The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and South Korea's Place in the Global
Nuclear Order
Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Korea Economic
Institute, 1800 K Street NW, Washington 20006
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The presentation was a little bit sketchy, which is understandable
given the limited time. If you have a background knowledge on the nuke summit
in general, it would sound redundant, except for success and setbacks.
in terms of success, pretty much all of the commitment was followed through
interface b/w safety and security
in terms of success, pretty much all of the commitment was followed through
interface b/w safety and security
My take is that I was again struck by the rise of non-state actor. Exxon
Mobile’s revenue is bigger than that of 150-ish sovereignties; non-state actor
like Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, or Haqqani network is a threat to international peace
and security enough to convene heads of numerous sovereignties.
Accordingly, the focus of international law should evolve to reflect
the change in agent or actor
P.S. South Korean government was nervous about NGO meeting, because NGO
is associated with Greenpeace or activists, categorically excluding research institute,
particularly government funded or friendly. Thus, named again as “expert
meeting.”
Russia and Pakistan downplay the nuke issues. Poor countries say bread goes first, nuke problem matters only to the US.
Russia and Pakistan downplay the nuke issues. Poor countries say bread goes first, nuke problem matters only to the US.
I need to do some homework on nuclear science, such U 23* … holy cow
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Speakers:
Miles Pomper, Senior Research Associate, James Martin Center for
Nonproliferation Studies
Nicholas Hamisevicz, Moderator, Korea Economic Institute
Description:
After the successful hosting of the G-20 Summit in 2010, the 2012
Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) presented another opportunity for South Korea to
demonstrate its leadership on the international stage. Numerous world leaders
traveled again to Seoul to discuss the current status and prospects for global
nuclear security. While many governments made promises and commitments, the
overall impact of this summit on improving nuclear security is uncertain and
still unfolding.
Miles Pomper, Senior Research Associate for the James Martin Center for
Nonproliferation Studies, who was in Seoul during the Summit as one of the
speakers at the official Nuclear Security Summit Experts Symposium, will
present his Academic Paper Series report on his assessment on the outcomes of
the Nuclear Security Summit, the prospects for the NSS initiatives, and the
summit’s impact on U.S.-South Korea nuclear cooperation. This is KEI’s fourth
Academic Paper Series of 2012. We hope you can join us.
