Joint U.S. Korea Academic Studies
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Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2011About Joint U.S. Korea Academic Studies
For over twenty years, KEI has sponsored annual major academic symposiums at universities across the country and major academic conferences. Each year, papers are specially commissioned to fit panel topics of current policy relevance to the U.S.-ROK alliance and implications for the Korean peninsula. Following the symposium, KEI edits and publishes those papers in an annual volume entitled “Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies.”
Author: George Hutchinson
Region: Asia
Theme: Foreign Relations, Energy
Location: Korea, South, Japan, China
Published February 15, 2012
Download PDFChina, Japan, and South Korea are dependent on fossil fuels. This reliance perpetuates vulnerabilities to energy supply, incites resource competition, and exposes each country to fossil energy market volatility. Although the countries share geographic proximity and highly integrated trade, they do not belong to a common organization through which to seriously influence energy issues. The emerging renewable energy industry provides a pathway for China, Japan, and South Korea to leverage technology, manufacturing, and trade into a robust part- nership that enhances energy security, stimulates growth, and provides cleaner alternatives to conventional fossil fuels.