of candid, high-level workshops in Asia and the United States. Following the Seoul meeting, the project proceeded with two additional sub-regional meetings held in Bangkok (April 20-22) and Colombo (April 25-27). Results from the discussions culminated in a published volume, Asian Views on America's Role in Asia: The Future of the Rebalance, that serves as a balanced set of strategic recommendations for the new U.S. administration on foreign policy toward Asia. A Seoul roll-out of the project findings was held on January 19, 2017. For a short video clip of the project, see here.
