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1:00pm – 2:30-pm Panel #3 (On the record and will be streamed on The National Interest’s Facebook Page) – A Recalibrated U.S.-ROK Alliance?:
How does potential U.S.-North Korea dialogue—or the possible ending of dialogue—impact alliance dynamics? What should be the proper force structure, command and control systems as well as coordination to ensure the alliance is built to tackle future threats but also positioned to take advantage of a potential of a diplomatic breakthrough? Do newer defense technologies, such as the THAAD missile defense system, help or hinder the alliance?

Moderator: Lt. Gen. Chip Gregson (USMC, Ret.) Senior Director, Center for the National Interest. Former Assistant Secretary of Defense (Obama Administration).

Panelist: Dr. Sung Yoon-Lee, Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University, Fletcher School.

Panelist: Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation.

Panelist: Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. Former Special Assistant to President Reagan.