The 2018 Holiday Season – The Norm or a Calm Before the Storm?
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message, Sasakawa USA Blog
The G20 Summit in Argentina offered a glimpse of what international meetings of world leaders are supposed to be. The world public was treated to images of smiling statesmen and women in relaxed surroundings, communiques endorsing multilateral cooperation for peace and prosperity, and many eagerly awaited side meetings on individual issues. Heads of the world’s
Tags: China, Dennis Blair, Japan, security, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between U.S. and Japan in time of many Northeast Asia security challenges
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between the United States and Japan in a time of many security challenges in Northeast Asia and globally. The day-long conference, held May 2, 2018 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC, attracted nearly 300 attendees from the private sector, NGOs, academia, the media, and more.
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Admiral Blair discusses North Korea with The Guardian
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair warned that a U.S. pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike on North Korea would be “high risk and unpredictable,” in an interview for “Former US Military Commander Warns Against ‘Bloody Nose’ Strike on North Korea,” published in The Guardian on February 20. Blair is a former Director of National Intelligence and previously served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Defense, Dennis Blair, in the news, military, North Korea, South Korea
How to tell If North Korea and America are actually headed to war
Author: The Atlantic
Categories: In the News
While recent rhetoric being flung back and forth between North Korea and the United States can be shocking when consumed domestically, the logistical requirements of actually heading to war are far from being met, Sasakawa USA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair said in an article in The Atlantic published September 28.
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Adm. Dennis Blair talks North Korea provocations with BBC NewsHour
Categories: In the News
North Korea’s predictable strategy of brinkmanship should continue to be countered with a sensible policy of sanctions and deterrence, Sasakawa USA Chairman Admiral Dennis Blair said in an interview with BBC Newshour on September 19.
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