Program Related Publication Feeds

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 15

bMizuno — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The 2011 Asia Pacific Security Forum, “The Asia-Pacific in the Post-Crisis Era: Geopolitical and Economic Challenges to Regional Stability,” was held in Taipei, Taiwan, August 26-27, 2011.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 13

bMizuno — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a small, select group of South Korean and US security specialists for the third time to discuss concerns about the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 14

bMizuno — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a select group of Japanese and US security specialists for the fourth time to discuss the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence.

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Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 12

bMizuno — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Compared to April last year, when we met to discuss issues surrounding our alliance, the state of the US-Japan alliance is much improved. In the first half of 2010, our alliance was at rock bottom.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 11

bMizuno — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Pacific Forum CSIS were pleased and honored to again co-host the 17th annual Japan-US Security Seminar on March 25-26, 2011. This year’s seminar convened under trying circumstances.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 9

bMizuno — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Some 30 individuals from a variety of backgrounds from the US and China (all attending in their private capacities) met in Honolulu June 10-11, 2011 to discuss US-China relations, regional security issues, and approaches to and opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the governance of security-related issues.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 10

bMizuno — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The western Pacific has become stormy as a result of unexpected events such as a US EP-3 surveillance plane bumping into a PLA fighter and the USNS ocean surveillance ship Impeccable being in a standoff with a Chinese fishery administration ship. These events intensified the hostile atmosphere in the area and seriously deteriorated China-US relations.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 8

bMizuno — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Let me talk to you a little bit tonight about the topic of the future of power. Not just because it’s the title of the book that I have just written but because it really represents something that all those young global leaders that you saw are going to have to cope with which is there are two huge shifts going on in power in this century.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 7

bMizuno — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The 20th century was marked by immense human progress but was also punctuated by episodes of grave inhumanity. At the conclusion of its third and final meeting, held in Phnom Penh, the CSCAP Study Group on the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) visited the Tuol Sleng genocide museum, site of one of the century’s worst crimes.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 6

bMizuno — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

On Oct. 28-29, 2010, the Pacific Forum CSIS hosted a US-Thailand-Philippines Dialogue in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss the “Future of US Alliances in Asia.” The event was co-organized with Thailand‟s National Defence Studies Institute and supported by the MacArthur Foundation‟s Asia Security Initiative.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 5

bMizuno — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

What is the problem? China is now one of the Pacific’s major donors. An analysis of its aid program in the region from 2005 to 2009 suggests it is reducing the grant component of its aid and increasing the soft loan proportion.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 4

bMizuno — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

On August 10-11, 2010, 16 Young Leaders joined senior participants at the Japan-China-US-ROK Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan. Young Leaders usually attend Pacific Forum conferences as observers, but in this case, many had the opportunity to share their next generation views with their senior counterparts during both the main conference and on the sidelines during breaks and the meals.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 3

bMizuno — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

During the opening session of the Young Professionals’ Program (YPP), participants discussed conceptions that undergird the relations of East Asia, such as order, leadership, and the liberal international order.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 2

bMizuno — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The 2nd annual Young Leaders Conference, “The Changing Security Paradigm in Southeast Asia and Korea’s New Asia Policy: Searching for a Confidence-building Method with Young Leaders,” began in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) on May 29, 2010.

Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 1

bMizuno — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The recent sinking of the ROK Corvette Cheonan, China’s continuing growth, Japan’s volatile politics, and the US campaigns for denuclearization and nonproliferation are key factors in the effort to forge a regional security architecture in Northeast Asia.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 26

bMizuno — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Pacific Forum CSIS, in collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School and support from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, hosted the fifth US-China Strategic Dialogue on May 2-4, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Seventeen Young Leaders from China, the US, and other countries attended to observe the conference.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 25

bMizuno — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

On July 3-4, 2010, members of the Pacific Forum CSIS Young Leaders program attended the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Study Group on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Asia Pacific.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 24

bMizuno — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Scholars and policy analysts from the United States, Japan, and South Korea met in Tokyo Aug. 12, 2010 to discuss the security environment in Northeast Asia and opportunities for enhanced cooperation among US alliance partners in Northeast Asia and beyond.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 23

bMizuno — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This paper attempts to answer: what are the primary objectives of ASEAN in promoting East Asian regionalism? Why do other regional powers engage ASEAN? How do other regional powers see ASEAN’s role in this project? What are the implications for future regional cooperation or regional architecture in East Asia?

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 22

bMizuno — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a small, select group of South Korean and US security specialists for the second time to discuss threat perceptions and concerns about the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence. The following are the key findings from this off-the-record dialogue:

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 20

bMizuno — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The U.S. alliance system provides security for the Asia Pacific and the framework for US engagement with the region. A changing security environment, along with changes in domestic politics in the US and its allies, have raised questions about the durability and viability of those alliances.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 21

bMizuno — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The US-China relationship continues to mature, and well it should, given the increasing interdependence of the two countries’ interests.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 19

bMizuno — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Pacific Forum CSIS convened a Young Leaders Trilateral Roundtable with representation from the United States, South Korea, and Japan to discuss respective country responses to a leadership transition scenario in North Korea. Our starting point was Kim Jong-il’s death and subsequent events unfolding inside North Korea that demanded diplomatic, military, and humanitarian responses.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 17

bMizuno — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The credibility of the nuclear disarmament movement has been renewed in recent years. Credit the famous “four horsemen” opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal, the Prague speech in President Barack Obama, or the “rebirth” of arms control negotiations and the New Start Treaty.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 18

bMizuno — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Pacific Forum CSIS brought a small, select group of Japanese and American security specialists together for the third time to discuss Japanese threat perceptions and concerns about the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence. The following are the key findings from this off-the-record dialogue:

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 16

bMizuno — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The 10th Dialogue on China-US Relations and Regional Security was held at Fudan University’s Center for American Studies in Shanghai May 26-27, 2010.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 15

bMizuno — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Pacific Forum CSIS were pleased and honored to again co-host the 16th annual Japan-U.S. Security Seminar on January 15-16, 2010. It was a timely and important discussion; our meeting was originally intended to launch celebrations that would mark the 50th anniversary of the Japan-US security alliance.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 14

bMizuno — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

But I’m going to talk to you tonight about something that’s a little bit more difficult than praising the Pacific Forum and that’s the relationship between China, the US, and Japan. Quite clearly, we’re going through a different and difficult spell now. We’ve seen in the last six months or so difficulty in this triangle of relationships. This tria

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 14

bMizuno — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

It’s really quite extraordinary what this organization has been able to do. I was talking at lunch with Adm.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 13

bMizuno — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Nuclear facilities in the Russian Far East have been an essential component of Russia’s national defense strategy since the beginning of the Cold War.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 12

bMizuno — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

After a decade of rising regionalist aspirations and a flurry of community-building initiatives, the past year and a half has seen a slight shift in the momentum and direction of Asian regionalism. While the signing of regional free trade agreements continues and discussions on regional cooperative mechanisms proceed, the perceptions and political goals of many in the region have be

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 11

dfernandez — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

At the 2009 Asia Pacific Regional Security Forum in Taiwan and the 2009 Pacific Forum CSIS US-Japan-China Trilateral Security Dialogue in Beijing, Young Leaders joined senior policy and security experts to explore a host of regional issues. A subgroup of those Young Leaders focused on the future of cross-Strait relations.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 10

dfernandez — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This paper addresses the place of Northeast Asia regionalism in US foreign policy and defines how much (or little) importance the task of building a regional security architecture is to the United States in its overall East Asia foreign policy agenda.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 09

dfernandez — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The US-Japan alliance, like any relationship that has lasted 50 years, has had its ups and downs. There have been genuine crises that appear to be make-or-break moments, such as the 1995 rape incident in Okinawa. There have been strains created by political and economic developments that forced the two counties to modernize their alliance.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 08

dfernandez — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This report examines four sets of questions: what common objectives do the United States and Japan aim at through their security alliance? Is the current Japan-US alliance sustainable? Where do US and Japanese security interests converge and diverge? What are the potential and future limitations of the Japan-US alliance?

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 07

dfernandez — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The role of the military has been associated with the use of force, but it is important for the military to refrain from the use of force, and focus on conflict prevention. Conflicts today are predominately intra-national; however, conflicts have the potential to become international if not prevented.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 06

dfernandez — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

It is a great pleasure to be here. I am appreciative of the thoughtful note about the situation in Haiti. It is a real terrible human tragedy, and we feel it very profoundly in the State Department, as I know many of you do. We’ve lost one of our Foreign Service officers and the UN has lost a number of personnel. This is a tragedy of enormous proportion.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 05

dfernandez — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On August 29-30, 2009, the Center for International & Strategic Studies at Peking University, the Research Institute for Peace and Security of Japan, and the Pacific Forum CSIS convened a Track II trilateral dialogue in Beijing entitled, "Trilateral Security Dialogue between China, Japan, and the US." This dialogue brought together Chinese, Japanese, and US experts to share perspe

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 04

dfernandez — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In 2004, Pacific Forum CSIS founded the Young Leaders program because it had become apparent to us that a generational transition was underway in the Asia Pacific region and many of the assumptions that guided thinking about regional relations were being re-examined. The YL program has tried to hone in on the seeming divergence of views.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 03

dfernandez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

President Barack Obama’s speech in Prague in April 2009 signaled a profound shift in US thinking about nuclear weapons and imparted renewed momentum to the nuclear disarmament movement. No supporter of this cause has any illusions about the obstacles that lie in the path of its realization.

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 01

dfernandez — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A group of 12 Pacific Forum CSIS Young Leaders from Taiwan, China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and the United States convened in Taipei Aug. 24-25, 2009 for the Asia-Pacific Security Forum (APSF).

Issues & Insights Vol. 10 - No. 02

dfernandez — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

2009 was an eventful year for the Pacific Forum CSIS Korea program. Through a generous start-up grant from an anonymous Korean-American businessperson, the Pacific Forum, CSIS is proud to have established the "James A.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 21

dfernandez — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

For more than a decade, the Pacific Forum CSIS, in conjunction with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, has hosted a bilateral security seminar. The 15th annual Japan-U.S.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 22

dfernandez — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

For trading nations like Japan and the United States, the high seas have a special significance. Oceans do not just provide “moats” that protect the homeland from foreign enemies, but are vital highways for the commerce upon which their prosperity depends.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 23

dfernandez — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 20

dfernandez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Though the national and strategic interests of the two nations can be very different, participants at the latest U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue pursued the same goal, with the same motivations.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 19

dfernandez — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S.-Japan security alliance is an integral part of U.S. engagement with Asia, especially in the face of new and diffuse threats, and both Japan and the U.S. state the alliance is central to their national security. However, doubts continue to plague the alliance with each side questioning the other’s commitment.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 18

dfernandez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Supporters of the U.S.-ROK alliance celebrated the June 16, 2009 summit between Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung Bak as a pointed affirmation of the two countries’ strengthened ties and a continuing commitment to their bilateral security alliance.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 17

dfernandez — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The ninth dialogue on Sino-U.S. relations and regional security was held at Fudan University’s Center for American Studies in Shanghai on May 8-9, 2009.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 15

dfernandez — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Obama administration’s foreign policy in East Asia has been characterized more by continuity than by change, building on policies of previous administrations that have served U.S. interests well.