On January 18–19, 2010, the participants gathered in Tokyo for the first program workshop. The participants discussed their initial findings for each case study and issue area, and examined the project’s broader themes, including (1) the roles of civil society in enhancing regional security cooperation, (2) common features of the roles of civil society beyond the issue areas, and (3) key factors for successes of civil society activities contributing to regional security cooperation.
AGENDA
January 18
Welcome Dinner
January 19
Welcome and Overview
Yamamoto Tadashi, President, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
Initial Remarks: Regional Security and Civil Society
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
Nongovernmental Contributions to Regional Security: The Evolution of Security Concept
Rizal Sukma, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta
Gui Yongtao, Associate Professor, Peking University
Issue Area Presentations
Moderator: Rizal Sukma
Global Health
Yanzhong Huang, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health Studies, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance
Yukie Osa, Chairperson, Japan Platform; President, Association for Aid and Relief, Japan
Piracy
J.N. Mak, Independent Analyst; former Director of Research, Maritime Institute of Malaysia
Climate Change and Energy
Chung Suh-Yong, Associate Professor, Korea University
Discussion of Initial Findings
Moderator: Tadashi Yamamoto
Comments
Hitoshi Tanaka
Rizal Sukma
Next Steps and Wrap-up
