Pacific Security Today: Overcoming the Hurdles.
Abstract
The 21st century has been heralded by politico-military and economic policymakers alike as the "Asian Century." As the United States approaches this millennium breakwater, it sails into uncharted waters. Our current thinking and planning is a remnant of the Eurocentric Cold War. Think tanks and government policymakers from most of the world's key nations have poured a majority of their resources into studying Europe and its pivotal issues. In November 1998, Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Center for Global Security and Cooperation, in conjunction with the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), cosponsored its first Asia security conference at the NPS in Monterey, California. Entitled the Annual Conference on Pacific Security Today, the conference sought to focus on Asia-Pacific security issues by opening a dialogue among government policymakers, scholars, and military leaders. The cosponsors of the Annual Conference on Pacific Security Today placed a high emphasis on dialogue and an open exchange of ideas at this initial meeting, with the objective of increasing understanding of the challenges facing participants in the upcoming Asian Century.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 24, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA365081
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army War College