Global Transformation | Taejae Future Consensus Institute

[Global Future Dialogue ⑧: A Conversation with Professor Esther Duflo] Good Economics for Post-COVID-19 World

Anna Titenok (SD)| 2020.12.09

The growth is not important, per se. What is important is welfare. On December 2, Yeosijae hosted a webinar with MIT professor and co-winner of Nobel Prize in economics, Prof. Esther Duflo, to discuss...

[Interview / Frank Jannuzi] “Biden will be patient, but will not be passive and inactive on North Korea”

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of the Future Planning Department)| 2020.11.25

- Interview with Frank Jannuzi (President and CEO of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation) - (The Korean Peninsula issue) is like a three-legged race....it requires a carefully coordinated process where both the U.S....

Tapping into the Star Market to sharpen South Korea’s competitive edge

Byeong-Seo Jeon (Director of China Economy and Finance Research Institute)| 2020.11.24

- South Korea-China Financial Cooperation in the Age of Science and Technology Innovation cf. Star market: Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board Just eight months after President Xi...

[Global Future Dialogue ⑥] A Conversation with Professor Charles Kupchan: America’s Isolationism and the New World Order

Ji-Young Yim (SD)| 2020.11.03

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is just a few days away. The next inauguration will be held on January 20, 2021, and consequently, the new president will come up with foreign policies for the next four years after...

[Global Future Dialogue ⑤] Global order and America’s role in a ‘G0’ world - A conversation with Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Ji-Young Yim (SD)| 2020.09.01

Joseph S. Nye Jr. on moral foreign policy and the 2020 U.S. presidential elections Pacifism without an alliance may produce immoral results Political leaders should also be educators The novel coronavirus...

[Yeosijae Now] [Post-COVID-19 Panel Discussion ②] Chaotic world order and global leadership

Sul-Mi Park, Joon-Young Yoon (SD)| 2020.08.11

Analyzing the G2 Hegemonic War A great reset is necessary to build a new social contract that honors the dignity of every human being. - Klaus Schwab. On July 13th, the Chairman of the World...

[Global Future Dialogue ④] Republic of Korea and the UK parliamentary dialogue

Ji-Young Yim (SD)| 2020.08.04

Yeosijae partnered with Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, to conduct a webinar on July 14th to explore the topic of Responding to COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea and the UK. The session was...

[Global Future Dialogue ③] New normal and the future of education

Min-Ha Kim (SD)| 2020.07.03

The Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) hosted its third Global Future Dialogue seminar on June 18th with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens on the topic of the New Normal and the Future of Education. The session...

[Global Future Dialogue ② ] COVID-19 and its impact on the world order

Ji-Young Yim (SD)| 2020.06.25

The Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) hosted its second Global Future Dialogue webinar on May 29th with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, to assess the impacts of COVID-19 and to provide...

[Global Future Dialogue ①] Sustainability in the pandemic era

Min-Ha Kim (SD)| 2020.06.25

On May 26th, the Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) held a webinar with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) on Sustainability in the Pandemic Era. As the first session of the Global Future Dialogue...

[Discussion/G2 Conflict] South Korea: Caught between a rock and a hard place

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of the Future Planning Department)| 2020.06.19

(Source: (Left) AFP / (Right) Yonhap News Agency) The COVID-19 outbreak has deeply wounded the U.S. and Chinas global leadership, creating a global leadership vacuum with no signs of resolution in the near future....

Will South Korea become “the world’s factory” for advanced industries?

Byoung-Jo Chun (Distinguished Fellow · Former CEO & President of KB Securities)| 2020.05.25

We need to move from reshoring only to the optimal relocation strategy. Byoung-Jo Chun graduated from the Department of Economics at Seoul National University and received his Ph.D. in economics at...

[Discussion/COVID-19 ②] What do we need to prepare?

Anna Choi (Communication Team Manager) & Yun Seo Lee (SD)| 2020.03.31

In all aspects, South Korea could be in the best position to lead the post-COVID-19 international system Now is the best time to eliminate economic bubbles and focus on innovative investment When will the...

[Discussion/COVID-19 ①] Evaluation: It is time to prepare for the reality of living alongside the virus

Anna Choi (Communication Team Manager) & Yun Seo Lee (SD)| 2020.03.30

When will the COVID-19 outbreak subside, and how? What will things look like in the post-COVID-19 era? Right now, the important things are quarantine and providing living assistance. This is where the states administrative...

[How Japan view China ④] The Xi Jinping administration’s view of the international order – China’s emphasis on United Nations diplomacy and liberal economic policies

Shin Kawashima (Professor, the University of Tokyo)| 2020.02.23

One of the biggest concerns of modern Japan is China. There have been numerous seminars, symposiums, and private learning sessions on the topics of The Change of China and The Future of US-China Relations. Korea, as well,...