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HUMAN SECURITY AND GLOBAL COOPERATION PROGRAM - JAPAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE (JCIE) OPERATES A GROWING NUMBER OF CROSS-SECTORAL INITIATIVES THAT CUT ACROSS ITS THREE PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS AND BUILD ON THE EXPERTISE AND STRONG NETWORKS DEVELOPED IN THESE AREAS. PROMINENT EXAMPLES ARE JCIE'S WORK THROUGH THE FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FUND, JAPAN (FGFJ), AND JCIE'S EXPLORATION OF WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN SECURITY OF PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BOTH OF WHICH COMBINE POLICY ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE AMONG POLITICAL LEADERS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES. BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE INTERCONNECTIONS AND SYNERGIES AMONG ITS ACTIVITIES WITH DIVERSE SECTORS OF SOCIETY, JCIE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO TODAY'S COMPLEX GLOBAL ISSUES.

GLOBAL THINKNET PROGRAM - JCIE ENGAGES IN POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY AND DIALOGUE PROJECTS ON CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THESE PROJECTS, UNDERTAKEN BY A CORE GROUP OF IN-HOUSE RESEARCHERS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING GOALS OF PROMOTING SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES FACING THE U.S., JAPAN, ASIA PACIFIC, AND THE WORLD; STRENGTHENING REGIONAL AND GLOBAL NETWORKS OF INDEPENDENT POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCHERS; AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING YOUNG INTELLECTUAL LEADERS IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER A "SUCCESSOR" GENERATION OF POLICY THINKERS.

CIVIL NET AND GRASS ROOTS PROGRAM - THROUGH ITS CIVIL NET ACTIVITIES, JCIE CONTINUES ITS LONG TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP IN STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH EXCHANGE, RESEARCH, AND PHILANTHROPIC FACILITATION. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE FOLLOWING AIMS OF PROMOTING A VIBRANT CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN, ASIA PACIFIC, AND WORLDWIDE; AND BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK AND PROMOTING GREATER COOPERATION ON SHARED GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM - A MAJOR GOAL OF JCIE ACTIVITIES IS THE PROMOTION OF CLOSER WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE POLITICAL AND OPINION LEADERS. JCIE'S NONPARTISAN POLITICAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS TO SHARE VIEWS IN A FRANK, OFF-THE-RECORD MANNER ON PRESSING SECURITY, ECONOMIC, AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES.

HUMAN SECURITY AND GLOBAL COOPERATION PROGRAM - JAPAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE (JCIE) OPERATES A GROWING NUMBER OF CROSS-SECTORAL INITIATIVES THAT CUT ACROSS ITS THREE PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS AND BUILD ON THE EXPERTISE AND STRONG NETWORKS DEVELOPED IN THESE AREAS. PROMINENT EXAMPLES ARE JCIE'S WORK THROUGH THE FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FUND, JAPAN (FGFJ), AND JCIE'S EXPLORATION OF WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN SECURITY OF PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BOTH OF WHICH COMBINE POLICY ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE AMONG POLITICAL LEADERS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES. BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE INTERCONNECTIONS AND SYNERGIES AMONG ITS ACTIVITIES WITH DIVERSE SECTORS OF SOCIETY, JCIE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO TODAY'S COMPLEX GLOBAL ISSUES.

GLOBAL THINKNET PROGRAM - JCIE ENGAGES IN POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY AND DIALOGUE PROJECTS ON CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THESE PROJECTS, UNDERTAKEN BY A CORE GROUP OF IN-HOUSE RESEARCHERS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING GOALS OF PROMOTING SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES FACING THE U.S., JAPAN, ASIA PACIFIC, AND THE WORLD; STRENGTHENING REGIONAL AND GLOBAL NETWORKS OF INDEPENDENT POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCHERS; AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING YOUNG INTELLECTUAL LEADERS IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER A "SUCCESSOR" GENERATION OF POLICY THINKERS.

CIVIL NET AND GRASS ROOTS PROGRAM - THROUGH ITS CIVIL NET ACTIVITIES, JCIE CONTINUES ITS LONG TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP IN STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH EXCHANGE, RESEARCH, AND PHILANTHROPIC FACILITATION. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE FOLLOWING AIMS OF PROMOTING A VIBRANT CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN, ASIA PACIFIC, AND WORLDWIDE; AND BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK AND PROMOTING GREATER COOPERATION ON SHARED GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM - A MAJOR GOAL OF JCIE ACTIVITIES IS THE PROMOTION OF CLOSER WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE POLITICAL AND OPINION LEADERS. JCIE'S NONPARTISAN POLITICAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS TO SHARE VIEWS IN A FRANK, OFF-THE-RECORD MANNER ON PRESSING SECURITY, ECONOMIC, AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES.