Asia Institute Seminar

Monday, May 23, 7-9 PM

“Security and trade

in Northeast Asia after the ‘Trump Doctrine’”

 

Moderated by Emanuel Pastreich

Director, The Asia Institute

 

@ WCO Anguk (see map below)

 

Presidential Donald Trump had made a series of statements recently concerning the security architecture of Northeast Asia and trade policy that has caused increased uncertainty in Korea, China and Japan. He drew into question many of the underlying assumptions about the nature of the American role in Northeast Asia.

For a leading Republican candidate for president to make such statements in an election year will be interpreted as an indication of future American policy by people in the region. Whoever may end up president of the United States, the world has changed since Mr. Trump made those statements.

What can Korea, other nations in East Asia, and thoughtful policy makers in the United States do to present a new vision for Asia that recognizes that the world has changed, but does not promote isolationism, increase the proliferation of nuclear weapons, or radically limit the concept of trade?

 

 

 

 

Please join us for Earth Hour!

 

8:30-9:30 PM Lights out on Saturday

Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is organised by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Engaging a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide, and the one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the now larger movement.

What is Earth Hour Blue?
Earth Hour Blue is an all-new digital crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform for the planet launched in 2014 to capture the power of the crowd and engage people around the world beyond the lights out event. The crowdfunding section of the platform allows participants to financially support and deliver positive, tangible changes to the environment and communities all over the world.
8:30-9:30 AM

Earth Hour

Saturday, March 19, 2016
Hour Blue’s crowdsourcing platform, which will call for people to add their voice to some of the biggest environmental campaigns across the world.

When does Earth Hour take place?
Earth Hour 2016 will be held on Saturday 19 March between 8.30PM and 9.30PM in your local time zone. The event is held worldwide towards the end of March annually, encouraging individuals, communities households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.

Emanuel’s comments on Earth Hour

link

 

 

 

LAUNCH OF THE

KOREA PEACE MOVEMENT

Saturday, March 12, 6-8 PM

 

The drive for confrontation between North and South Korea, and beyond that, between the United States and China, has reached a dangerous level. It is time for ordinary citizens to come together and raise our voices in favor of true and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and throughout East Asia. We must create a movement across South Korea, across the Korean Peninsula and throughout East Asia and the world to wage peace.

Join us for the launch of the Korea Peace Movement, headed by Dr. Lakhvinder Singh and supported by the Asia Institute. We will meet for a serious discussion about what actions we have to take and to draft a concrete plan. Everyone will leave the event with a clear mission and a clear role

This is a historic meeting and perhaps our last chance to avoid the terrible danger of confrontation in Northeast Asia.

 

IN THESE RISKY TIMES IT IS ESSENTIAL， AS MAHATMA GANDHI ONCE SUGGESTED，THAT WE “WAGE PEACE。”

PLEASE JOIN US.

 

KOREA PEACE MOVEMENT

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The Asia Institute proudly announces the launch of the Korea Peace Movement, lead by Dr. Lakhvinder Singh, long-time partner and friend. In these risky times it is essential that we “wage peace,” as Mahatma Gandhi once suggested. Please join us. 

 

Korea Peace Movement 

Dr. Lakhvinder Singh

Director

 

 

Peace:

Between humans and nature

Between family members

Between members of society

Between the nations of the world

 

The risks of conflict are rising on the Korean Peninsula, and throughout East Asia. We need a true Peace movement that recognizes that true peace requires engagement at every level between people, not machines, to create a culture of peace that is lasting and that will create a positive cycle of giving and sharing in our society.

We must recognize first that there is a direct link between man’s thoughtless contempt for the ecosystem, the collapse of relations within families, the alienation between people within our society and the increasingly militarized environment. The final, and fatal, result of this decay of human culture is conflicts between nations that will lead inevitably to terrible wars. We will show through our peace movement the imagination and the bravery to counter these conflicts by, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “waging peace.” And the essential step for such a success is spiritual peace, peace between man and his creator.

The first level of the peace movement is the establishment of true harmony between man and nature. The selfish exploitation of nature and of environment for short term gain is a root cause of the chaos and violence that pervades our society. We need a balanced growth based on moral principles in which peace and the environment is a fundamental imperative. There can be no political economy that is not linked to ethical principles.

The second level of the peace movement is the creation of peace between the members of the family. Our materialistic attitudes towards our surroundings have created unlimited desires that are tearing our families apart. The institution of family should be the center for ethical behavior, but as families collapse, we are seeming increasing social chaos and violence. Just as the family decays, so do institutions decay.

The third level of the peace movement is the creation of peace and harmony between the members of his society. Thoughtless consumption and materialism has created terrible alienation for us that leaves us all isolated and lonely. Such a breakdown of the social fabric creates disorder and violence in society and makes it impossible to implement new policies.

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孫崎亨ゼミ

 

２０１６年　３月　６日　（日曜日）

大阪

 

時間：午後　1:30-5:00

 

 

孫崎亨

城西国際大学大学院

人文科学研究科講師

　（元外交官）

「日本外交、これでいいのか」

エマニュエル　ﾊﾟｽﾄﾘｯﾁ　慶煕大学　教授

“アジアから見た日本のリスクや外交、アメリカとの関係”

場所：　 学働館

大阪市西区川口2-4-2

（地下鉄阿波座から徒歩7分）