The Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue

Featured Speaker: Vice Admiral Robert Thomas, U.S. Navy Retired

The Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) was formed in 1993 at the end of the Cold War to bring together academics, policy experts, and military and foreign ministry officials from China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, and the United States with the aim of reducing the risk of military conflict in the region and to lay the groundwork for an official multilateral process in Northeast Asia. This lecture will present key takeaways from the 30th Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, which met in Seoul in September 2022.

Presenter Biography

Vice Admiral Robert Thomas returns to Osher to discuss the dynamic security environment of Northeast Asia. He is a professor of practice at UCSD’s School of Global Policy and Strategy and a retired Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. His final operational assignment was U.S. Seventh Fleet Commander forward deployed in Asia from July 2013 to September 2015.

Coordinator: Steve Clarey