Peace means the absence of war, but war is still with us. We are still killing each other in order to resolve conflicts between us. Somehow there is a conflict. It is contradictory in that we find killing one person is a crime. You cannot murder a person. For whatever reason, it is a crime. But, on the other hand, we think that war is not a crime..

In the language of New Zealand’s indigenous people: He aha te mea nui o te ao, He tangata he tangata he tangata. “What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.”I have started with that proverb of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people to give focus to our discussions and remind us that we are...

We are well into the second decade of the “Pacific Century.” The Asia Pacific region now contributes 40 percent of global output and two-thirds of its growth. If Asian economies can maintain their growth momentum and adapt to the shifting global economic and technological advances, Asia would account for half of global GDP output by 2050, similar..

Alongside my personal sense of privilege, I have the honour of being permitted to bring to your attention my point of view as an Italian and a European. That is to say the point of view of one who has lived and experienced the growth of the European Union and its process of integration; a process which has guaranteed to that area of the
world...

I would like to start by emphasizing that our 21st century world is characterized by a globalization process that is driven by the evolution of information technology and is intensifying over time. Among many other things, this process has rapidly expedited the flow of information, material goods, human travel and relationships?bringing everything.

When I listened this morning to former Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schr?der speak of the reunification of his country in the wake of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Communism in the late 1980’s and the early 1990’s, I was reminded the two great transforming political events that have affected the geopolitics of the...

This is a troubled time, when much of the world is tempted to turn inward. Yet the Jeju spirit is to reach outward, and to encourage different countries, with different capacities, to face rising challenges -- and to face them together -- making the Asia-Pacific region as a whole much stronger

The current crises show that we have to reroute our course; it’s time for us to have sustainable future. We must all work together to master the current global challenges. The key mission of the Jeju Forum is to promote peace and common prosperity in East Asia through multilateral cooperation. The tests we are facing require a strong...

I must admit that when I left the Presidential office last year, I too was very concerned to see the unravelling of stable relations among the major powers, after 2 decades of relatively cooperative relationships. There is possibility that this geopolitical downturn will complicate the already tricky flash points in our region...

Many Asian countries have stressed education for phenomenal economic growth. Some say the 21st century will be the era of Asia and the Pacific. Northeast Asian countries are the key
to promoting cooperation across the region.