Monday Asia Policy Events, August 25, 2025

THE JOONGANG-CSIS FORUM 2025: ART OF THE DEAL: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ROK-U.S. COOPERATION. 8/25-26, VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense; Philip Goldberg, Distinguished Ambassador in Residence, Center for Global Affairs, and Advisor to the President for Global Affairs, New York University, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea; John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS; Kim Sung-han, Professor of the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, Former National Security Adviser of the Republic of Korea; Hong Hyun-ik, Chair of the Foreign and Security Affairs Subcommittee, State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee,  Former Chancellor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy; Victor Cha, President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS ; Adam Farrar, Senior Geoeconomics Analyst for the Asia-Pacific, Bloomberg Economics; Lee Jaemin, Dean of the School of Law, Seoul National University; Choi Byung-il, Professor Emeritus, Ewha Womans University; Choi Seok-young, Senior Adviser at Lee & Ko, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Geneva; Sydney Seiler, Former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea, National Intelligence Council; Timothy Martin, Korea Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal; Shin Jung-seung, Chairman, Korea China Association for Cultural Exchange, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to China; Lee Ha-kyung, Editor-at-Large, JoongAng Ilbo. 

THE TRILLION DOLLAR PENTAGON BUDGET: BOONDOGGLE OR BENEFICIAL? 8/25, Noon-1:00pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Quincy Institute. Speakers: Julia Gledhill, Research Analyst for the National Security Reform Program, Stimson Center; Veronique de Rugy, George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University; William D. Hartung, Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute.

WHAT'S NEXT AFTER JACKSON HOLE? 8/25, 4:00pm (CDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: econVue. Speakers: Michael Lewis, Founder, Free Market Inc.; Kathleen Graham, an expert in human capital; Mark Roeder, author and thought leader on the impact of technology on human behaviour; Michele Wucker, author and analyst in world economy and crisis anticipation. 

STATESMEN'S FORUM: HIS EXCELLENCY LEE JAE MYUNG, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 8/25, 6:15-6:55pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: His Excellency Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea; Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS; Victor Cha, President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS. 

RIDING UNRULY WAVES: THE PHILIPPINES’ MILITARY MODERNISATION EFFORT. 8/25, 9:00pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: International Crisis Group. Speakers: Lindsey W. Ford, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation America, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council from 2024-2025; Rommel Jude Ong, Rear Admiral, Philippine Navy (Ret.), Professor of Praxis, Ateneo School of Government; Georgi Engelbrecht, Crisis Group Senior Analyst, Philippines.