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Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy

July 10 – 11, 2014

The Fourth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a select and high-level group of experts and senior policymakers for a two-day conference on “Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy” on July 10 and 11. The two-day conference will be held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC.

The conference will feature speeches by a member of Congress and senior administration officials, and remarks and discussion by an all-star lineup of South China Sea and legal experts, including representatives from Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

“Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy”  will shed light on recent developments in the South China Sea and assess the roles of outside powers in the conflict with a special focus on U.S. policy options for responding to the tensions. The conference will include a simulation featuring U.S. responses to a hypothetical crisis in the South China Sea.

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Agenda

Thursday, July 10, 2014

0830   Registration of Participants

0900   Welcome and Introduction of Keynote
           Speaker

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

0905   Keynote Address

           The Hon. Mike Rogers (R-MI)
           Chairman of the House Permanent Select
          
Committee on Intelligence       

0930   Panel Discussion: Update on Developments
           in the South China Sea

           Dr. Patrick Cronin
           Center for a New American Security

           Dr. Tran Truong Thuy
           Foundation for East Sea Studies, Vietnam

           Dr. Alan Dupont
           University of New South Wales, Australia

           Mr. Christopher K. Johnson
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

           Moderator:

           Mr. Murray Hiebert
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1010   Q&A

1045   Panel Discussion: Role of Maritime Forces in
           the South China Sea

           Dr. Phillip C. Saunders
           U.S. National Defense University

           Dr. Carlyle A. Thayer
           University of New South Wales, Australia

           Mr. Christian Le Mière
           International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK

           Mr. Shahriman Lockman
           Institute of Strategic and International Studies,
           Malaysia

           Moderator:

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1125   Q&A

1200   Luncheon Served

1300   Panel Discussion: Legal Issues in the South
           China Sea

           Cdr. Jonathan G. Odom
           Office of the Secretary of Defense

           Dr. Vu Hai Dang
           Vietnam Lawyers Association

           Dr. Bing Bing Jia
           Tsinghua University, China

           H.E. Henry Bensurto
           Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

           Moderator:

           Mr. Murray Hiebert
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1345   Q&A

1445   Coffee Break

1500   Role Playing/Simlation: U.S. Response to a
           Crisis in the South China Sea

           Briefer:       

           Mr. Chrisopher K. Johnson
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

           Playing the role of:

           National Security Adviser
           Dr. Michael J. Green
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

           Secretary of State
           The Hon. Andrew Shapiro
           Beacon Global Strategies

           Secretary of Defense
           The Hon. Wallace "Chip" Gregson
           Center for the National Interest

           Director of National Intelligence
           Mr. Robert Suettinger
           Stimson Center

           Moderator:

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1630   End of Day 1
 

Friday, July 11, 2014

0800   Registration of Participants

0830   Welcome and Introduction of Keynote
           Speaker

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

0835   Keynote Address

           Mr. Michael Fuchs
           Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategy
           and Multilateral Affairs
           Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

0915   Opening Remarks

           Mr. Paul Reichler
           Attorney and legal adviser on Philippines' tribunal
           case

           Introduction by:

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1000   Panel Discussion: Perspectives on U.S. Policy
           toward the South China Sea

           Ms. Bonnie S. Glaser
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

           Dr. Chu Shulong
           Tsinghua University, China

           Vice Adm. Yoji Koda (ret.)
           Japan Marine United Corp and ITOCHU Corp

           Dr. Charmaine Misalucha
           De La Salle University, Philippines

           Moderator:

           Mr. Murray Hiebert
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1040   Q&A

1100   Panel Discussion: Habits of Cooperation/
           Confidence Building in the South China Sea

           H.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno
           Ambassador of Indonesia to the European Union

           Dr. James Manicom
           Centre for International Governance Innovation,
           Canada

           Mr. Jerome Cohen
           New York University

           Dr. Alice Ba
           University of Delaware

           Dr. Euan Graham
           S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies,
           Singapore

           Moderator:

           Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

1145   Q&A

1230   Conference Ends

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Murray Hiebert
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Southeast Asia Program

Ernest Z. Bower

Bonnie S. Glaser