Territorial disputes of South Korea with surrounding countries: current situation, influence on politics, economy, security

On Tuesday, November 3, the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, within the framework of the online seminar “Contemporary Area Studies”, held a meeting with an orientalist, international journalist, candidate of historical sciences, author of several books on the Korean Peninsula and the head of the Russian news media in East Asia, Oleg Kiryanov.

For a comprehensive understanding of the territorial conflicts in South Korea, Oleg Kiryanov firstly gave a brief description of the features of territorial disputes in Northeast Asia. Then the speaker described in detail the territorial disputes of the Republic of Korea with Japan, China, North Korea and Russia. The expert stressed that these conflicts have a strong impact on the economy, politics and security of the countries involved.

In addition, Oleg Kiryanov highlighted the relations between South Korea and Russia, characterized the vision of the dispute by both politicians and the common population, outlined how territorial disputes affect Russia and gave his vision of Russia’s future reaction to this dispute.

The meeting was organized and moderated byVera Vishnyakova, Head of the HSE School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. The invited experts were A.Z. Zhebin, Director, Center for Korean Studies, IFES RAS; Kim Yeong Woong, Leading Researcher, IFES RAS; A.V. Solovyov, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Russia in Global Affairs”. 

Video recording of the seminar is available via the link: https://youtu.be/d34MVSElD8w