Adm. Dennis Blair explains DPRK strategy of brinkmanship in Politico podcast
Categories: In the News
Although rhetoric regarding the North Korean regime’s continued nuclear tests has ramped up in Washington in recent weeks with Pyongyang’s actions, the overall North Korean strategy of provoking the international community while operating below the threshold of starting conflict has remained in place for about half a century, Sasakawa USA’s Admiral Dennis Blair explains in the latest episode of The Global Politico podcast with Susan Glasser.
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Episode 03: Ambassador James Zumwalt remembers 3/11
Categories: Asia on Air, Energy and Technology, Sasakawa USA Blog
Join us for Episode 3 of Asia on Air as we sit down with Sasakawa USA CEO Ambassador James Zumwalt to discuss the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, which changed the face of Japan six years ago this week, on March 11, 2011. When the disaster struck, Amb. Zumwalt was serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, where he coordinated the United States’ support for the Japanese Government’s response to the crisis.
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Asia on Air Episode 02: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: 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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Asia on Air Episode 01: Daniel Bob
Categories: Asia on Air, Sasakawa USA Blog
Join us for Episode 1 of Asia on Air, a new Sasakawa USA podcast committed to analysis of the latest news in U.S.-Asia relations. In this episode, we hear from Daniel Bob, Director of Programs and Senior Fellow at Sasakawa USA, as he speaks on U.S.-Asia relations and the incoming Trump administration.
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