January 30, 2019
The U.S. – Japan – Southeast Asia Partnership in a Dynamic Asia Fellowship Program
Research Fellows Prepare to Leave Osaka for Washington D.C.
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Fellows embark on local sightseeing on the conclusion of the Hiroshima conference.
To conclude their four-week stay in Japan, the researchers attend an international conference in Hiroshima. Read the report from Carmina Yu Untalan, Associate Researcher at the IAFOR Research Centre.
"The New International Relations Template and Japan’s Indo-Pacific Vision"
The event kicked-off with the keynote speech of Professor Khong Yuen Foong from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, entitled “The shifting contours of the international relations landscape”, where he talked about the emergence of a US-China-led bipolar East Asian regional order. Subsequent speakers discussed the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy (FOIP) from the broad perspectives of their countries, such as the United States, China, Japan, India and Indonesia. Some of the outstanding issues that transpired during the workshop include, the importance of including history and reconciliation issues in foreign policy discussions, conceptual dissonance in interpreting “free” and “open” among the key actors and the possibility of finding a common ground for cooperation rather than conceiving the emerging order in the prism of rivalry and conflict.
The Fellows raised pertinent questions about the political and economic implications of the Indo-Pacific to both the United States and East Asia, which the experts keenly addressed. Overall, the workshop was very helpful in informing the fellows of how East Asians view the Indo-Pacific strategy and US-China relations, as they prepare for their stint in Washington. D.C. in the United States.
Carmina Yu Untalan
Photos from the conference and the Fellows' last days in Japan
January 28, 2019
The U.S. – Japan – Southeast Asia Partnership in a Dynamic Asia Fellowship Program
Meet the Research Fellows
The interviews took place around Osaka University's Toyonaka Campus, their home base for the first month of the Fellowship.
January 11, 2019
The U.S. – Japan – Southeast Asia Partnership in a Dynamic Asia Fellowship Program
OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre Welcomes Six Young Academics to Japan
The OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre (IRC) at OSIPP, Osaka University, Japan, welcomed six young academics visiting OSIPP as the Year 1 Cohort (January-March 2019) of the U.S. – Japan – Southeast Asia Partnership in a Dynamic Asia Fellowship which is run with the East-West Center, in Washington DC and supported by The Japan Foundation, and the U.S. Embassy Tokyo.
The event was marked by the OSIPP-IRC 2019 Special Talk and Roundtable – the first for 2019 – with a special lecture by Dr Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center in Washington, DC. The lecture was titled New Avenues for Cooperation and Collaboration in the Indo-Pacific.
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Welcome to OSIPP! Research Fellows (front) professors and fellow students.
An erudite discussion of the evolution of the concept “Pacific”
"Despite ups and downs, the US-Japan Alliance remains a major enabling factor for U.S. presence in the region."
Dr Satu Limaye posed the question whether the United States has a free and open Indo-Pacific Strategy or is it a case new wine or a new bottle? He went on to offer an erudite discussion of the evolution of the concept “Pacific” from the perspective of the United States. According to Dr Limaye, while shared interests and values with Asian allies continue to influence American foreign policy posture towards the region, both the increasing concern about China and the U.S.-Japan alliance’s shift from rule-based order to a bilateral one highlight the changes to the current “America’s Pacific Century”.
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Dr Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center, Washington, DC, speaking at the first OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre (IRC) Special Talk and Roundtable for 2019 titled: "New Avenues for Cooperation and Collaboration in the Indo-Pacific".
Photos from the event
December 10, 2018
The U.S. – Japan – Southeast Asia Partnership in a Dynamic Asia Fellowship Program
Successful Candidates' Names Announced
Those fellows selected for Year 1 of the fellowship (January 2019-March 2019) will be addressing proposals along the following theme: How should the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia cooperate on trade, investment, and economic integration in Southeast Asia? This year, the fellows will travel to Osaka, Hiroshima, and Tokyo, Japan (January 2019), followed by two months (February - March 2019) in Washington, DC to partake in programs with government experts, researchers, and workers in the private sector.
Year 1 Cohort (January-March 2019)
Mr Darren Mangado, Teaching Associate, De La Salle University. Research topic: Economic Volatility and the Trilateral Relations of the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Ms Elyse Mark, Researcher, East-West Center in Washington. Research topic: Better Health Through Trilateral Cooperation: Levering the United States-Japan Partnership.
Ms Kei Namba, PhD Candidate, Free University of Berlin. Research topic: U.S.-Japan-Southeast Asian Cities Cluster for Water and Environmental Development Partnerships.
Email: nambak@eastwestcenter.org
Mr Quang Huy Pham, Visiting Lecturer, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Research topic: Implications of the U.S.-Japan Alliance Upon the Performance of ADMM-Plus: A Vietnamese Perspective.
Ms Kyoko Suzuki, Special Assistant for Trade Negotiations, Economic Partnership Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Research Topic: Reducing Non-Tariff Barriers through Economic Partnership Agreements: Possible Approaches for U.S.-Japan-ASEAN Cooperation.
Ms Courtney Weatherby, Research Analyst, The Stimson Center. Research topic: The Indo-Pacific Economic Vision: Emerging Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Collaboration on Infrastructure Needs in Southeast Asia.
Osaka University and the East West Center in Washington DC wish the Year 1 Cohort well in their studies!
Additional information and Application
For additional questions, please email: Mrs Sarah Wang, Programs Coordinator, East-West Center in Washington, wangs@eastwestcenter.org.
November 8, 2018
Announcing the first residency fellowship for the OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre
OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre to Collaborate with the East West Center in Japan Foundation funded Fellowship Program
The IAFOR Research Centre (IRC) at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), with the East-West Center in Washington, D.C., is pleased to announce the “US-Southeast Asia-Japan Partnership in a Dynamic Asia”. It will begin in January 2019 in Osaka, and will continue in Washington, D.C. through February and March.
This program is a very much welcome development for the IRC. It is the first residency fellowship the research center will be running at OSIPP, and the first partnership with the East-West Center in Washington, D.C. It also breaks a new ground for IAFOR in being part of an activity receiving support from the Japan Foundation.
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Washington, D.C.
“US-Southeast Asia-Japan Partnership in a Dynamic Asia”
The trilateral program aims to nurture a fresh pool of experts on policy issues concerning U.S.-Japan relations and Southeast Asia. For this first year, six fellows have been selected – two from Japan, two from the United States, and one each from Malaysia and the Philippines. These young scholars and policy practitioners will form a core group focused on a common theme: How should the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia cooperate on trade, investment, and economic integration in Southeast Asia?
Young scholars from the United States, Japan and Southeast Asian countries
In residency, the fellows are expected to conduct their own research while taking part in activities aimed at fostering dynamic interaction among young professionals and graduate students from the United States, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, as well as engage professionally with the foreign policy communities of the United States and Japan. The fellows will have the opportunity to participate in policy briefings, visit relevant institutions and sites, and disseminate their research in seminars, conferences and publications.
During the residency at Osaka, fellows will be affiliated with OSIPP, Osaka University, as visiting fellows. Workshops will be held in Hiroshima, at the Hiroshima Peace Institute, and in Tokyo, at the Center for Rule-making Strategies at Tama University, Waseda University, The Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), and The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The fellowship is supported by the Japan Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Japan.
