Chairman’s Message: Military Confrontations in Peace and War
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message, Sasakawa USA Blog
On a recent trip to East Asia, the subject of steadily increasing Chinese maritime and air activity in the waters and airspace of Japan and Taiwan came up often, Admiral Dennis Blair writes. Japan and Taiwan, with their “intercept everything” policies, are degrading their readiness to defend their territory in conflict, lowering deterrence of Chinese military aggression. How can these policies be changed without appearing as a weakening of resolve and capability?
Tags: Air Defense, China, Defense, Exclusive Economic Zones, international law, international waters, Japan, military operations, South China Sea, Taiwan
Chairman’s Message: U.S.-Japan Alliance: Deepening Ties While Confronting New Challenges
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message
Admiral Dennis Blair parses the defense policies and strategies of Japan and the United States during the past five years. The threats from North Korea and China have grown more intense, writes Admiral Blair, but the Alliance and cooperation between Japan and the United States have never been stronger.
Tags: Annual Security Forum, China, Defense, Japan, security, self-defense forces, South China Sea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Chairman’s Message: Trump’s trip to Asia and fundamentals to consider in a high stakes environment
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message
In this Chairman’s Message, written on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first trip to East Asia, Admiral Dennis Blair stresses the importance of maintaining U.S. alliances in Japan and South Korea and of articulating a vision for the Asia-Pacific for the President’s trip.
Tags: donald trump, North Korea, South China Sea
Japan-ASEAN cooperation: A central element of East Asia’s regional architecture
Author: Ōba Mie
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Japan’s ties with ASEAN over the past 40-plus years have been through various changes and have been affected by the major growth of China’s presence in the region. But Japan continues to be a key partner for the association and its members. Formerly focused on economic affairs, Japan-ASEAN cooperation now extends to the political and security spheres as well.
Tags: ASEAN, Japan, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, trade
The future of maritime security in East Asia and the Japan-U.S. Alliance
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
East Asian maritime security is pivotal to peace and prosperity in the entire Asia-Pacific, said Hideshi Tokuchi, Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at Sasakawa USA, as the keynote speaker at a March 27 event at Harvard University.
Tags: Asia Pacific, China, maritime security, South China Sea, U.S.-Japan Alliance