A nation must think before it acts.
Date : Wed., September 13, 2017 9:15 am to 3:30 pm Category : Asia Conference, Category : Conferences/Symposia, Category : FPRI in D.C.
Co-Sponsored by Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Nontraditional security issues loom increasingly large in Asia and in U.S. interactions with the region. Natural disasters – exacerbated by climate change and dense populations in vulnerable areas – have brought much greater need for disaster assistance and humanitarian relief. Ever-growing reliance on digital technology in sectors ranging from militaries to government operations, to civilian infrastructure, to economically important businesses, have transformed cybersecurity threats – emanating from ever more numerous and sophisticated foreign states and non-state actors – into vital matters of national security and national economic security.
State assets – from navies to intelligence services to specialized cyberwarfare units – are being developed and deployed to address these problems, but these limited public resources are insufficient to address the mounting scale and complexity of the challenges they face. How will these states meet the challenges posed by disaster relief and cybersecurity? What opportunities exist for non-state actors, such as NGO’s and the private sector to play a role? To answer these questions and more, the Asia Programs of FPRI and the Wilson Center have assembled a leading group of experts.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Director, Asia Program, FPRI, and Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Abraham DenmarkDirector, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Co-Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for Cyber Security Studies, U.S. Naval Academy
James LewisSenior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Jack MidgleySenior Fellow, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for New American Security
Jacques deLisleModerator
Director, Asia Program, FPRI, and Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
President, U.S.-Japan Council
Director of Population, Environmental Security and Resilience, Woodrow Wilson Center
Alain GuillouxVisiting Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong; Former Executive, Médecins Sans Frontières
James L. SchoffSenior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Shihoko GotoModerator
Senior Associate for Northeast Asia, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Venue
Wilson Center
Tue., September 12, 2017