Ambassador Stephen Bosworth opened the second day of a major Cambridge conference on the future of the Korean penisula with an analysis of relations between North and South Korea, the prospects for reunification and the role of the USA in Northeast Asia.
Ambassador Stephen Bosworth opened the second day of a major Cambridge conference on the future of the Korean penisula with an analysis of relations between North and South Korea, the prospects for reunification and the role of the USA in Northeast Asia.
His speech, and the ensuing panel session on regional security, prompted a lively debate, particularly on the issue of President Bush's recent description of the communist government in North Korea as part of an 'axis of evil'.
The conference, Korea as a 21st Century Power, has been organised by staff at the East Asia Institute at the Faculty of Oriental Studies. It marks the establishment of Korean Studies at Cambridge.
Dr John Swenson-Wright, organiser of the conference, is pleased with the success of the event:
"The conference has been an excellent opportunity for policy-makers, business leaders, journalists and commentators on international affairs as well as academic specialists, to discuss the key challenges currently facing the peninsula. We have been analysing the contemporary situation, anticipating likely trends, and discussing policy proposals for dealing with particularly pressing issues."
Korea as a 21st Century Power is being held at the University of Cambridge, until Saturday 6 April 2002.
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