
A Turning Point with North Korea?: Regional Perspectives on the U.S.-North Korea Summit
June 13, 2018KEI and Sasakawa USA co-hosted a discussion of the June 2018 U.S.-North Korea summit and whether it could be a turning point for relations with North Korea. The event took place from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, at the Korea Economic Institute of America Conference Facility.
Tags: Japan, kei, kim jong-un, Korea, North Korea, Sasakawa USA, South Korea, U.S.-North Korea summit

Kyodo News article by Sasakawa Fellow suggests Japan take different approach to abductee issue
June 7, 2018Categories: 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
May 16, 2018Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
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
February 28, 2018Categories: 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
January 10, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
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