Filmed on October 4th, 2010

Global Views 2010, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ biennial survey of American public opinion on U.S. foreign policy issues, reveals new and surprising perceptions of Korea. Join former Ambassador to Korea and The Korea Society Chair Thomas Hubbard, noted scholar and policy observer Victor Cha, and The Chicago Council’s Tom Wright as they present the 2010 survey address the implications of its findings.

When President Barack Obama emerged from his July meeting with President Lee Myung-Bak, he proclaimed the U.S.-ROK alliance “the linchpin of not only security for the Republic of Korea and the United States, but also for the Pacific as a whole.” This constituted new language to describe the strength and the importance of the two nations’ relationship on the sixtieth anniversary of the start of the Korean War—an alliance that has evolved over the past half century to become one of America’s most successful postwar relationships. However, questions remain about how deeply rooted the relationship is among the general public. Americans know of Korea, but for a long time this understanding did not extend much beyond memories of the Korean War and reruns of the television series, M.A.S.H. The findings of Global Views 2010 shed light on the state of American thinking on Korea and provide important lessons for leaders seeking to formulate policy within the alliance and the East Asian region.

For more information on this event, please visit the link below:
koreasociety.org/​policy/​policy/​report_release_chicago_council_on_global_affairs_on_u.s._attitudes_toward_korea.html

Cast: The Korea Society