November 1-2, 2005
ANA Hotel, Tokyo

Conference Outline and Papers available on-line as PDF

- Conference Outline

(1) Session 1: November 1, Tuesday
"US strategy in foreign affairs and the forthcoming world order"

Chaired by IIPS Research Director Taizo Yakushiji

Introductory presentations
Professor Hanns W.Maull (Universitat Trier)
Professor Fumiaki Kubo (University of Tokyo)

(2) Session 2: November 1, Tuesday
"Perspective for building a co-operative system in East Asia"

Chaired by IIPS Distinguished Research Fellow Shinzo Kobori

Introductory presentations
Professor Xu Zhixian (China Institute of Contemporary International Relations)
Professor Brij Mohan Tankha（University of Delhi)
President Makoto Taniguchi (Iwate Prefectural University)

(3) Session 3: November 2, Wednesday
"The forthcoming world order and Japan's role"

Chaired by IIPS Research Counselor, Koji Kakizawa (former Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Introductory presentations
Professor Richard J. Samuels (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Professor Bachtiar Alam (University of Indonesia)
Professor Makoto Iokibe (Kobe University)

(4) Symposium: November 2, Wednesday
"Japan's Role in the Forthcoming World Order"

Chaired by IIPS President Yoshio Okawara

Panelists:
Prof. Maull
Prof. Samuels
Prof. Alam
Prof. Iokibe