Dr. Colin Bradford, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation, addresses “hub” Korea’s recent success in hosting the G20 summit and offers insights into Korea's growing global leadership role and the challenges still facing institutional and global governance. Dr. Colin Bradford and Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of the Korea Society, also discuss Korea’s evolution forward as a hub and explore the foundation for Korea’s hosting of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, a greater priority for Washington and Seoul given heightened tensions on the Peninsula.

Thursday, January 20

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Executive Policy Breakfast

with
Dr. Colin Bradford
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation

Seoul successfully staged the G20 world leaders summit, an event not without challenges, and faces the question of “now what?” Dr. Colin Bradford explores Korea’s successes but also the challenges faced and remaining by way of institutional and global governance. He will talk about the next steps in the G20 process, as Korea extends the effort forward to France and Mexico and as Korea seeks to cast a lasting imprint by way of enhanced economic security for the region and world. He will also explore the significance of the economic summit for Korea’s regional and global standing. The Korea Society’s senior vice president, Dr. Stephen Noerper, will facilitate the discussion and offer political and security-related observations. The discussion will explore the foundation laid for the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, a priority for the Obama and Lee Administrations and one that has taken on new importance in light of heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.