Past Conferences & Workshops

The following conferences and workshops took place before 2009.

  • conferences
  • pentagon & interagency workshops
  • other workshops
37th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: A New Maritime Strategy for 21st-Century National Security
September 26 – September 27, 2007, Washington, D.C.
Description
The 37th IFPA-Fletcher conference on national security strategy and policy. Building on previous conferences in this series, the 37th IFPA-Fletcher National Security Conference provided a timely, high-level forum for presentation and analysis of the U.S. Navy’s New Maritime Strategy. It brought together a unique mix of expertise from government and the private sector; from the civilian and military communities; from think tanks, industry, and academia; and from the United States and abroad.
report (13 MB)
36th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security and Policy: Implementing the New Triad: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Forces in 21st-Century Deterrence
December 14 – December 15, 2005, Washington, D.C.
report (3.8 MB)
The 35th Annual IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: Planning for and Responding to Threats to the U.S. Homeland
October 28 – October 29, 2004, Washington D.C.
report (2 MB)
The 34th Annual IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security and Policy: Security Planning and Military Transformation after Iraqi Freedom
December 2 – December 3, 2003, Washington D.C.
report (2.76 MB)
Nuclear Energy and Science for the 21st Century: Atoms for Peace Plus 50
October 22, 2003, Washington D.C.
report (2.4 MB)
Taiwan Security and Air Power
January 9, 2003, Washington D.C.
Description
As part of its research and dialogue efforts focused on Asia-Pacific security, IFPA co-sponsored this senior-level conference in Taipei, Republic of China (ROC). The conference was organized in cooperation with the Center for Taiwan Defense and Strategic Studies, the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies oat Tam Kang University, and the ROC's National Defense University, all in Taipei, and with the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. The conference provided an opportunity for in-depth discussion of the potential role of airpower in undergirding the defense of Taiwan, with discussion focusing on the cross-strait balance of power as a whole and with respect to air power assets in particular, air power modernization efforts now underway in both the ROC and the People's Republic of China (PRC), the role of air and missile defense systems in ensuring ROC security, and emerging priorities for the ROC Air Force in the years ahead.
Both before and after the conference, IFPA and other U.S. speakers and commentators were able to meet and exchange views with a very senior group of ROC officials, including President Chen Shui-bian, Defense Minister Tang Yiau-ming, Legislative Yuan Vice President Chiang Pin-Kung, Deputy Foreign Minister Kau Ying-mao, National Security Bureau Director Tsai Chao-Ming, National Security Council Secretary General Chou I-Jen, and Secretary General Chan Chun-Hsiung of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
The 33rd IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy
October 16 – October 17, 2002, Washington, D.C.
report (1.95 MB)
The 32nd IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy: Meeting the Homeland Security Challenge
March 25 – March 26, 2002, Washington D.C.
IFPA Fletcher Conference: National Security for a New Era: Focusing National Power
November 14 – November 15, 2001, Washington D.C.
report (3.18 MB)
Re-Calibrating Security Force Assistance as a Critical Component of Waging Irregular Warfare within the Context of the Global War on Terror
November 20, 2008, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S.-European Dialogue on Combating WMD Proliferation
September 21 – September 22, 2008, Garmisch, Germany, in support of U.S. European Command and the Marshall Center/NATO
NATO’s Relevance and EUCOM’s Priorities in Dealing with a Rising Russia
July 30, 2008, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. European Command
WMD Proliferation and Critical North Korea Scenarios
September 20 – September 21, 2007, Chantilly, Virginia, in support of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Rethinking the War on Terror: Developing a Strategy to Counter Extremist Ideologies: Part 2
June 17, 2007, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Central Command
Modernizing the Nuclear Stockpile and Implementing the New Triad
February 28, 2007, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Strategic Command
Rethinking the War on Terror: Developing a Strategy to Counter Extremist Ideologies: Part 1
January 10, 2007, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Central Command
report (737 KB)
The Way Ahead with Iran: A Libya in Waiting, a Nuclear Pariah, or Something in Between?
August 1, 2006, Washington, D.C., in support of the under secretary of state for arms control and international security
Dissuading, Deterring, or Defeating the Suicide Bomber Threat
June 28, 2006, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Central Command
SHAPE Seminar on Weapons of Mass Destruction: Risks and Challenges to Alliance Security
March 9, 2006, Brussels, Belgium, in support of General James L. Jones, the supreme Allied commander, Europe (SACEUR)
Opportunities and Challenges in U.S. Middle East Policy: Implications for U.S. Central Command Planning and Priorities
May 25, 2005, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Central Command.
Roundtable Dialogue with Allied Command Transformation
March 9, 2005, Washington D.C., Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). Preliminary to wider U.S.-NATO meeting in 2005–06.
Increasing the Effectiveness of US Security Cooperation Efforts in the Caucasus
July 22, 2004, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. European Command
Catastrophic Terrorist Threat to a Key Mediterranean Port as Part of Exercise Diligent Defender ( part of Athens Olympics security planning)
June 16 – June 17, 2004, Naples, Italy, Allied Forces Southern Region Headquarters, in support of U.S. European Command and Allied Forces Southern Region
Planning for and Responding to Bio-terror Threats to the U.S. Homeland: NORTHCOM's Roles, Capabilities, and Requirements
March 30, 2004, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Northern Command
The Changing Face of Deterrence for NATO: New Concepts, Capabilities, and Challenges
March 4, 2004, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. European Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Options for Handling the Challenges Associated with Iran’s WMD Programs
June 25, 2003, Washington, D.C., in support of the National Security Council and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Stability, Deterrence, and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Current Pressures and Emerging Priorities
January 29, 2003, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Forces Korea, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
SOCOM Strategic Vision Wargame
December 3 – December 6, 2002, Norfolk, Virginia, in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Space and Information Operations in a Homeland Security Contingency
April 2, 2002, Washington D.C., in support of U.S. Space Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The Strategic and Operational Implications of NATO Enlargement for the Southern Region
March 16 – March 19, 2002, Naples, Italy, in support of Allied Forces Southern Region
Homeland Security and Special Operations: Sorting Out Procedures, Capabilities, and Operational Issues
January 17, 2002, Washington D.C., in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Joint Forces Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
workshop summary report (543 KB)
Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula
November 22, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Description
A bilateral workshop to help develop an allied consensus with regard to peace regime development on the Korean Peninsula and for broader U.S.-ROK policy coordination vis-á-vis North Korea.
interim report (2.65 MB) || project details
In Times of Crisis: U.S.-Japan Civil-Military Coordination for Disaster Relief Missions
October 28, 2008, Tokyo, Japan
Description
Participants reviewed recent civil-military coordination in each country and at the United Nations, discussed the likely future course of these trends, evaluated efforts to date regarding the strengthening of allied cooperation, and discussed possible improvements.
workshop agenda || workshop participants || project details || monograph front matter and executive summary (3.59 MB) || full monograph available for purchase ($25)
The Six-Party Talks and Opportunities to Strengthen Regional Nonproliferation and Disarmament
October 23 – October 24, 2008, Beijing, China
Description
A multilateral dialogue looking beyond the immediate challenges associated with North Korean denuclearization to begin to chart a course for managing that country’s re-entry into the NPT in ways that strengthen regional and global nonproliferation and disarmament norms.
report (152 KB) || project details
Latin America's Radical Populism Challenges: What's Next for a New U.S. Administration?
October 8, 2008, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series
about the seminar || project details
The Faces of Radical Populism in Latin America
April 3, 2008, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series
about the seminar || project details
Radical Populism in Latin America
November 6, 2007, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series
about the seminar || project details
Leftism and Populism in Today’s Latin America: Is Chavismo Contagious?
July 9, 2007, Washington, D.C., in association with the Hudson Institute and part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series
about the seminar || project details
Building Multi-party Capacity for a WMD-free Korean Peninsula
April 27, 2007, Beijing, China
workshop details || workshop agenda || workshop participants
In Times of Crisis: Global and Local Civil-Military Disaster Relief Coordination in the United States and Japan
December 12, 2006, Washington, D.C.
workshop details || project details || monograph front matter and executive summary (3.59 MB) || full monograph available for purchase ($25)
Pandemic Influenza Workshop: Multilateral Perspectives on Preparedness, Response Planning, and Areas for Cooperation
September 27, 2006, Tokyo, Japan, in support of U.S. Pacific Command
Description
Military officers, government representatives, and foreign policy experts from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea gathered for a one-day workshop to discuss the potential threat of a pandemic influenza in the Asia-Pacific region. The event was co-sponsored by the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, the Institute of World Studies at Takushoku University, and the United States Pacific Command (PACOM).
report (1.25 MB)
Building Multi-party Capacity for a WMD-free Korean Peninsula
February 17, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii
Description
Government officials and foreign-policy experts from the United States, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Australia gathered for a one-day workshop to discuss the six-party talks and to explore options for building regional capacity to implement a denuclearization agreement with North Korea, if and when one is concluded.
project report & workshop summary (1.5 MB)|| project details
Strengthening Forces for Democracy in the Middle East: Lessons from the Past and Strategies for the Future
February 9, 2006, Washington, D.C.
Description
This workshop explored the extent to which lessons learned from the Cold War era struggle against Communism have relevance to the war against radical Salafist ideologies and to efforts to establish democracies in the wider Muslim world.
report (249 KB)
Mexican-U.S. Partnership: Enhancing Our Common Security
December 2, 2005, Washington, D.C.
report (673 KB)
Trilateral Tools for Managing Complex Contingencies: U.S.-Japan-Korea Cooperation in Disaster Relief & Stabilization/ Reconstruction Missions
November 2, 2005, Washington, D.C.
report
Building Multi-Party Capacity for a WMD-Free Korean Peninsula
March 16 – March 17, 2005, Shanghai, part of the Building Six-Party Capacity project
report (1.47 MB)|| project details
Canada - U.S. Partnership: Enhancing Our Common Security
March 14, 2005, Washington, D.C.
report (2.34 MB)
Future of the Korean Peninsula and Japan - U.S. - Korea Security Cooperation
February 20, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, part of the Building Six-Party Capacity project
WMD Challenges on the Korean Peninsula and New Approaches: A U.S. - ROK - Japanese Dialogue
April 11, 2003, Seoul, South Korea, part of the Building Six-Party Capacity project
report (1.24 MB)|| project details
Missile Defense and Counterproliferation on the Korean Peninsula: Exploring U.S. - ROK Options and Requirements
October 8, 2002, Seoul, South Korea
report (1.24 MB)|| project details
The WMD Challenge on the Korean Peninsula: Exploring a Joint U.S. - ROK Alliance Response
April 26, 2002, Washington, D.C., part of the Building Six-Party Capacity project
workshop agenda || workshop participants || project details
Enhancing Japanese - U.S. Cooperation on Crisis and Consequence Management: Issues Raised by a Large-scale Earthquake in Tokyo and the Exploitation of the Event by Unknown Assailants
April 10 – April 11, 2002, Tokyo, Japan
report (2.85 MB)
Preparing the U.S. - Japan Alliance for a New Security Environment
April 8 – April 9, 2002, Washington D.C.