On January 22, Sejong Institute held its 1st Sejong Policy Seminar of 2026 under the theme "Assessment of the Venezuela Crisis and ROK-Latin America Cooperation Strategies."
The presentations were delivered as follows:
1. Trump's Western Hemisphere Strategy and Changes in the International Order / Sang Hyun Lee, Emeritus Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Instiute
2. The Historical Context of U.S.-Latin America Relations / Jae Sung Kwak, Professor, Kyung Hee University GSIS
3. Trump's Western Hemisphere Strategy and U.S.-Latin America Relations / Sang Sub Ha, Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
4. Strategies for ROK-Latin America and ROK-Brazil Economic Cooperation in a Period of Global Transformation / Ki-su Kwon, Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
5. Cooperation Strategies between ROK-Latin America in Post-Venezuela Crisis / Sungwoo Hong, Head, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy