Panel 3: Deterring and Defending against the North Korean Threat

The Institute of World Politics hosted the COKUSS/CUSKOS 33rd International Security Conference beginning June 28 through June 29, 2018. This event was co-sponsored by the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies, the Korean Defense Veterans Association, and The Institute of World Politics. The first panel focused on deterring and defending against the North Korean threat and was moderated by Gen. (Ret.) Kim Jae Chang. Taewoo Kim discussed his paper "Toward New Alliance Strategies: Preparing against Threat from DPRK and China" and Bruce Bennett discussed his paper "Optimal structure for deterrence against the DPRK threat". The panel also heard from three discussants: William Newcomb, Jaekap Ryoo, and Nam-Sung Huh.