The Strategic Assistance Project is a collaborative research project of the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) that seeks to develop an alliance-based approach to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in South and Southeast Asia by engaging and incorporating military, government, and NGO leadership from the United States and Japan.
At the 1st workshop in Washington, military, government, and NGO leaders from the United States and Japan discussed how the capabilities of the US-Japan Alliance could best be applied to respond to future disasters in South and Southeast Asia.
CHARLES AANENSON, Peace Winds America
ABRAHAM M. DENMARK, NBR
ADM. THOMAS B. FARGO, USN (Ret.), NBR
L. GORDON FLAKE, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
JAMES GANNON, JCIE/USA
LT. GEN. WALLACE “CHIP” GREGSON, USMC (Ret.), Banyan Analytics
DAVID HAMON, Banyan Analytics
AKIRA IGATA, Keio University
KEN JIMBO, Keio University
RICHARD A. LOVE, National Defense University
REAR ADM. MICHAEL McDEVITT, USN (Ret.), National Defense University
DAVID MICHEL, Henry L. Stimson Center
MEREDITH MILLER, NBR
KENSUKE ONISHI, Peace Winds Japan
ANDREW L. OROS, Washington College
JUN OSAWA, Institute for International Policy Studies; Brookings Institution
RYO SAHASHI, Kanagawa University/JCIE
JAMES L. SCHOFF, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
CAPT. TAKUYA SHIMODAIRA, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
YUKI TATSUMI, Henry L. Stimson Center
COL. NOZOMU YOSHITOMI, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
TOMONORI YOSHIZAKI, National Institute for Defense Studies
Thursday, September 12, 2013
PANEL 1: Future Vulnerability in South and Southeast Asia
PANEL 2: Lessons Learned from Operation Tomodachi
PANEL 3: Current Capabilities of the US-Japan Alliance
Friday, September 13, 2013
PANEL 4: An Alliance Strategy for Regional HA/DR
CLOSING DISCUSSION: A Way Ahead
