Gold Institute for International Strategy’s Forum on Strengthening the Alliance in the Indo-Pacific

Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington-based think tank, will hold a forum on strengthening the alliance in the Indo-Pacific region at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 11.

Agenda:

12:30 p.m. ET

Conference Introduction: Eli M. Gold, president, Gold Institute for International Strategy

12:35 p.m. ET

Session 1: Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships for Collective Security in the Indo-Pacific

Speaker 1: Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, chairman, Gold Institute for International Strategy
Speaker 2: The Honorable Anthony J. Tata, under secretary of war for personnel and readiness. (Invited)

1:40 p.m. ET

Session 2: Rethinking America’s Defense Approach in the Indo-Pacific: Adjusting Strategies for a Changing Security Landscape

Moderator: Steve Lance, journalist and host, Capitol Report, The Epoch Times
Speaker 1: Retired Gen. Leem, Ho-young, former deputy commander of ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command
Speaker 2: Gen. Charles A. Flynn, former commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)
Speaker 3: Bradley Thayer, American Freedom Alliance fellow and a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China

2:45 p.m. ET

Session 3: Indo-Pacific Engine: Advancing Strategic Economic Partnerships with the United States

Moderator: Lara Logan, journalist and host, Going Rogue with Lara Logan
Speaker 1: Yu, Myung-hwan, former minister of foreign affairs
Speaker 2: Col. John R. Mills, deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Speaker 3: Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas)

3:45 p.m. ET

Session 4: The role and contributions of the ROK–U.S. Alliance in deterring North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats

Panel Host: (Invited) Robert Brose, assistant secretary of war for space policy in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy (USWP)
Speaker 1: Moon Seoung-hyun, former vice minister of the Ministry of Unification
Speaker 2: John Wohlstetter, senior fellow, Gold Institute for International Strategy
Speaker 3: Peter Heussy, president and senior director, Strategic Deterrent Studies at Geostrategic Analysis

4:45 p.m. ET

Closing Remarks: Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, chairman, Gold Institute for International Strategy