Korea Strategic Outcomes: Implications for German-speaking and East-Central Europe (GS-ECE)

June 2018 No Comments

Korea Strategic Outcomes: Implications for German-speaking and East-Central Europe (GS-ECE)

Speaker: Dorondo, D. (Western Carolina University)

Date: 26 June 2018

Speaker Session Preview

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Dr. Dorondo provided a brief background of the countries included in German-speaking Europe and East-Central Europe (GS-ECE) for context. He then spoke about the rationale for US policymakers to pay attention to GS-ECE, as well as the gains Russia obtained from the US-DPRK summit and recent G-7 debacle. He identified Moscow’s “Trojan Horses,” which include leaders and parties from Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and, to some extent, a few Western European nations. Dr. Dorondo concluded his session by addressing three key questions: 1) What kind of Europe is better for the US based on the last 200 years?, 2) What kind of Europe is worse for the US based on the last 200 years?, and 3) Is today different?