Participant Biographies

Sinan Ülgen

Sinan Ülgen

Executive Director, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
Syria and the International Community

Mr. Ülgen graduated in 1987 from the University of Virg […]

Ahn Dukgeun

Ahn Dukgeun

Professor, Seoul National University
East Asian Economic Regionalism

Dr. Ahn is a professor of international trade law and p […]

Ahn Ho-young

Ahn Ho-young

Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
How is the G-20 Dealing with Disorder?

Mr. Ahn is a career diplomat, having most recently serv […]

Khalid Abdulla Al Bu-Ainnain

Khalid Abdulla Al Bu-Ainnain

President, Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis
Syria and the International Community

Maj. Gen. Al Bu-Ainnain (Ret.) is former commander of t […]

Baek Buhm-Suk

Baek Buhm-Suk

Research Fellow, International Law and Conflict Re, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Human Security in North Korea

Dr. Baek is a research fellow in the International Law […]

Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow

Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Challenges for the ROK-US Alliance

Mr. Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He […]

Bark Taeho

Bark Taeho

Former Minister of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Crisis and Reform of Global Capitalism

Dr. Bark is the Minister of Trade at the Ministry of Fo […]

Kayhan Barzegar

Kayhan Barzegar

Director, Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies
Syria and the International Community

Dr. Barzegar is the director of the Institute for Middl […]

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Senior Defense Analyst, The RAND Corporation
Refugees and Neighbors

Dr. Bennett is a senior defense analyst at the RAND Cor […]

Christian Berger

Christian Berger

Director General for North Africa, Middle East, Arab Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran, European Union External Action Service
The Post-Arab Spring Leadership Deficit

Mr. Berger is the director general for North Africa, Mi […]