CEAS DIRECTOR SPEAKS IN MONGOLIA
Professor Akaha, CEAS Director, was a guest speaker at the international conference "Towards Building and Strengthening the Role of Mongolia in Northeast Asia," in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, on February 23-24, 2006. The conference adopted policy recommendations for the Mongolian government and submitted them to President Enkhbayar of Mongolia. The conference was organized by the Mongolian Development Research Center (MDRC), a non-governmental organization in Mongolia's capital.

CONFERENCES IN RECENT YEARS

• "US-Japan Cooperation in the Development of Siberia and the Russian Far East" (1992, 1993)
• " Integrating the Russian Far East into the Asia-Pacific Economy" (1994)
• "International Cooperation for Establishing Regional Order in Northeast Asia" (1997)
• "Intercultural Communication and Personnel Management in US-based Japanese Firms" (1993, 1994)
• "Rethinking Scenarios for Conflict Resolution on the Korean Peninsula" (1998)
• "A Vision for Northeast Asia: International Cooperation for a Peaceful Regional Order" (1999)
• "US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East" (2000)
• "Asia: Breaking with the Past?" - the annual conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) on June 8-10, 2001.
• "Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia" (2001)
• "Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia" (2002) - Tokyo, in cooperation with the United Nations University Peace & Governance Programme
• Conference "Globalization, Migration, and Human Security: Challenges in Northeast Asia." Co-hosted with the United Nations University, Tokyo (2003) -- Conference Program (PDF).
• Seminar "Cross-border Human Flows in Northeast Asia: A Human Security Perspective." Co-hosted with the United Nations university, Tokyo (2003)
• "The Evolving U.S.-Japan Alliance: Balancing Soft and Hard Power," at the International House of Japan, Tokyo (2006)