JCIE Publications | Globalization, Governance, and Civil Society

A Global ThinkNet Conference report, this book examines topics related to globalization’s impact on governance, as well as the growing role of civil society organizations in improving the governance of domestic societies and the international community.
JCIE Publications | Human Security in the United Nations

This field study was conducted on five human security projects in order to propose common elements that should be included in human security projects on the ground, as well as to highlight the design and implementation challenges.
JCIE Publications | Road to ASEAN-10: Japanese Perspectives on Economic Integration

These essays, written by seven Japanese economists and political scientists, analyze the long-term prospects of the ASEAN-10 economies and their relations with major trading partners.
JCIE Publications | The Rise of China and a Changing East Asian Order

Senior international relations experts examine a wide range of topics including China’s changing role in Asia and its impact on regional community building, domestic dynamics related to China’s political and economic development, and to China’s influence on regional security.
JCIE Publications | Community Building in Asia Pacific: Dialogue in Okinawa

This volume reports on the fourth forum of the Asia Pacific Agenda Project, which presented a unique opportunity for dialogue between leading intellectuals of the region and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 17th Conference

The 17th Group Conference was held on February 15–18, 2001, in Tokyo and on Awaji Island. Participants discussed new developments in Japan and Asia as well as in the UK and Europe, the challenges of global governance, and the outlook for international economic institutions.
Japanese-German Forum | 14th Forum

The 14th Japanese-German Forum was held in Tokyo from October 14–16, 2005. Thirty-seven participants gathered to discuss various issues in Japanese-German relations.
Human Security in the United Nations | Tokyo Workshop

In 2003, JCIE was commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct an assessment of several projects funded by the Trust Fund on Human Security (TFHS), focusing on how human security has been incorporated and applied in TFHS-funded projects from the conception phase through the implementation processes. As part of the project, JCIE held a workshop in Tokyo to discuss the preliminary findings and their implications.
Global Governance and Human Security Seminar

On September 29, JCIE organized a lecture on “Global Governance and Human Security” with Ambassador Yukio Takasu, who most recently served as permanent representative of Japan to the UN (2007–2010). About 80 participants from domestic and international NGOs, academia, the media, and the public sector attended the lecture.
JCIE Publications | Japan and the United States in Asia-Pacific

This final report of the Shimoda ’94 conference, explores the issues discussed at the conference, including economic cooperation, conflict, and regional security issues.