Summary of the Assessment · North Korea is still ruled by Kim Jong-il ­ No changes in political arrangement as well as in domestic and foreign policy · In late 2008 KJI pushed forward a new line of policy and political arrangements ­ The implementation started in 2009 and will be finished on April 15, 2012 · Passing through major events in mid April, ­ The main line of policy will only experience tactical adaptation, ­ Regarding political arrangement, the agencies of the central party will be promoted · The future stability of the regime will be dependent on how much it could achieve its major policy objectives ­ Above all regarding foreign currency earning, and nuclear and humanitarian diplomacy to extract concessions and assistances.

PANEL 1 Assessing the Situation in North Korea After the Death of Kim Jong-il - North Korea after Kim Jong-il/ PARK Hyeong-Jung (Senior Research Fellow, KINU) - Assessing the Situation in North Korea After the Death of Kim Jong-il/ Bruce Klingner (Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation) PANEL 2 Examining the North Korean Nuclear Problem and the Security of the Korean Peninsula - February 29 and March 16: North Korean Security and Diplomatic Strategy after the Death of Kim Jong-il/ Jonathan D. Pollack (Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution) - U.S.-North Korea Talks and North Korea’s Missile Launch Plans: Prospects and Policy Directions/ Park Jong-Chul (Senior Research Fellow, KINU) PANEL 3 Exploring Ways to Improve Human Rights in North Korea Through International Cooperation - How to Improve Human Rights of North Koreans in China and in North Korea: Focusing on the Recent North Korean Escapee Case/ CHO Jung-Hyun (Research Fellow, KINU) - Exploring Ways to Improve Human Rights in North Korea through International Cooperation/ Greg Scarlatoiu (Executive Director, U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea) PANEL 4 Analyzing the Rise of China and Implications for U.S.-ROK Cooperation - The Rise of China & Implications for U.S.-ROK Cooperation/ John S. Park (Director, Korea Working Group, USIP Project Director, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School) - The Rise of China and the US-led Asia-Pacific Alliance Network: Policy Suggestions for South Korea in the Context of the ROK-US Cooperation/ PARK Jae-Jeok (Research Fellow, KINU)