emazur
08-15-2009, 01:44 AM
http://www.trilateral.org/AnnMtgs/TRIALOG/TRLGTXTS/T56/T56.HTM
The sense of international unity that followed September 11 had
given way to disagreements over the tone and conduct of the war on terrorism,
and the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq had fueled an open split
among the traditional allies of Western Europe and the United States. As
these developments called into question the utility of many of the institutions
at the core of the post–World War II international order, it seemed
to many that we were in the midst of a transition to some sort of new
international system, yet the eventual outcome remained unclear.
The Trilateral Commission recently expanded
beyond Japan to include members from throughout the Pacific Asian region,
and the Seoul meeting marked the first time that the annual meeting
had been held in a Pacific Asia country other than Japan. Therefore, it
was fitting that a major focus of the discussion was on topics related to
Asia and the prospects for regional integration.
http://imgur.com/cJeEC.png
http://imgur.com/4SPDK.png
The sense of international unity that followed September 11 had
given way to disagreements over the tone and conduct of the war on terrorism,
and the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq had fueled an open split
among the traditional allies of Western Europe and the United States. As
these developments called into question the utility of many of the institutions
at the core of the post–World War II international order, it seemed
to many that we were in the midst of a transition to some sort of new
international system, yet the eventual outcome remained unclear.
The Trilateral Commission recently expanded
beyond Japan to include members from throughout the Pacific Asian region,
and the Seoul meeting marked the first time that the annual meeting
had been held in a Pacific Asia country other than Japan. Therefore, it
was fitting that a major focus of the discussion was on topics related to
Asia and the prospects for regional integration.
http://imgur.com/cJeEC.png
http://imgur.com/4SPDK.png