On April 30, 2014, Sasakawa USA hosted the First Annual Security Forum on “Japan’s New Security Policy and Capabilities.” This full-day forum brought together leading experts on U.S.-Japan relations to analyze security developments in Japan, their effects on the US-Japan Alliance and implications for the region and beyond. For a full agenda, click here.
Speakers
• Junko Chano, President, SPFUSA
• Satoshi Morimoto, former Minister of Defense
• Noboru Yamaguchi, National Defense Academy of Japan
• Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT
• Danny Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Mark Lippert, Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense
• Sheila Smith, CFR
• Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the United States
• Ken Lieberthal, Brookings
• Adm. Dennis Blair, Incoming Chairman, SPFUSA
• Susan Glasser, Politico
• Patrick Cronin, CNAS
• Abe Denmark, NBR
• Mike Green, CSIS
• Michael Schiffer, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Fred Hiatt, Washington Post
• Shigeru Ishiba, Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party
• David Sanger, New York Times
Presentations
Transcript of Panel I: New Elements in Japan’s Security Policy and Capabilities
Transcript of Panel II: The New U.S.-Japan Security Partnership
Transcript of Panel III: Regional Views of Japan’s New Security Posture
Transcript of Panel IV: Assessing Japan’s New Security Policy and Capabilities
Remarks by Admiral Dennis Blair: Operational Impacts of Japan’s New Security Strategy and Capabilities on the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Remarks by LDP Secretary General Ishiba: Managing Contingencies in a New Era
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