Shangri-La Dialogue
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The Shangri-La Dialogue is an annual meeting of Defense Ministers. The meeting gets its name from the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore where the meeting is held. The meeting is organized by a think-tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The meeting was represented by participants of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, UK, U.S., and Vietnam.
The IISS Press release on the conference states: [1]
| “ | The Shangri-La Dialogue is the only event that brings together the defence ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum countries for informal defence consultations.
This summit will feature several opportunities to advance Asia-Pacific defence diplomacy. Firstly, the on-the-record plenary sessions offer a platform for ministers and national security advisors to clarify and expand on government policy, and to be challenged by an expert group on policies and assumptions, in this way informing and refining the quality of wider public debate on Asian security. Secondly, the off-the-record break-out groups, also involving senior officials, provide a private opportunity for professional discussions to analyse more deeply pertinent strategic issues and to advance policy aims. Thirdly, the multilateral lunches and dinners help to cultivate the sense of a defence and security community where shared interests can be protected and advanced. The 2006 Shangri-La Dialogue is certain to build upon past summits by involving more participants and representatives than in previous years. The Shangri-La Dialogue is recognized as a key event for defence and security diplomacy for the region. The IISS can confirm that delegate leaders will be drawn from Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. Issues to be addressed at the plenary sessions of this year’s Dialogue include: The US and Asia’s Emerging Security; India and China: Rising Global Players; Deploying Forces for International Security; Setting National Security Priorities; and Constructing a Regional Security Community. The break out sessions will address Advancing Maritime Security Cooperation; The Challenges of Force Modernisation; and Counter-Insurgency in the Twenty-First Century. Since its inaugural meeting in 2002, the Dialogue has become a recognised part of the infrastructure of Asian defence diplomacy and is seen as the region's premier security institution. The Shangri-La Dialogue continues to serve as the best available vehicle in the Asia-Pacific region for developing and channelling astute and effective public policy on defence and security. |
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[edit] Agenda
The agenda is here: http://www.iiss.org/conferences/the-shangri-la-dialogue/speaker-agenda-2006
[edit] Sponsors
The following organizations sponsored the 2006 Shangri-La Dialogue: Autonomy, BAE SYSTEMS, The Boeing Company, EADS, Mitsubishi Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Singapore Technologies Engineering, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, the Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) and the Robert & Ardis James Foundation. Financial contributions were also provided by the governments of Australia, Singapore, and Japan. Bain & Co sponsored the 2006 Opening Dinner.
