The Asian Science & Technology Forum
(AST Forum, formerly the Pentagon Study Group on Japan) is
a discussion group designed for Pentagon officials and selected
members of the U.S. policymaking community on U.S.-Japan technology,
security, and trade issues and trends. Study Group participation
is limited to American citizens and by invitation only.
The AST Forum is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory
(AFRL) Office of International Programs. The new series was
initiated in April 1999 and now includes discussion of regional
technology and security issues. The meetings are distributed
to all Air Force laboratories in a CD-ROM format.
The AST Forum was first formed in cooperation with the U.S.-Japan
Center, University City Science Center (UCSC), Philadelphia,
The U.S. Japan Center was one of the 12 U.S. Air Force-funded
research centers to study Japanese science and technology
management. The AST Forum was formerly produced in cooperation
with the Japan-US Friendship Commission.
• Defensible Positions: Negotiation
& Communicating With Your Japanese Counterparts with
Dr. John Means, Professor and Director, Center for Critical
Languages, Temple University, October 24, 1996
• Japanese Intelligence: The Competitive Edge
with Mr. James Hansen, Defense Intelligence Agency, December
3, 1996
• Making Sense of the Peculiar U.S.-Japan Security
Relationship with Dr. Steven Vogel, Assistant Professor
of Government, Government Department, Harvard University,
January 28, 1997
• Asian Electronic Manufacturing: A Competitive Analysis
with Dr. William Boulton, Olan Mills Professor of Strategic
Management, College of Business, Auburn University, February
13, 1997
• Negotiating High-Technology Agreements with Japan:
A Discussion with America’s Top Industry Negotiators
with Dr. Robert M. Orr, Jr., Director, Government Relations
Office, Nippon Motorola, Ltd., Mr. Glen S. Fukushima, Vice
President, International Affairs, AT&T Japan, Ltd., and
Mr. Ira Wolf, Director, Japan Relations & Vice President,
Eastman Kodak Company, March 5, 1997
• What You Should Know About Japanese Bureaucrats
with Dr. Ulrike Schaede, Graduate School of International
Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San
Diego, April 7, 1997
• China and the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance with
Ms. Bonnie Glaser, consultant to the U.S. government on Asian
affairs and Dr. Ronald Montaperto, Senior Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University,
September 4, 1997
• Don’t Count Japan Out: Japanese Science &
Technology Policy with Professor Alain-Marc Rieu, Faculty
of Philosophy, University of Lyon And Dr. William Blanpied,
National Science Foundation, June 10, 1999
• China’s Regional Security Interests with
Amy Jaffe, Baker Institute for Public Policy and Bonnie Glaser,
Consultant on Asian Affair, July 28, 1999
• Science, Technology and Security in North Korea
with Peter Hayes and Jim Williams (Nautilus Institute), AFRL
Pentagon Study Group, October 22, 1999
• Cracks in Japan’s Science & Technology
Regime with Dr. Jon Sigurdson, Director, East Asia Science
& Technology Programme, The European Institute of Japanese
Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, February 8, 2000
• Rapid Collection and Evaluation of Asian Internet
Information with T. Mathew Ciolek, head, Internet Publications
Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at ANU
in Canberra, Australia, February, February 18, 2000
• CyberWar In Asia: The Technology and Politics of
Information Warfare with Dr. Daniel T. Kuehl, National
Defense University and Michael Pillsbury, INSS, National Defense
University, March 29, 2000
• Perspectives on Northeast Asian Science & Technology:
Japan, Taiwan & South Korea with Phyllis Genther Yoshida,
Department of Commerce; Robert Chang, Northwestern University;
Edward Murday, Naval Research Laboratory; and Cathleen Smith,
US Chamber of Commerce, May 24, 2000.
Japan Information Access Project 20 • Perspectives on
Australia’s Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA): Technology
and Regional Security with Thomas-Durell Young, Naval Postgraduate
School, Michael Evans, Australian Army’s Land Warfare
Studies Centre; Andrew Dowse, Australian Royal Air Force,
July 24, 2000
• The Cultural and Political Dimensions of Getting
to Yes with China with Ambassador Richard H. Solomon,
USIP; Dr. Robert Sutter, Georgetown University; Dr. Yuling
Pan and Dr. Barbara Craig, Georgetown University. Amb. Solomon’s
book Chinese Negotiating Behavior distributed, October 30,
2001
• Widening The Dialogue with India: Politics, Security,
and Science with Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer (CSIS),
Dr. Stephen Cohen (Brookings Institution), and Dr. Mita Desai
(National Science Foundation). Amb. Schaffer’s report,
Rising India and U.S. Policy Options in Asia distributed,
February 7, 2002
• Exploring Science & Technology on Taiwan
with Ambassador Harvey Feldman (Heritage Foundation), Dr.
James Mulvenon (RAND), Dr. Steven Phillips (Towson University),
Dr. Phyllis Genther Yoshida (Energy Dept), MAJ Wesmond Andrews
(USAF), Dr. Marshall Lih (NSF), Dr. Robert Lai, Dr. Shouhua
Qi (Western Connecticut State U), Dr Joseph Liu (USAF), Mr.
W. Johann Schmonsees (State Dept), Ms. Bonnie Coe (Atlantic
Council). Taiwan's Foreign and Defense Policies: Features
and Determinants by Michael Swaine and James C. Mulvenon distributed,
April 24, 2002.
• Understanding the Science & Technology, Politics
& Culture of South Korea with Mr. Paul Chamberlin
(Independent Consultant), Dr. Katy Oh (IDA), Dr. Junku Yuh
(NSF), Dr. Sang-Seon Kim (Counselor, Embassy of the Republic
of South Korea). Korea 2010: The Challenges of the New Millenium
by Paul Chamberlin distributed, September 4, 2002
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