AN EXPANDED AGENDA ('Menu') UK-Japan 2000 Group 1993 Conference, Awashima.
ITEM 3.
The International System: US-Europe-Japan Relations.
(a) Developments in International Trade and Finance Implications for UK/Europe and Japan/Asia
(i) Trade. The state of the Uruguay Round, and after: Trading blocs and multinational Institutions.
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(ii) Finance. Exchange rate stability. International debt there still a problem? A global shortage of capital? (Capitalism without capital)
(iii) Co-ordination of Aid Policy
(iv) The role of the G7.
(b) Regional and Global Security Issues Developments in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
(i) The UN's changing role.
The Boutros Ghali report "Agenda for Peace".
Recent experiences in Yugoslavia, Cambodia and Somalia. The effectiveness of political and economic sanctions.
The problems of Refugees.
(ii) Future threats and challenges.
The collapse of the Soviet Union.
The role of China in Asia.
The growth of 'tribalism'. The rise of Islamic extremism. Population growth.
Environmental issues after Rio.
(iii) The balance of Global and Regional Security Institutions.
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Regional
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