2001 PACIFIC SYMPOSIUM

“Enhancing Regional Cooperation Through New Multilateral Initiatives”

March 26-28, 2001

Last Updated: January 13, 2005

Review a recent Washington Quarterly article titled “From Wheels to Web: Restructuring Asia-Pacific Security Arrangements” written by Admiral Blair and John T. Hanley, Jr. You can also read an article titled “More-Inclusive Partnerships” in Armed Forces Journal International

The twenty-second annual National Defense University Pacific Symposium co-sponsored by the United States Pacific Command in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Hawaii from March 26 through March 28, 2001. This year's symposium, titled “Enhancing Regional Cooperation Through New Multilateral Initiatives,” explored areas of mutual interest, common concern, and divergence in regional perceptions of Asia-Pacific multilateral security initiatives. During the course of the symposium we examined current regional perspectives on multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and to identify possible approaches that could lead to enhanced regional cooperation. We also explored the potential impact of new multilateral cooperation initiatives on existing security arrangements, including U.S. bilateral alliances and other multilateral security institutions. And, finally, we identified possible next practical steps towards enhancing regional cooperation, while recognizing that there are different regional issues and desires.

Opinions, Conclusions, and Recommendations expressed or implied by the Authors' Papers are solely those of the Author and do not represent the views of the National Defense University, the Department of Defense, or any other government agency or nongovernment organization.

Remarks by Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command

Monday, March 26, 2001

0800-1200 REGISTRATION

1200-1215 WELCOME

1215-1330 LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEECH

“REFLECTIONS ON ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY COOPERATION”

Ambassador Kent M. Wiedemann, United States Ambassador to Combodia

1345-1535 PANEL I: “Lessons Learned from International Security Cooperation: An Organizational

Perspective”

o NATO Partnership And Cooperation: Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

o The ASEAN Regional Forum: A Critical Appraisal - Mr. Dató Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

o UNTAC and INTERFET- A Comparative Analysis: Brigadier Stephen H. Ayling, Director, General Military Strategy, Australian Defence Headquarters

o African Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations - A Case Study: Dr. Ibraham J. Wani, Acting Dean, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

1535-1600 BREAK

1600-1800 PANEL II: “Lessons Learned from International Security Cooperation: A Process Perspective”

o The Perry Process in the DPRK: Dr. Changsu Kim, Director, U.S. Studies, Korean Institute for Defense Analyses, Seoul

o The Shanghai Five: Professor Jia Qingguo, Professor and Associate Dean, School of International Studies, Peking University, China

o Prospects for a South Asian Peace Process: Ambassador John H. Holzman, Distinguished Visiting Professor, National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies

o Cooperation Among Small Island States: The Bouganville Crisis, Raphael Kenpale, Assistant Director, National Intelligence Organization, Papua New Guinea

o Security Building and Conflict Resolution in South America: Mr. Francisco Rojas Aravena; Director, Latin American Faculty of Social Science, Chile - Presentation * Must be viewed using Internet Explorer

1800-1900 NO-HOST RECEPTION

1900-2100 DINNER WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER –

His Excellency Surin Pitsuwan; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand

· Dinner Speech

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

0800-1130 PANEL III: "Challenges For the Years Ahead"

Panelists will represent China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, and Russia. Each panelist will have 15 minutes to discuss the security issues that are most relevant to the country they represent, and suggest how their country might be willing to lead or participate in multilateral approaches to regional security situations now and in the future. In addition each panelist should specifically discuss two or three potential problems/issues that their country might be expected to confront in some form of multilateral cooperation or intervention in the next decade. Some examples for consideration follow:

A. Competing Territorial Claims in the South China Sea

B. Stability in Indonesia

C. Progress on the Korean Peninsula

D. Disputes between India and Pakistan

E. South-Pacific Issues

F. A National Disaster (typhoon, flood, draught, famine, etc)

G. Piracy

H. Fishing Disputes and Economic Zones

I. Proliferation

J. Theater Missile Defense

China: Ye Ru’an, Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies, Beijing

· A Chinese Perspective

India: Brigadier Vijai K. Nair, VSM (Ret), Ph.D, Managing Director, Nuclear Agendas: International and Regional, New Delhi

· An Indian Perspective

Indonesia: Dr. Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Associate Director for Foreign Affairs, Habibie Centre, Jakarta

· An Indonesian Perspective

Japan: Honorable Nobuaki Tanaka, Consul General of Japan in San Francisco

Korea: Dr. Kongdan Oh, Research Staff Member, Institute of Defense Analyses, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C.

· A Korean Perspective

Pakistan: Dr. Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Vice President, Islamabad Council of World Affairs

· A Pakistani Perspective

Russia: Mr. Grigoriy S. Logvinov, Counselor, Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States, Washington D.C.

· A Russian Perspective

1130-1150 CHARGE TO THE WORKSHOPS.

1200-1330 LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEECH

Dr. Paul Evans: Director, Program for Canada-Asia Policy Studies, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia

Possibilities for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Track 2 and Track 1

1345-1630 WORKSHOPS

Approximately ten workshops will focus on either sub-regional issues (Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific) or broad Asia-Pacific regional concerns. The workshops will be formed based on preferences of the participants as part of the registration process. This may result in an unequal number of workshops on a given topic. Using the discussions that took place in Panels I, II and III as background and as a jumping off point, each workshop will discuss and formulate answers to the following four questions.

1. What type(s) of multilateral security approaches could successfully be implemented in this region? Bi-lateral, Tri-lateral, Multilateral, Operations with/between the militaries? By countries in the region

2. What types of issues/circumstances will lend themselves to multilateral cooperation? Sub-regional panel will focus, as appropriate to their region:

-Maritime territorial disputes (e.g. South China Sea, Exclusive Economic Zones)

-Instability in Indonesia and the South Pacific

-The Reunification of Korea

-Potential conflict between India-Pakistan

-Taiwan-China tensions

3. How effective have existing multilateral institutions and cooperative mechanisms been in the sub-region/region?

4. How is the region equipped to deal with?

-Regional Tensions?

-Peace Operations?

-Humanitarian Assistance?

-Disaster Relief?

-Transnational Issues to include proliferation, drugs, organized crime, maritime disputes (over marine resources), piracy, information warfare and the subtleties associated with it?

1500-1600 BREAK (refreshments will be available in the lobby. (Each workshop will arrange their own 30-minute break)

1630- 1730 WORKSHOP REPORT PREPARATION by facilitators

Workshop Reports: *Must be viewed using Internet Explorer

· Broad Asia Report

· North East Asia Report

· South East Asia Report

· South Pacific Report

· South Asia Report

Evening Free

Wednesday, March 28, 2001

0830-1000 SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS OF WORKSHOP OBSERVATIONS - Five discussion leaders will present findings of each of the workshop categories.

1000-1030 BREAK