Canada and asia pacific track two diplomacy pdf

The past two years witnessed the chinese leadership. Asia pacific foundation of canada 666 999 canada place, vancouver, bc v6c 3e1 tel. Department of international relations, research school of pacific and asian affairs, the australian national university, december 2007. Issues and institutions in the asia pacific region amitav acharya york university, toronto, canada paper presented to the eighth asiapacific roundtable, kuala lumpur, june 68, 1994.

Assessing track 2 diplomacy in the asiapacific region. The asiapacific college of diplomacy is an educational hub for those seeking or advancing careers requiring. The united states has a substantial and ongoing interest in promoting peace and stability in northeast asia, and track two diplomacy has several applications over the medium and long term that can contribute to this sphere of u. Asia pacific college of diplomacy, canberra, australian capital territory. Jun 20, 2011 the brainchild of a handful of academics, freethinking state department bureaucrats, and public intellectuals in the 1970s, track ii diplomacy grew out of the observation that private. For more than a century, diplomacy has shaped canadas relations withand place inthe world. Canada and track two diplomacy canadian international. Two key themes stand out within current us government reports and foreign policy commentaries on. Through maritime defence and cooperation endeavours, canada s reengagement efforts. Friends to all expanding relations meant that fiji had to look at establishing diplomatic ties. The autonomy dilemma of track two diplomacy in southeast. Opportunities and challenges in a time of transition, ir working paper 20076, canberra. Abstracts from papers submitted during the cd pacific.

This little book explores the possibilities and occasional drawbacks of track two diplomacyi. The asia pacific college of diplomacy is an educational hub for those seeking or advancing careers requiring. The new pacific diplomacy 114 deepening relations with china, it also deepened ties with indonesia and south korea, setting up diplomatic missions in these two countries in april 2011 and july 2012 respectively. Hadi soesastro, clara joewono, and carolina hernandez, 8996. With representatives and interests that span the globe and an international reputation as a peacekeeper, the nation is a key player on the worlds diplomatic stage. Jul 14, 2015 indonesia and australia are hardly at the brink of serious conflict, but the cases above indicate how useful tracktwo diplomacy can be in a crisis situation. The phrase track two diplomacy was coined in 1982 by montville to describe activities occurring outside formal statetostate, or track one relations. Like many other conflict resolution theorists and practitioners worried about the failures of track one diplomacy, montville coined the phrase track two diplomacy volkan, 1991.

Canada has a long and quite successful track record of track two diplomacy on nontraditional security issues in east asia evans, 2009, through. In order to support this thesis and to explain why it is important for canada to regain a bigger presence in asia, the following arguments will be made. Building confidence is canadas legacy in east asia. The new pacific diplomacy x dawn development alternatives with women for a new era dea department of external affairs dfa department of foreign affairs. Cd pacific capacity development programme in multilateral diplomacy for pacific island. It builds on canadas longstanding track record in the region and it adopts a role familiar to regional states. Issues and institutions in the asia pacific region amitav acharya york university, toronto, canada paper presented to the eighth asia pacific roundtable. The political economy of the asiapacific region, vol. The process started in 2001 when the arf adopted the parameters of preventive diplomacy that could work in the asiapacific region. One can also add canadas equally brief funding for the tracktwo south china sea dialogue in the 1990s. The role of experts in the development towards a security.

Bertucci eds, scholars, policymakers and international affairs, johns hopkins. Yet case study interviewees spoke of western countries drawing back their public diplomacy efforts, effectively ceding ground to beijing. Issues and institutions in the asia pacific region amitav acharya york university, toronto, canada paper presented to the eighth asia pacific roundtable, kuala lumpur, june 68, 1994. Saunders argued that by capitalizing on open communication for a conflict resolution purpose, track two dialogue extends diplomacy to include a broader range of policy actors, and brings them together without the trappings and constraints of diplomatic protocol. It builds on canada s longstanding track record in the region and it adopts a role familiar to regional states. The agreements are welcome, particularly the 20 signing of the canadau. Dec 31, 2016 diploasia pacific cyberdiplomacy exercise 2. This paper will argue that southeast asian track two diplomacy, also known as asean track two, is a cost effective way for canada to reengage in the asia pacific. Canada and asia pacifics tracktwo diplomacy paul evans, 2009. Dewitt has been active in various t2 track two and t1. Abstracts from papers submitted during the cd pacific policy. In the 1990s, track 2 diplomacy and multilateralism led by the association of southeast asian nations asean thrived in the asia pacific, playing a major role in facilitating state cooperation in the economic and security arenas. The brainchild of a handful of academics, freethinking state department bureaucrats, and public intellectuals in the 1970s, track ii diplomacy grew out of the observation that private. Abstracts from papers submitted during the cd pacific policy research phase capacity development programme in multilateral diplomacy for pacific island states.

The asiapacific college of diplomacy apcd exists to promote and advance worldclass research, teaching, and training in diplomacy. He has published in areas covering canadian foreign, defence and security policy, international and regional security in the middle east and the asia pacific, as well as arms control and nuclear proliferation. Canada and the limits of maritime diplomacy the strategist. Asia pacific cyberdiplomacy exercise 2 diplofoundation. Diplomacy for pacific island states concentrated on multilateral diplomacy conducted in international geneva geneva is a centre of multilateral diplomacy mainly as it. A network of think tanksthe aseaninstitutes of strategic and international studies and their researchershave played a proactive and sometimes influential role in regional debates on asian economic integration and security cooperation through informal diplomacy.

Chinese public diplomacy in east asia and the pacific. Conclusion whenever more than two states have to deal with an issue, multilateral diplomacy is. To share some of the spotlight with emerging carbon markets in the asiapacific is pressingly needed and would contribute geographical diversity to the discussion. Track ii diplomacy and its impact on pakistan india peace. Security cooperation in asia pacific cscap and the north pacific cooperative security dialogue npcsd.

Strengthening canadaasia relations through southeast. Myths and realities track two diplomacy is a term that first appeared in the early 1980s, though it had been around much longer than that under different names. The secondtrack process in the asiapacific region, security. This is a needed element to foster familiarity and longevity in good indonesiaaustralia relations. As the only such institute in the southern hemisphere, apcd serves as the focal point for diplomacy at the australian national university generating worldclass research on diplomacy, providing highquality graduate and postgraduate teaching, delivering. Montville emphasized that track two diplomacy is not a substitute for track one diplomacy, but compensates for the constraints imposed on leaders by their peoples psychological expectations. Canadas leading organization for research, analysis, and consultation on canadaasia relations. There had also been an institutionalized form of what we would now call track two for many years in the asiapacific region. There are many institutions in australia capable of facilitating tracktwo activities. The asia pacific foundation of canada apf canada is a notforprofit organization focused on canadas relations with asia. The canadian government, after a decade of neglect, is prepared to reengage east asia, particularly china. Depending on how one defines it, however, track two had been around since at least before the first world war in the form of the various peace societies that had pressed for disarmament. A good case in point is prime minister brian mulroneys north pacific cooperative security dialogue, quickly shelved after only a few short years and raising wellplaced concerns about canadas staying power pdf.

The shangrila dialogue and the institutionalization of defence diplomacy in asia. The scholarships are available to domestic or international students who are applying for admission to the master of diplomacy program or the master of diplomacy advanced program, offered by apcd. I conclude here with some words from the former secretary of states forward to the study that have special meaning for me. Ideational contribution to the evolving asian security order. Timo kivimaki at nias for advice on literature on track 2 diplomacy, for suggestions in the early stage of the writing, and for inviting me to an asem conference on lessons on peace processes. Track ii diplomacy and its impact on pakistan india peace process 111 it is a process of unofficial dialogue between disputing parties, conducted directly or with the help of third party, by the influential citizens who normally have access to their governments and have ability to influence the public opinion. Asia pacific foundation of canada 666 999 canada place, vancouver, bc v6c 3e1. Regional rivals enjoyed amicable ties in the 1990s, but analysts say current geopolitics point to more confrontation. Canada has a long and quite successful track record of tracktwo diplomacy on nontraditional security issues in east asia evans, 2009, through. Track two diplomacy and regional security in the middle east m.

Jun 08, 2018 vi data are drawn from the dialogue research monitor drm and the cscap reader, assessing track 2 diplomacy in the asiapacific region, as well as from our original report. Sarah ellen graham, us public diplomacy in the asia pacific. There are case studies involving the dominican republic, the two germanies, the two koreas, and egypt, the plo and israel. National interests are being advan ced abroad through events and actions that go well beyond the classic diplomacy of communiques, demarches, and aide memoires. Most of the rest of our efforts were temporary and involved exchanges between officials. Introduction we are witnessing a fundamental shift in how nations manage their international relations. Pacific island states must be represented in negotiations that can affect their economic and social development and their future prosperity. The next section turns to the question of why the middle east and south asia are useful examples and, more generally, why a regional approach to track two diplomacy is constructive. The new pacific diplomacy and the south pacific tuna treaty. Assessing track 2 diplomacy in the asiapacific region a cscap reader the end of the cold war. Traditional diplomacy or track one diplomacy has for a long time been complemented by another form of diplomacy called track two diplomacy montville, 1991. Through maritime defence and cooperation endeavours, canadas reengagement efforts. Introduction the term preventive diplomacy has found prominent usage as a key element in the uns.

Hence, we assume that track 2 diplomacy equip asean states to better manage or resolve conflicts. This paper contributes to the literature on knowledge utilisation, specifically debates on the role of policy research. Kraft, the autonomy dilemma of track two diplomacy in southeast asia. Most important, track two diplomacy is intended to provide a bridge or complement official track one negotiations. Canada and asia pacifics tracktwo diplomacy paul evans. The asiapacific and the royal canadian navy by eric lerhe june, 2015 page 2 the asiapacific and the royal canadian navy canadas involvement in asiapacific security over the last thirty years, canadas involvement in the asiapacific is probably more accurately described as erratic, rather than as absent. Asias new regionalism asia pacific foundation of canada. It contrasts with track i diplomacy, which is official, governmental diplomacy that occur inside official government channels. Jun 01, 2009 for more than a century, diplomacy has shaped canadas relations withand place inthe world. The essays on intervention coordination and track one track two cooperation describe how separate approaches can work together to build stronger overall peace processes, and specifically how track one diplomacy and track two diplomacy can work together with complementarity. The shangrila dialogue and the institutionalization of. Amid this strategic uncertainty, china has asserted its.

Building confidence is canada s legacy in east asia. Track ii diplomacy or backchannel diplomacy is the practice of nongovernmental, informal and unofficial contacts and activities between private citizens or groups of individuals, sometimes called nonstate actors. Between 2005 and 2008 he served as coceo and chairman of the executive committee of the asia pacific foundation of canada. Apec asiapacific economic cooperation asean association of southeast asian nations brics brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. Us pressures china to kill asiapacific free trade agreement talks. The overall level of securityrelated t1t2 activity for 20072015 is not available, as the drm ceased operations in 2008 and is now only an archive. Camilleri, regionalism in the new asiapacific order. Since 2011, over fifteen academic papers and numerous newspaper articles have argued for greater canadian engagement in the asiapacific. Our mission is to be canadas catalyst for engagement with asia and asias bridge to canada. External actors in peacebuilding efforts, on the other hand, may be from a broader base. Paul evans is professor and director of the institute of asian research at the university of british columbia. Asean isis and political security cooperation in asia pacific. Track ii diplomacy and its impact on pakistan india peace process. These multilateral initiatives indicate malaysias orientation toward tolerance and anti extremist ideas in foreign policy.