Emerging Nontraditional Security Challenges in Asia

CSIS's Freeman Chair in China Studies, in partnership with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, hosted an event in which senior U.S. and Asia experts offered constructive analysis, insights, and critiques on the emerging security debate in Asia. The conference focused especially how governments in the region can best respond to such transnational problems as terrorism, piracy, migration pressures, and the spread of disease. 

Introductory remarks

• Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies
• Amitav Acharya, Deputy Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

Panel 1: Infectious Disease and Migration | Audio (mp3, 1:37:40)

• Mely Caballero-Anthony, RSIS, Singapore
• Tasneem Siddiqui, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, Bangladesh

Panel 2: Piracy and Terrorism in Asia | Audio (mp3, 1:06:14)

• Rizal Sukma, Deputy Director, Centre of Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta
• Syed Rifaat Hussain, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka

Panel 3: China’s Approach to Non-traditional Security | Audio (mp3, 1:18:19)

• Li Dongyan, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• Jia Duqiang, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

 
Panel 4: Roundtable on the Role of the United States | Audio (mp3, 1:25:35)

• Bonnie Glaser, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Evan Medeiros, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Bob Hathaway, Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Amitav Acharya, Deputy Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies