Security (Traditional & Non-Traditional)
ACTIVITIES
UK-Japan 21st Century Group Webinar | The Future Direction of Japan Under Prime Minister Suga
February 25, 2021 | Online
The UK-Japan 21st Century Group held its first online webinar to discuss Japan’s future under Prime Minister Suga.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 37th Conference
September 11–12, 2020 | Online
The 37th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the participation of 20 members from each country, who held discussions on the latest polit…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 36th Conference
September 6–8, 2019 | London and Cantebury
The 36th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group convened in London and Cantebury at the height of a dramatic period in the Brexit saga as Prime Minister Boris Johnson had just announced pla…
Trilateral Commission | 2019 Plenary Meeting
June 14–16, 2019 | Paris
The Trilateral Commission held its 2019 meeting in Paris, drawing hundreds of leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international community.
Diet Women's Study Group | 2nd Meeting
May 20, 2019 | Tokyo
JCIE Senior Fellow Hitoshi Tanaka spoke with the Diet members spoke with the Diet members at the Study Group on Empowering Women Political Leaders in Japan about critical international security issues…
Trilateral Commission | 2018 Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting
November 19–21, 2018 | Beijing, China
The Asia Pacific Group of the Trilateral Commission held its annual regional meeting in Beijing, gathering leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international comm…
Trilateral Commission | 2018 Plenary Meeting
March 23–25, 2018 | Singapore
Leaders from the worlds of business, government, academia, media, and civil society from North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific gathered for this year’s plenary meeting of the Trilateral Commission.
Trilateral Commission | 2017 Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting
November 25, 2017 | Tokyo
The Asia Pacific Group of the Trilateral Commission held its annual regional meeting in Tokyo, gathering more than 70 members, guests, fellows, and invited speakers.
US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue
September 15–17, 2017 | Tarrytown, NY
JCIE held the first US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue to convene top women leaders from varying walks of life in both countries, including four diet members of a Diet delegation traveling to the United…
25th Korea-Japan Forum
August 28–30, 2017 | Seoul
The 25th meeting of the Korea-Japan Forum brought together more than 50 participants from both countries, including influential politicians, businesspeople, and representatives of private exchange org…
Korea-Japan Strategic Dialogue 2016
June 8–10, 2016 | Tokyo
At a recent meeting of the Korea-Japan Forum, it was suggested that a smaller group of key opinion leaders be convened to examine the issues in greater depth. As a result, JCIE and the Korea Institute…
24th Japanese-German Forum
October 27–29, 2015 | Tokyo
The 24th Japanese-German Forum was held on October 27–29, 2015 in Tokyo. Discussions focused on three topics: “Domestic Challenges and Political Response,” “Growth and Well-Being in an Aging Society—P…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 32nd Conference
September 3–6, 2015 | London and Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, UK
The 32nd annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group convened in London and Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, on September 3–6, 2015. A total of 34 senior Japanese and British leaders engaged in a ser…
29th UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 29th Conference
May 23–26, 2012 | Tokyo
The 29th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group convened in Tokyo on May 23–26, 2012. Fifty senior Japanese and British leaders engaged in a series of roundtable discussions on issues such…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 28th Conference
May 19–22, 2011 | London
The 28th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group was convened in London on May 19–22, 2011. Thirty-two senior Japanese and British figures discussed areas for potential greater collaboration…
PUBLICATIONS
The Biden Administration’s Chance to Get Asia Policy Right – A View from Japan
February 2021
The Biden administration faces complex challenges in maintaining peace, stability and prosperity while restoring multilateral diplomacy with East Asia. Overcoming these obstacles will require special…
Navigating China Relations and the US-Japan Alliance
October 2020
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include…
Five Steps to Bolster the US-Japan Alliance
March 2020
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include…
The Crisis of US Credibility in East Asia
October 2019
The decision by the US Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention t…
Japan on Missile Mission to Get 127 Million People to Hide—Fast
Natalie Andrews
Sep 15, 2017
Natalie Andrews reports on Japan’s efforts to train its citizens how to effectively respond to a missile threat, a necessary process given looming threats from North Korea.
Trump, Abe Talk Trade, Security
Interview with James Gannon
February 10, 2017
In an interview with Fred Katayama of Reuters, James Gannon offers insight to the changing relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe, the impact of a bilateral free trade agreement,…
Navigating Change: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership in East Asia and in Global Governance
Rizal Sukma and Yoshihide Soeya, eds.
2015
In preparation for the Japan-ASEAN Ministerial meetings, Navigating Change proposes ways in which strategic partnerships between ASEAN and Japan can help to create a more stable East Asia, as well as…
Beyond 2015: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia
Rizal Sukma and Yoshihide Soeya, eds.
2013
This report, based on the study conducted to reexamine and redefine the strategic value of ASEAN-Japan cooperation, offers recommendations for such cooperation and integration among ASEAN countries.
A Growing Force: Civil Society's Role in Asian Regional Security
Rizal Sukma and James Gannon, eds.
2013
The authors explore the role of civil society organizations in responding to security threats in the five areas of piracy, disaster relief, human trafficking, health, and climate change, in order to a…
An Enhanced Agenda for US-Japan Partnership—Roundtable Report
Lilian Haney/Japan Center for International Exchange
2011
On September 16, 2011, more than 20 policy experts convened in Washington DC to explore the recent evolution of the US-Japan relationship at a roundtable discussion on “Domestic Political Change and t…
A Pacific Nation: Perspectives on the US Role in an East Asia Community
Mark Borthwick and Tadashi Yamamoto, eds.
2011
In this volume, experts from Asia and the United States explore the latest changes in US involvement in regional affairs and analyze the region’s divergent perspectives on the role that the US should…
New Challenges, New Approaches: Regional Security Cooperation in East Asia
Tadashi Yamamoto and Koji Watanabe, eds.
2011
Experts explore new challenges related to nontraditional security threats in East Asia, analyze the capacity of existing regional mechanisms to deal with them, and offer recommendations on the necessa…
Getting the Triangle Straight: Managing China-Japan-US Relations
Gerald Curtis, Ryosei Kokubun, and Wang Jisi, eds.
2010
In this volume, experts and emerging scholars from China, Japan, and the United States analyze the trilateral relationship and offer recommendations to better manage the volatile dynamics of trilatera…
Pacific Asia 2022: Sketching Futures of a Region
Simon S. C. Tay, ed.
2005
In this volume, scholars from seven different fields of study, ranging from demographic changes and challenges to information technology, seek to link their linking on a range of disciplines that are…
Asia Pacific Security Outlook 2005
Richard W. Baker and Charles E. Morrison, eds.
2005
This edition focuses on the frailty of human security shown in the aftermath of the great tsunami in December of 2004, even in an era of technology and instant communication; it also discusses more tr…