Kyodo News article by Sasakawa Fellow suggests Japan take different approach to abductee issue
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sayuri Romei, Associate Fellow for Security and Foreign Affairs at Sasakawa USA, assessed the politics of the abduction of Japanese nationals in relation to upcoming talks with North Korea in a June 6 Kyodo News article.
Tags: Abe, Defense, Japan, Korea, North Korea, Sayuri Romei, security, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between U.S. and Japan in time of many Northeast Asia security challenges
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Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between the United States and Japan in a time of many security challenges in Northeast Asia and globally. The day-long conference, held May 2, 2018 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC, attracted nearly 300 attendees from the private sector, NGOs, academia, the media, and more.
Tags: Abe, admiral dennis blair, Collective Self-Defense, cybersecurity, Defense, Dennis Blair, foreign policy, Japan, Korea, military, North Korea, Nuclear, security, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Admiral Blair discusses North Korea with The Guardian
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair warned that a U.S. pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike on North Korea would be “high risk and unpredictable,” in an interview for “Former US Military Commander Warns Against ‘Bloody Nose’ Strike on North Korea,” published in The Guardian on February 20. Blair is a former Director of National Intelligence and previously served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Defense, Dennis Blair, in the news, military, North Korea, South Korea
Analysis of North Korea: Admiral Blair speaks to the Financial Times
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Sasakawa USA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair was quoted on the subject of North Korea in two articles published in the Financial Times on January 9. Adm. Blair is a former Director of National Intelligence and previously served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Defense, foreign policy, Korea, North Korea, security, South Korea
C-Span streamed 5th U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateral Symposium
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C-Span live streamed the entire 5th U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateral Symposium, held at the National Press Club on January 4. The symposium, sponsored by Sasakawa USA, the International Student Conferences (ISC) and the Korea Foundation, gave emerging students leaders from all three nations the opportunity to discuss digital diplomacy and workplace challenges.
Tags: Japan, japan-korea relations, Korea, South Korea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations