
Sustaining U.S.-Japan alliance topic of Adm. Blair keynote in Chicago
February 24, 2017Categories: Energy and Technology, Sasakawa USA Blog
The U.S.-Japan alliance is stronger than ever, but work still needs to be done to sustain the positive momentum and navigate potential crises that could arise in the future, Adm. Dennis Blair, Chairman and Distinguished Senior Fellow at Sasakawa USA, said February 23 at an event focusing on the New Asian Security Landscape.
Tags: Asia, asian security, Australia, chicago council on global affairs, China, east china sea, India, Korea, maritime security, navy, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Nuclear, Philippines, security, South China Sea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relationship

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.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, asia on air, brian graf, Dennis Blair, east Asia, Japan, maritime, North Korea, Philippines, podcast, security, Taiwan, us-japan alliance

Rodrigo Duterte, in Japan, calls for U.S. troops to exit Philippines in two years
October 26, 2016Author: The New York Times
Categories: In the News
Although President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is voicing his desire to remove American troops from the country, American allies in Japan who are hosting Duterte this week are in a position to possibly influence that mindset, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said in a New York Times article on October 26.
Tags: base-hosting agreements, duterte, in the news, Japan, New York Times, Philippines, Politics, president, rodrigo duterte, Shinzo Abe, troops, US

Could a tiny islet in the South China Sea be key to maritime dominance by Beijing?
September 7, 2016Author: The Japan Times
Categories: In the News
If China succeeds at militarizing the Scarborough Shoal, the result would be a tremendous shift in regional power relations in the South China Sea, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said in an article in the Japan Times. “This would represent a significant change in the status quo,” Hornung said in the article by Jesse Johnson.
Tags: adiz, China, Japan, japan times, jeffrey hornung, jesse johnson, maritime, maritime security, paracels, Philippines, scarborough shoal, security, South China Sea, spratleys, strategic triangle

News roundup: Sasakawa USA experts comment on South China Sea ruling
July 12, 2016Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
While it is still unknown how China will respond to a highly unfavorable international arbitration ruling on maritime disputes in the South China Sea, the United States should give China the space to “walk back off the diplomatic ledge they’ve put themselves on,” Sasakawa USA’s maritime experts Adm. Dennis Blair and Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said
Tags: admiral dennis blair, arbitration, China, disputed territory, east china sea, hague, in the news, islands, Japan, jeffrey hornung, maritime disputes, okinotosishima, Philippines, South China Sea, tribunal