Japan-Russia Territorial Negotiations and the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty
Author: James D.J. Brown
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 17
As negotiations between Japan and Russia over the status of the disputed Southern Kuril Islands have accelerated under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s administration, Moscow has increasingly looked to connect the issue to the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. Abe’s Russia policy may be naive and disconcerting to many in the West, yet it should be permitted to run its natural course, asserts writer James D.J. Brown.
Tags: Abe, Japan, Putin, Russia, security, Shinzo Abe, Southern Kuril Islands, us-japan relations
The Abe-Putin Summit and the future of Russo-Japan relations
Date: February 27, 2017
As part of efforts to engage the Washington policymaker community, on February 27 Sasakawa USA hosted a private luncheon with Dr. Akihiro Iwashita, who spoke in-depth about last year’s Abe-Putin Summit in Yamaguchi and its results, and the future of the Russo-Japan relationship.
Tags: Akihiro Iwashita, Asia Pacific, asian security, Japan, Onsen summit, Russia, Russo-Japan relations, Sasakawa USA, security, speaker series
Japan’s Proactive Russia Policy
Author: James D.J. Brown
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 7
Faced with threats posed by North Korea and China, and uncertain about the endurance of the U.S. commitment to the region, Japanese strategists see the logic of cultivating closer ties with Russia and thereby neutralizing the emergence of a hostile Sino-Russian bloc. Japan’s contemporary Russia policy is an initial sign of how a more proactive Japan may increasingly adopt policies that run counter to U.S. interests.
Tags: China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, sanctions, u.s.-japan relations
Book Discussion: Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Date: May 24, 2016
Sasakawa USA held a discussion on Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance, a new volume based in part on a conference convened last year to explore the triangular relationship among the United States, Japan, and Russia.
Tags: bilateral defense guidelines, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, daniel bob, Economy, eugene rumer, event, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, gilbert rozman, james schoff, Japan, kuril islands, northern territories, Russia, security, Shinzo Abe, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, us-japan alliance
Third Annual Security Forum: American and Japanese Interests and the Future of the Alliance
Date: May 6, 2016
Sasakawa USA brought together key security experts and officials for its Third Annual Security Conference. Building upon the success of previous security forums, this event focused on the new U.S.-Japan Defense guidelines, Japan’s recently passed security legislation, and the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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