George Washington on the Sagami
Author: CAPT Brent Sadler
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 19
In Issue No. 19 of the Sasakawa USA Forum, CAPT Brent Sadler looks at lessons learned from the process of bringing the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON to Yokosuka, Japan. The carrier was based there from 2008 until 2015.
Tags: aircraft carrier, foreign policy, Japan, security, us navy, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, Yokosuka
Japan’s Upper House Election Results: Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations
On July 22, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Tobias Harris, Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa USA, and Dr. Andrew Oros, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College, for a policy lunch series event examining the results of Japan’s House of Councillors election and analyzing its impact on Japanese policy and U.S.-Japan relations. Ambassador James Zumwalt, CEO at Sasakawa USA, moderated the on-the-record discussion.
Tags: Abe administration, Japanese Diet, Japanese elections, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, us-japan relations
Lunch Discussion with Sonja Schaefer on Global Steel Excess Capacity
On May 22, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Sonja Schaefer, a legislative assistant handling a portfolio of issues related to trade, labor, immigration, budget, and appropriations for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, for a private luncheon. At the event, a group of experts discussed Schafer’s soon-to-be published paper on global steel excess capacity and how the United States and Japan can better align their policies to combat this issue.
Tags: Japan, steel, trade, United States, us-japan relations
The Looming Cost-Sharing Storm
Author: Michael M. Bosack
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 18
In Issue No. 18 of the Sasakawa USA Forum, Michael Bosack argues that the Trump administration’s quarrelsome position toward alliance cost-sharing spells trouble for the U.S.-Japan security relationship. Bosack provides context for existing cost-sharing agreements, identifies problems with the current U.S. administration’s approach, and makes recommendations for ways alliance managers can mitigate potential fallout.
Tags: foreign policy, Japan, security, Self-Defense Force, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Chairman’s Message: The State of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Categories: Chairman's Message, Sasakawa USA Blog
This month’s Chairman’s Statement is an edited version of remarks given by Adm. Dennis Blair at the conclusion of the Sixth Annual Sasakawa USA Security Forum, held on April 24, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Adm. Blair provides analysis of the current state of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, cybersecurity, Defense, Japan, maritime security, NDPG, security, Self-Defense Force, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations