[KS] Invitation: FUIKS Human Security Development Forum 10th May 2pm (CEST)

Thu May 5 06:22:09 EDT 2022

The Institute of Korean Studies at Freie Universität Berlin invites:

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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We cordially invite you to another event in our Human Security and Development Forum series
"Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: The Implications for South Korea and Europe".

Speakers:

August Pradetto, Professor Emeritus of Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg/Universität der Bundeswehr and the Hong Kong Baptist University
Sergey Sumlenny, an independent Eastern Europe analyst and a former Director of Heinrich-Böll Foundation office in Kyiv
Jae-Seung Lee, Dean and Jean Monnet Chair, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
Brendan Howe, Dean and Professor of International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University

The event will be chaired by Dr Tereza Novotná (Korea-Europe Center Fellow at Free University Berlin & Korea Associate at 9DashLine & EUROPEUM Prague).

On 24 February 2022, Russia’s President Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine. Despite initial expectations that the aggression may lead to a quick demise of the independent country, the Ukrainians have so far been able to defend their homeland. Yet the war that has been raging for nearly three months has led to horrendous atrocities, millions of internally displaced people and refugees and immense economic costs. The EU – together with the US, NATO and other allies – reacted by adopting the most severe sanctions ever against Russia as well as by providing an extensive financial and humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian government. In Asia, the response has been more mixed – from those who openly defend the invasion (e.g. North Korea) through those who voice a strong (e.g. Singapore) and a more lukewarm (e.g. South Korea) support for Ukraine up to those who want to remain “neutral” (e.g. India) and ambivalent (e.g. China). Yet what’s clear is that the conflict has upended the post-World War II multilateral system and will have long-term repercussions for a geopolitical realignment in Europe, Asia and beyond.

What were the causes of the war in Ukraine and how does the situation on the ground evolve? How can we evaluate the reactions up to now in Europe, including in Germany, and in Asia, including South Korea, and what can be done to end the war promptly? Are there any lessons learned for other hotspots, such as the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan, and how the future relations between those who stand on Ukraine’s side and Russia, but also with China and others may look like? What impact can we expect on South Korea’s strategic relations with the great powers and on the EU-South Korea relations?

A hybrid roundtable with four distinguished guests will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its implications for Europe, South Korea and the global world order. We will be joined in person by Prof. August Pradetto, Professor Emeritus of Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg and Dr Sergej Sumlenny, an Eastern Europe analyst and a former Director of Heinrich Böll Foundation office in Kyiv. Prof. Jae-Seung Lee, Dean and Jean Monnet Chair at Korea University and Prof. Brendan Howe, Dean and Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University will connect with us from Seoul via a video-link.

Time & Place:

Tuesday, 10.05.2022

2:00 to 3:30pm (CEST)

Language: English

On-Site in person & Online via Webex

Address for the on-site event: Institute of Korean Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Hybrid event: Please register in advance!
Offline: Please contact Daniela.Claus-Kim at fu-berlin.de<mailto:Daniela.Claus-Kim at fu-berlin.de>
Only 20 seats available for the on-site event. Wearing an FFP-2 mask during the event is mandatory.

[RSVP HERE!]<https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin-en/j.php?RGID=rde6855640fadd7b388c9f8f1c1975a27>

The FU Institute of Korean Studies (FUIKS) trains and supports the next

generation of Korea scholars, studying North and South Korea. It provides rigorous language training to all incoming students as well as in-depth education on both county’s history, culture and society. While its primary focus is on the Korean peninsula, the institute aims to transcend traditional boundaries of regional and area studies in its mission to integrate scholarship on Korea in a multidimensional context of regional as well as global social, cultural and political discourse.

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