The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, which the Jeju Peace Institute (JPI) annually organizes, is an important opportunity for scholars, political leaders, diplomats, and activists from around the world to discuss current issues regarding peace, prosperity, and multilateralism; it gives our scholarly activities an important practical anchor as well as a point of reflection.
This journal intends to be a bridge from one Forum to the next. Throughout the year, it wants to follow up on ideas brought forward within the Jeju Forum and establish new angles for the next. At the same time, it aims to provide an independent platform for our readers to better understand the environment and circumstances surrounding East Asia and the world. Specifically, the Jeju Forum Journal publishes manuscripts analyzing events that shaped the world we live in today; events that are expected to have severe repercussions on relations between states; foreign policies of certain states that can affect other states’ actions; and other issues that are widely discussed among the public, scholars, and global leaders today.
The three articles in this issue are contributed by the participants of the 2021 Jeju Forum. The first article is written by Professor Archie Brown, who participated in the plenary session “The Peaceful Ending of the Cold War: Interpretations and Lessons.” The second and third articles are contributed by the participants of the plenary session “The Korea-Soviet Summit and Jeju, Island of World Peace.” Professor Sergey Radchenko too emphasizes Gorbachev’s importance for Sino-Soviet rapprochement – the critical turn in Soviet strategy – that affects Russia’s strategic relation to Asia till today. Finally, Professor Timo Kivimäki invites his audience to learn from East Asian negotiation tactics to help de-escalate conflicts.
These three contributions cannot represent all the topics and issues discussed among the speakers at the 2021 Jeju Forum. Still, through these three contributions, JPI hopes the readers will be able to get a glimpse of some of the essential topics and issues shared by the participants who joined the Forum on/off-line.
Contents
Chapter 1. Five Misinterpretations of the Ending of the Cold War
Chapter 2. The evolution of Soviet strategy in Asia, 1969-1991
Chapter 3. Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity and the Long Peace of East Asia: What Lessons Can They Offer to the World?