Dr. Nong Hong represented ICAS at the 6th annual Seoul Defense Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea.
The annual SDD is a multilateral dialogue mechanism to discuss regional and international issues of mutual concern, contributing to building trust, and aiming at establishing a multilateral security cooperation mechanism in the region. The 2017 conference, Visions for Security Cooperation in an Age of Uncertainty, covered a range of topics, including the North Korean Nuclear and Missile Threats, Maritime Security, Cyber Security, Terrorism to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. About 250 leading defense officials and policy-makers from 38 countries attended this two-day dialogue. Dr. Hong presented during the second of the fourth panel, titled Maritime Confidence Building Measures.