International Conference on Asian Security

Description:

Home to the world’s second and third largest economies (China and Japan respectively), energy security is, no doubt, central in sustaining the engine of Asian development in the coming years. With the rise of China and India as world economic juggernauts consuming enormous amounts of oil, coal and gas, sourcing and transport concerns became ever more serious. Economic development had also pushed former major oil producers, like Malaysia and Indonesia, to lessen their energy exports to meet growing local needs. West and Central Asia, on the other hand, had begun to realize, not only the revenues, but also the influence that they can exercise on account of their huge oil and natural gas deposits. Political volatility in these regions also impacts on world energy prices. 

Objective and Target Participants

Against this background, the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines is organizing a conference to discuss pressing issues related to Asian security. We are inviting graduate and post graduate students and research fellows of Asian Studies and related disciplines to share their relevant research findings and participate in a meaningful exchange of ideas on one of the grave issues confronting the continent’s future. 

Conference Topics/Subjects

Possible subjects could include food security, disaster preparedness and response, combating pollution and climate change, energy security, territorial dispute resolution, joint resource management/exploitation of disputed land/maritime areas, terrorism and insurgencies, transnational organized crime and financial security, smuggling of goods, and human trafficking. Other related security issues are welcome subject to their fit with the panels to be constituted.