(BGF) – Following the successful conference on July 2, the Boston Global Forum is pleased to announce that its second conference on the topic of “Building a Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific” will take place on August 4 at 9:00 AM EST.
Governor Michael Dukakis will deliver the opening remarks. He will also moderate the conference.
This session will comprise two parts. In the first part, Professor Richard Rosecrance, Professor Joseph Nye and Professor Richard Cooper will discuss the causes and implications of World War I on the occasion of its 100-year celebration. These distinguished scholars will also argue the lessons from World War I to avoid a bloody conflict in the future. In the second part, Professor Richard Rosecrance, Professor Ezra Vogel, Professor John Quelch and Mr Michael Fuchs, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S Department of State will focus on recent developments in maritime Asia – Pacific and discuss some characteristics of a possible Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific. The conference will also feature contributions from a number of academics, practitioners and policymakers from the United States, Japan and Vietnam. Distinguished discussants include Professor Thomas Patterson, Professor John Quelch, Ambassador David Warren, Ambassador JD Bindenagel, Professor Suzanne Ogden, Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, Professor Kosaku Dairokuno, Mr Truong Trong Nghia, Member of Vietnam’s National Assembly, Mr Truong Dinh Tuyen, Special Advisor of Vietnam Prime Minister, Mr Bui Duc Lai, Special Advisor of Chairman of Vietnam National Assembly, Professor Tuong Lai and many others.
This session is part of BGF series on “Building a Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific”. The Boston Global Forum launched this initiative in the hope that BGF will help involve in generating peaceful resolution to not only the immediate issue, but also a process, a framework in which peace and security is guaranteed for the long run for the Pacific and several parts of the world.
As always, we thank you for your continued support and hope that you will attend the conference, as well as our future conferences and events.