Adm. Dennis Blair, Maritime Awareness Project featured in PBS episode
March 24, 2017Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA’s Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair and the Maritime Awareness Project, a joint project between Sasakawa USA and the National Bureau of Asian Research, are featured in an episode of the PBS Great Decisions in Foreign Policy Series on “China’s Maritime Build-Up.”
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Video: Adm. Blair speaks on security issues in the Indian Ocean
February 10, 2017Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Modernizing defense capabilities of the United States and its allies in Asia is an effective method of deterring military aggression from China, Admiral Dennis Blair, Sasakawa USA Chairman and CEO, said while speaking February 7 at “Security in the Indian Ocean Region,” a joint conference in New Delhi between Vivekananda International Foundation, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Sasakawa USA, and Australian National University’s National Security College.
Tags: balance of power, China, in the news, India, indian ocean, Japan, maritime
Asia on Air Episode 02: Admiral Dennis Blair
February 6, 2017Categories: Asia on Air, Sasakawa USA Blog
Join us for Episode 2 of Asia on Air as we sit down with former Director of National Intelligence and current Sasakawa USA CEO and Chairman, Adm. Dennis Blair, to discuss current issues in East Asia. In this episode we look at some of the potential flash points in the region, as viewed through the lens of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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Video: East Asia’s Maritime Challenges
January 30, 2017Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
On October 14, 2016, Sasakawa USA, in cooperation with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, hosted a panel discussion on East Asia’s Maritime Challenges. Given the ongoing maritime challenges in East Asia, there is a need for a better understanding of the issues as well as how states can cooperate in this contested realm. Of particular interest is what role the U.S.-Japan alliance can play in these contested spaces.
Tags: challenges, east Asia, east china sea, Japan, maritime, maritime security, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, security, South China Sea
Retired U.S. admirals debate China’s military might (with video)
December 1, 2016Author: USNI News
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Chairman and CEO Adm. Dennis Blair and CNA Senior Fellow Rear Adm. Mike McDevitt debated opposing viewpoints on the topic of China’s military might this week as part of a CSIS China Power program.
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