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Facilitating an “Orderly Return to Normal”: Establishing a New Global Pandemic Response System

Byoung-Jo Chun (COO & Chief Economist, Yeosijae)| 2021.04.23

- Urgent action is needed to support vaccination programs in developing countries - We need to establish an international fund to develop vaccines as global public goods - South Korea and the US should spearhead the...

[Global Future Dialogue Highlights ②] Transition and innovation to a digital society

Future Consensus Institute| 2021.04.15

For the past year, Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) has held online seminars with world-renowned scholars to anticipate the new international order and prepare for a better future. We compiled the nine webinar...

“Our role is to bridge the gap between technological revolution and social evolution.”

Sung-Roh Yoon (Chairperson of the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution)| 2021.04.14

- Guest lecture by Sung-Roh Yoon, the Chairperson of the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution - AI semiconductors are a catalyst for the Fourth Industrial Revolution… As a semiconductor...

[Global Future Dialogue Highlights ①] International order after COVID-19

Future Consensus Institute| 2021.03.29

For the past year, Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) has held online seminars with world-renowned scholars to anticipate the new international order and prepare for a better future. We compiled the nine webinar...

The Changing Landscape of Work: Reskilling and Upskilling the Workforce

Anna Choi (Director of Policy Innovation, Yeosijae)| 2021.03.08

- Inspiring employees to learn new skills (reskilling) and deepen existing ones (upskilling) - Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for continuous, personalized, lifelong learning A woman sits at a...

Humanomics: A New Measure of Growth

Byoung-Jo Chun (Distinguished Fellow·Former CEO & President of KB Securities)| 2021.03.02

Moving beyond GDP towards a more comprehensive measure… Focusing on individual growth and development Hidden Perils of South Koreas Remarkable Growth: An Epidemic of Suicide and Anxiety ...

[Global Future Dialogue ⑨: A Conversation with Professor Kishore Mahbubani] “You cannot treat a tiger (China) like a cat.”

Jaeyoung Lee (Yeosijae Advisor)· Anna Titenok (Yeosijae SD)| 2021.02.22

- The China Challenge and the Future of Asia Speaker: Kishore Mahbubani Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, former Ambassador of Singapore to the...

[Outlook 2021 ③ / CFR President Richard Haass] “It will be difficult for the U.S. to regain its global leadership... Power is in many more hands today.”

Won-Soo Kim (Yeosijae International Advisory Board Chair)∙Sul-Mi Park(SD)| 2021.02.01

- 2021 will be the beginning of a slow, difficult, and incomplete recovery - COVID-19 and renewing multilateralism should be our priorities A fresh new year filled with uncertainties is upon us, and our world...

[Outlook 2021 ② / EAI Chairman Young-Sun Ha] “Rebuilding world order… South Korea should become the ‘link’ between ‘great’ and ‘small’ powers.”

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of Future Planning Department)·Sul-Mi Park (SD)| 2021.02.01

- South Korea needs to be actively involved in the process of developing a new international order to secure its position in the new world - Four major foreign policy challenges facing South Korea: U.S.-China relations,...

[Outlook 2021 ① / SSDP Chairman Masahiro Akiyama] “Pragmatic PM Suga will pursue realistic goals…” International cooperation and Japan’s foreign policy in 2021

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of Future Planning Department)·Tamami Nozoe (SD)| 2021.01.19

- Middle power cooperation is becoming increasingly important amid the U.S.-China conflict - Countries should seek international cooperation to urge China to comply with international rules and norms The morning...

[Looking Ahead: The Future of South Korea-Japan Relations ②] Japan-ROK’s middle power strategic thinking in the age of the U.S.-China competition

Tsuneo Watanabe (Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation)| 2021.01.11

Maintaining regional order through middle power cooperation Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies (SSDP), Security Studies Dec. 2020, Vol 2, No 4. South Korea-Japan relations are at one of their lowest...

[Looking Ahead: The Future of South Korea-Japan Relations ①] Japan and South Korea should share a strategy to open a new era

Masao Okonogi (Emeritus Professor, Keio University)| 2021.01.11

The growing importance of Korea-Japan ties amid intensifying U.S.-China competition Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies (SSDP), Security Studies Dec. 2020, Vol 2, No 4. South Korea-Japan relations...

“A Place to Live, Work, and Play”… Imagining the Future City

Future Consensus Institute (Dae-Sik Lee, Director of Research Planning Department)·Do-Nyun Kim (Director of SKKU Smart Green City Lab)·SK Securities Research Center Smart City TFT (Director: Ji-Woo Son)| 2021.01.06

- Smart City Korea White Paper - Designing a city that improves the quality of life, rebuilds communities, and innovates production - Live+Play+Work and smart home-based decentralization Since our...

[The Biden Era: South Korea’s Strategy ③] March and April will be the key months to facilitate US-DPRK dialogue

Seong-Ryoul Cho (Senior Advisor, Institute for National Security Strategy)| 2020.12.28

North Korea will not give up denuclearization talks Turning Tokyo and Beijing Olympics into an opportunity to foster peace in Northeast Asia Four years of Trump has changed many things. Amongst them, U.S. policy...

[The Biden Era: South Korea’s Strategy ②] There is No South Korea in Washington’s Inner Circle

Young-Jun Kim (Professor, Korea National Defense University·National Security Advisory Board Member, the Republic of Korea President’s Office)| 2020.12.16

Taking Lessons from the Cultural Amity between Israel/Japan and the U.S. The Two Faces of America Four years of Trump have caused a big change in America; it marked the end of U.S. global leadership and the...