Launched in the spring of 2008, the TDNA is a Track 1.5 project involving government and think tank participants from the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. The organizing partners included USIP, the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of South Korea, and the Institute for International Policy Studies (IIPS) of Japan. TDNA seeks to foster the development of policy proposals through recurring Track 1.5 dialogue on common challenges and opportunities in Northeast Asia and in the international community.

The TDNA dialogue is designed to offer an effective Track 1.5 channel of communication where U.S., ROK and Japanese Track 1 officials and policy analysts can:

• Exchange analyses of recent developments in order to foster deeper mutual understanding of rapidly evolving political, security, and economic issues that could have significant consequences for the trilateral partners
• Propose specific steps that can be operationalized by each trilateral partner to address pressing policy issues and bolster regional and international security

Speakers

Mr. Jim Marshall
President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Mr. Stephen Hadley
Former National Security Advisor & Senior Advisor for International Affairs, U.S. Institute of Peace

Mr. CHUN Yungwoo
Former Presidential Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Blue House

Mr. MIYAKE Kunihiko
Former Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official & Research Director, The Canon Institute for Global Studies

Dr. John Park, Moderator
Senior Asia Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace​