First 100 Days of the 117th Congress: Policy Priorities
February 17, 2021On February 17, 2021, Sasakawa USA, in partnership with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), welcomed The Hon. Susan Brooks (R-IN, 2013-2021), The Hon. Gil Cisneros (D-CA, 2019-2021), The Hon. Ryan Costello (R-PA, 2015-2019), and the Hon. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT, 2013-2019) to discuss current issues facing Congress including COVID-19 relief legislation, divisiveness in the U.S., climate change, and national security. Mr. Peter Weichlein, CEO of FMC, provided opening remarks and moderated the event.
Tags: climate change, Congress, COVID-19, national security
Ms. Magazine essay examines challenges for women of color in defense and foreign relations careers
January 18, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Program Assistant Brittney Washington outlines some of the challenges unique to women of color as they pursue careers in defense and foreign relations in a recent article for Ms. Magazine. Washington, who co-wrote the piece with Jeesue Lee, a former researcher at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the national security sector in “To Pluck a Brown Feathered Goose: On Being a Woman of Color in National Security.”
Tags: Defense, diversity, Foreign Relations, in the news, national security, women of color
Social attitudes survey finds broad satisfaction, but concerns on economic opportunity and security
April 4, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Newly released results from a social consciousness survey in Japan found a high degree of satisfaction about Japanese society overall, but also found anxiety about both Japan’s position internationally and the economic opportunities available to younger Japanese.
Tags: Defense, economic opportunity, Japan, japan political pulse, jpp, national security, policy, poll, public poll, satisfaction survey, Shinzo Abe, society, Survey, tobias harris, us-japan
Enhancing Cybersecurity Cooperation Between the U.S. and Japan
November 21, 2016Date: November 21, 2016
Sasakawa USA hosted a private, off-the-record discussion featuring Dr. Linton Wells II, Managing partner of Wells Analytics, and Mr. Riley Repko, Managing Director of CISCO’s Defense and Security Solutions, to examine ways to improve cyber security cooperation between the governments of the United States and Japan.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, bud roth, cyber defense, cybersecurity, cybersecurity cooperation, event, Japan, linton wells, national security, riley repko, speaker series