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The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum was made possible by the generous support of The Kim Koo Foundation as well as The Korea Society’s individual and corporate members.
Security Panel - Deterring and Defending in a Regional Conflict
Moderator: General (Ret.) Walter Sharp, Korea Society Board Vice Chair
Dr. Shin Beomchul, Senior Research Fellow at the Sejong Institute and former Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense
Markus Garlauskas, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
General (Ret.) Paul LaCamera, former Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command, and United Nations Command
David Maxwell, Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy and former U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel
The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum was made possible by the generous support of The Kim Koo Foundation as well as The Korea Society’s individual and corporate members.
Security Panel - Deterring and Defending in a Regional Conflict
Moderator: General (Ret.) Walter Sharp, Korea Society Board Vice Chair
Dr. Shin Beomchul, Senior Research Fellow at the Sejong Institute and former Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense
Markus Garlauskas, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
General (Ret.) Paul LaCamera, former Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command, and United Nations Command
David Maxwell, Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy and former U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel
