Mastro, an assistant professor of Security Studies at the edmund a. Wilson school at Georgetown University and american scholar at American Enterprise institute. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks in wartime. And she is currently working on a book about chans challenges to u. S. Primacy. Next we hear from a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, a defense consulting firm. Hes previously served as president of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments in a department of Defenses Office of net assessment and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. Hes the author of several books, most recently publishing the declines of deterrents earlier this year. Our third panelist is dr. Michael green who is a Senior Vice President for asia and japan chair at the center for strategic and International Studies csis as well as director of Asian S
Mastro, an assistant professor of Security Studies at the edmund a. Wilson school at Georgetown University and american scholar at American Enterprise institute. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks in wartime. And she is currently working on a book about chans challenges to u. S. Primacy. Next we hear from a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, a defense consulting firm. Hes previously served as president of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments in a department of Defenses Office of net assessment and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. Hes the author of several books, most recently publishing the declines of deterrents earlier this year. Our third panelist is dr. Michael green who is a Senior Vice President for asia and japan chair at the center for strategic and International Studies csis as well as director of Asian S
Challenges in their respective countries. That was part of the Navy League Sea air and space composition held at the National Harbor earlier this month. Okay good afternoon, everybody. Well let folks continue to wander in here. The music stopped and the mic went hot. Im assuming its time to start. Good afternoon and welcome to the last panel of the first day but i think in my opinion its the most distinguished panel of the day. And certainly its the most vital. Which is the international navys panel. We have the unique opportunity to hear from leaders of our partner navies, in this case three, their perspectives, challenges and efforts in in very dynamic and changing Global Environment which were all living in now and which has been discussed at some of the earlier panels today. Im rear admiral frank morely. And i have the privilege of moderating this very unique and critical discussion. So before i introduce our panel members, i want to offer just a bit of context to our discussion to
The sixthlater, already talks at all the collapse. This was the last major Diplomatic Initiative to address the socalled north korea problem. Today, we are fortunate to hear from two former diplomat who were involved in this past dialogue with north korea, and remain active scholars in the region. Have an panelists, we opportunity to reflect on even a decade ago, and more importantly, but them into present context. It involves new leaders, technology, and ounces of power in the region balances of power in the region. If we try to launch a diplomatic surge with north korea, how might we go about it . What should we keep in mind . Before i introduce our speakers, i want to highlight our collaboration today with the u. S. Japan research institute. Usg i essentially brought brought this opportunity to us so we can be the coorganizer. It was established in washington, the Nonprofit Organization in 2009 by japanese universities. Currently nine preeminent japanese universities support it. It
The significant interests we see in todays event of course is attributable to the quality and reputation of our speakers and our panelists. It is also a topic that is foremost on the minds of policymakers and embassies in washington, what kinds of realistic Diplomatic Options do we have to prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe with north korea, and how do we evaluate these options. Today as japanese citizens unfortunately grow accustomed to Missile Warning sirens and text messages, it is worth remembering that a decade ago this month the second phase actions of the sixparty talks were jointly decided for implementing north korean denuclearization in exchange for diplomatic normalization and Economic Cooperation. This included dismantlement or disablement of north Korean Nuclear facilities, among other steps. A year later, however, the sixparty talks had all been collapsed. This was the last major Diplomatic Initiative to address the socalled north korea problem. So today we are fortunate to he