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July 2, 2008
Keio University (Mita Campus), Tokyo
Sponsored by the
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada)
Guido Carli Association
Estelle Trust
The Jackman Foundation
Working language: English
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Program
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9:00–9:15 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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9:15–10:15 |
The G8 as Global Security Club: Past Performance, Present Challenges |
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10:15–10:30 |
Break |
10:30–12:00 | Roundtable on Japan's Contribution to Global Security: Is the G8 Relevant? Chair: Ella Kokotsis, G8 Research Group Masayuki Tadokoro, Keio University The G8 Summit as a League of Industrial Democracies? David Welch, University of Toronto, and General Noburu Yamaguchi, Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force Can the G8 Summit Prioritize the Global Security Agenda for Members? |
12:15–13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00–14:15 | Nuclear Proliferation: North Korea, Iran and a Global Regime Chair: Sally Elliott, Pengrowth Robert Fauver, Former G7 U.S. Sherpa Sanctioning for Security: Iran, Korea and Beyond Mitsuru Kurosawa, Osaka Jogakuin College The NPT and Beyond Matake Kamiya, National Defence Academy |
14:15–15:30 |
Pacific Perspectives on Future G8 Security Governance Chair: Andrew Schrumm, Centre for International Governance Innovation Jeijin (Xavier) Zhu, Shanghai International Studies University China's Conception of Global Security and the G8 Akihiko Tanaka, Tokyo University East Asian Security Environments and the G8 Akio Watanabe, Research Institute for Peace and Security On John Kirton's Chapter in "Building a New Global Order" |
15:30–15:45 | Break |
15:45–17:00 |
Global Perspectives on Future G8 Security Governance Chair: Shinichiro Uda, LSE International Forum Andrew F. Cooper, Centre for International Governance Innovation Bringing in the BRICSAMs Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, New School of Athens/Global Governance Group A Global Perspective on Security Governance Clement Adibe, DePaul University An African Perspective on G8 Security Yasushi Akashi, Former Under Secretary General, United Nations Global Governance and United Nations Reform |
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17:00–18:30 |
Reception |
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