China-Japan-US Research and Dialogue Project
Based on the premise that the security and prosperity of Asia Pacific is largely contingent upon cooperation among China, Japan, and the United States, JCIE launched a long-term policy research and dialogue project to explore the challenges that lie ahead. The project combines workshops involving experts with study groups of emerging intellectual leaders from the three countries.
Domestic Adjustments in the Face of Globalization
Under the guidance of Dr. Charles Morrison of the APEC Study Center, Hawaii, and Dr. M. Hadi Soesastro of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, a multilateral team of 11 scholars identified and explored the policy issues created or substantially affected by the effects of globalization on their respective countries and regions. The results of the survey were published in 1998.
East Asia and a Rising India: Prospects for the Region
In 2007, JCIE coordinated a joint study to explore India’s growing relations with East Asia and their significance for the emerging East Asia community. Policy experts discussed the implications of India’s inclusion in the region, the question of how to best manage a regional order characterized by the involvement of multiple large powers, and India’s interests and concerns regarding community building in East Asia.
Energy and Security in East Asia
This multinational study aimed to assess how East Asian countries in general and China in particular will satisfy their enormous appetites for energy and energy-related security concerns. A second objective was to bring a range of Asian perspectives to the debate, which has in general been dominated by American experts. The group met in Tokyo for two workshops, resulting in a published volume.
Engaging Russia in Asia Pacific
In 1997, JCIE launched the multinational project titled “Engaging Russia in Asia Pacific” as part of the Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP). Under the leadership of Koji Watanabe, a multinational team of eight researchers evaluated the prospects for Russia’s participation in Asia. Papers were presented at a May 1998 conference held in Cebu, Philippines, and were published in 1999 in an edited volume.
Engaging the United States in an Emerging East Asia Community
In cooperation with the United States Asia Pacific Council, JCIE launched a joint study and dialogue in 2004 that explores Asian actors’ incentives, goals, and visions of regional community; potential US reactions; and ways of guiding community-building efforts so that they meet the interests of all parties by enhancing stability and prosperity in the region.
Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP)
The Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) is a multinational consortium of policy research organizations and academic institutions designed to strengthen networks and enhance joint research and dialogue among institutions and intellectual leaders in the Asia Pacific. It also aims to train young scholars as the future leaders of international policy-related research.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | The Japan-US Alliance: New Challenges in the 21st Century
A group of six young scholars examined the elements that might affect the Japan-US alliance in coming decades, including domestic public opinion and politics, tensions between other countries, and cultural outlook. Their final papers were published by JCIE as an edited volume, Japan-US Alliance: New Challenges for the 21st Century.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | Prospects of ASEAN 10 and Its Implications for Regional International Relations
Established thirty years ago, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has developed from a tentative anti-communist coalition into a major international actor in the economic arena. Under the guidance of Prof. Sueo Sekiguchi of Seikei University, a study group of seven young economists and political scientists was formed to examine various aspects of the expansion of ASEAN and analyze what effect it will have on the region’s economies; the participants met regularly to discuss the political, economic, and social issues related to ASEAN and the long-term prospects of the member economies.
Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation
In 2007, JCIE launched a study and dialogue project aimed at developing a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of the China-Japan-US trilateral relationship, identifying the issues central to managing stable and cooperative relations, and examining ways of promoting more meaningful cooperation on key challenges.