Council for Asian Terrorism Research (CATR)

CATR is a consortium of some of the best research organizations on counter-terrorism research in respective country of the Asia Pacific region. The CATR members include experts from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the United States, and Japan.

CATR Open Symposium on “Projecting the Future Threats of Terrorism in Asia: Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan”

RISTEX hosted CATR Open Symposium in Tokyo, on November 12, 2009 (co-sponsored by Institute for Defense Analyses).

Symposium Agenda:

Opening Remarks:
Mr. Tateo Arimoto (Director-General, RISTEX)
Rear Admiral Rick Porterfield ((USN, ret.) Director, Intelligence Analysis Division, IDA)
H.E. Peter Anderson (Director, Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Macquarie University)
“Brief History and Introduction of CATR,” Dr. Katy Oh Hassig (Research Staff Member, IDA)
Keynote Speech, “Japan’s Policy on Counter-Terrorism after 9/11,”Mr. Kyoji Yanagisawa (Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management and National Security Affairs, the Cabinet Secretariat)
“Introduction of ‘After Iraq’ debates at the previous CATR Conference,” Mr. Shanaka Jayasekara (Associate Lecturer, Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Macquarie University)
Panel Discussion I:　“Future of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and the New US President’s Strategy on Global Terrorism”
Panelists:
Dr. Caroline Ziemke (Research Staff Member, IDA)
Mr. Hekmat Karzai (Director, Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies)
Mr. Muhammad Amir (Director, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS))
Panel Discussion II: “Prospect of Threats of Terrorism in CATR member states”
Panelists:
Mr. Ranga Kalansooriya (Director, International Center for Terrorism Research and Conflict Management, Sri Lanka)
Major General Muniruzzaman (President, Bangladesh Institute for Peace and Security Studies)
Dr. Rommel Banlaoi (Executive Director, Philippines Institute for Political Violence and Terrorism Research)

CATR White Paper

“The Asian Security Landscape After the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq ” (November 2008)

Asian Conflicts Reports (ACR)

Monthly journal published by CATR

Current issue:ACR Issue 6 (June 2009)

Back Number:
ACR Issue 5 (May 2009)
ACR Issue 4 (April 2009)
ACR Issue 3 (March 2009)
ACR Issue 2 (February 2009)
ACR Issue 1 (January 2009)

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Council for Asian Terrorism Research (CATR)