Strategic Asia and the War on Terrorism

The National Bureau of Asian Research held a conference, Strategic Asia and the War on Terrorism, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on September 22, 2004, in conjunction with the launch of its new book Strategic Asia 2004-2005:  Confronting Terrorism in the Pursuit of Power, co-edited by Ashley Tellis and Michael Wills and with a contribution from Michael Swaine. The conference covered issues concerning the war on terrorism, U.S. relations and alliances with states in the region, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.  A keynote speech was given by Mr. William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department.  

The symposium was organized in three sessions, each concluding with a question and answer discussion.  Summaries of each panel and the keynote address can be accessed via the links on the right. 

Panel I. - Implications of the War on Terrorism 
Panel Chair:  Richard J. Ellings (National Bureau of Asian Research)

• The war on terrorism as an international relations problem, and the resulting policy challenges for the United States
  Ashley J. Tellis (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

• How has the war on terrorism been a theme in U.S. relations with Asia?
  Robert G. Sutter (Georgetown University)

 Panel II. - Asian Responses to the War on Terrorism

Panel Chair:  Ashley J. Tellis (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

• China
  Michael D. Swaine (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• South Asia
  Walter K. Andersen (Johns Hopkins University)
• Southeast Asia
  Sheldon W. Simon (Arizona State University)
• Russia and Central Asia
  Stephen E. Hanson (NBR/University of Washington)

 Luncheon Keynote Address

Mr. William Pope (Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State.)

Panel III. - Structural Problems in the War on Terrorism

Panel Chair:  Richard J. Ellings (National Bureau of Asian Research)

• U.S. relations with the Arab and Muslim World
  Graham E. Fuller (formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency)
• Trends in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
  Gaurav Kampani (Center for Nonproliferation Studies)
• Alternative futures for the Korean peninsula - Nicholas Eberstadt (American Enterprise Institute)
• The war on terrorism and changing U.S. alliance relationships
  Mike M. Mochizuki (George Washington University)