George Washington on the Sagami
Author: CAPT Brent Sadler
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 19
In Issue No. 19 of the Sasakawa USA Forum, CAPT Brent Sadler looks at lessons learned from the process of bringing the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON to Yokosuka, Japan. The carrier was based there from 2008 until 2015.
Tags: aircraft carrier, foreign policy, Japan, security, us navy, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, Yokosuka
The Looming Cost-Sharing Storm
Author: Michael M. Bosack
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 18
In Issue No. 18 of the Sasakawa USA Forum, Michael Bosack argues that the Trump administration’s quarrelsome position toward alliance cost-sharing spells trouble for the U.S.-Japan security relationship. Bosack provides context for existing cost-sharing agreements, identifies problems with the current U.S. administration’s approach, and makes recommendations for ways alliance managers can mitigate potential fallout.
Tags: foreign policy, Japan, security, Self-Defense Force, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Sixth Annual Sasakawa USA Security Forum
Join Sasakawa USA on April 24, 2019, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., for the Sixth Annual Sasakawa USA Security Forum. The day-long event will feature key experts and officials from government, business, think tanks, and academia as they discuss and debate future challenges for the United States and Japan.
Tags: Abe, admiral dennis blair, Annual Security Forum, China, Defense, energy, foreign policy, indo-pacific strategy, Japan, maritime security, national defense program guidelines, North Korea, security, self-defense forces, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Changes on the Korean Peninsula: Moon and Kim – Who Leads this Dance?
On December 13, Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, ret.), Senior Advisor at Avascent Global Advisors, spoke at the Sasakawa USA Policy Lunch Series event “Changes on the Korean Peninsula: Moon and Kim – Who Leads this Dance?” This lunch discussion was moderated by Sasakawa USA CEO Ambassador James Zumwalt.
Tags: east Asia, foreign policy, Korea, North Korea, security
Tabletop Exercise Pacific Trident II Report Launch and Panel Discussion: Testing U.S.-Japan and U.S.-ROK Responses to North Korean Provocations
Sasakawa USA held a December 6 panel discussion on its recently executed Exercise Pacific Trident II. Exercise Pacific Trident II was an unclassified tabletop exercise designed to test the policy, diplomatic, and military responses of the United States, Japan, and South Korea to North Korean sanction evasion activities and signs of internal instability. The event was held from 2-3:30 p.m. December 6 in the Crystal Room at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, foreign policy, Japan, Korea, maritime security, military, North Korea, security, Tabletop Exercise, TTX, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations