JIIA -The Japan Institute of International Affairs-

Founded in 1959, The JAPAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS is Japan's foremost center for producing and disseminating ideas on international relations. As an academically independent institution affiliated with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute is a source of authoritative interpretations of Japanese foreign policy. Building on its work of publication, international scholarly collaboration and policy recommendation, the Institute is a forum for informed public debate.

AJISS Commentary. seeks to inform world opinion of Japanese ideas on Japan and international affairs. AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication of The Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies (AJISS) consisting of three leading Japanese think tanks: Institute for International Policy Studies (IIPS), The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS). The commentary is available on this website and through free subscription.


No.82	We Need Both Hatoyama's Decision and Obama's Patience	Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe	9 February 2010
No.81	Japan's Peacebuilding Policy toward Afghanistan: The Need for a Civilian Surge to Improve Security	Yuji Uesugi	28 January 2010
No.80	Improved Cross-Strait Relations Confusing to the Japanese	Yasuhiro Matsuda	28 December 2009
No.79	The Meaning of Vibrant Africa	Aiko Doden	13 November 2009
No.78	The End of LDP Rule and its Meaning	Naoto Nonaka	10 November 2009
More Commentary

JIIA Forum.

	Mr. Wallace Gregson U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence "On US-Japan Alliance" (1 February 2010)
	"The European Union after the Lisbon Treaty - from the viewpoint of the Central European countries -" Mr. IKLODY Gabor, State Secretary, Hungary Mr. Ivo SRAMEK, Political Director, Czech Republic Mr. Witold SOBKOW, Director-General for Political Affairs, Poland Mr. Igor SLOBODNIK, Director-General for Political Affairs, Slovakia (1 February 2010)
	Dr. Jack D. CrouchⅡ Executive Vice President for Strategic Development at Qinetiq North America Former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor "U.S. Security Policy and Its Implications for Japan - U.S. Relationship" (26 January 2010)
	Dr. Amy Searight Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University and Adjunct Fellow, Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS) "The United States and Asian Regionalism: On the Outside Looking In?" (11 December 2009)

JIIA Report.

	U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue December 4 -6, 2009 Tokyo,Japan (2009-12-06).
	Maritime cooperation: challenges and opportunities. Dr Anthony Bergin, Director of Research Programs, ASPI (2009-08-20)
	Defence and security policy developments in Australia. Dr Mark Thomson, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (2009-08-20)
	Obama's administration's foreign and security policy, and its implications for Australia. Dr Rod Lyon, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (2009-08-20)

JIIA International Policy Conference.

February

JIIA-ACPSS (al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies) Roundtable, Cairo, Egypt.

The 6th JIIA-SWP (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) conference, Tokyo.

JANPEC (Japan National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation) National Committee Meeting, Tokyo.

CSCAP Study Group on Responsibility to Protect, Jakarta.

Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs).

Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs).-Japanese language journal of scholarship and analysis-

	No.588 January-February 2010. "Japanese Diplomacy in the Next Decade"
	No.587 December 2009. "The Evolution of the Laws of War"
	No.586 November 2009. "Structural Chagnes in International Politics"