Monday in Washington, March 14, 2016
DEFENSE REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 3/14, 8:30-11:30am. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO; Rudy deLeon, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Michael Donley, Former Secretary of...
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NEWSMAKER PANEL EXAMINES SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 3/21, 10:00am. Sponsor: National Press Club. Speakers: Gregory Poling, Asian Maritime Security Initiative, CSIS; Dr. Yann-huei...
View ArticleJapan's path to the terrors of the past
The pretext of counterterrorism covers many sinsBy Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan and APP memberThe Japan Times, Mar 19, 2016The Japanese government’s track record on...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, March 28, 2016
2015 GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT: DEPTH, BREADTH AND SHARED PROSPERITY. 3/28, 8:30am-1:00pm. Sponsors: George Washington University (GWU); World Bank. Speakers: Philip Schellekens, Lead Author and Manager...
View ArticleNew Momentum in the Russia-China Partnership
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir PutinMore than a temporary marriage of convenienceFirst published in the Jamesetown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 13 Issue: 62...
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AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-U.S. MARITIME COOPERATION: FEDERATED CAPABILITIES FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC. 4/4,10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Andrew Shearer, Former National Security Advisor to the Australian...
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THE FUTURE OF PERSONNEL POLICY AT DOD. 4/11, 10:00-11:00am. Sponsor: CSIS. Speaker: The Hon. Brad R. Carson, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.click to orderTHE...
View ArticleIf Trump Launched a Trade War on Asia
U.S. stocks swooned during China’s mild summer slowdown. Imagine what 45% tariffs would do.By RICHARD KATZ, editor of the Oriental Economist Report and APP memberWall Street Journal, March 29, 2016 If...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, April 18, 2016
ECONOMIC REFORM AND A NEW CONSERVATIVE AGENDA: REMARKS BY THE RT. HON. IAIN DUNCAN SMITH MP. 4/18, 9:00-10:00am. Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Speakers: The Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith,...
View ArticleDespite Bilateral Diplomatic Contacts, Russia Hardens Its View of US as the...
Russian coast guard vessels moored in port at the Kurile island of Shikotan (Source: Reuters)First published in the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 13 Issue: 63, March 31, 2016By:...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, April 25, 2016
INTEGRATING ACCESS TO JUSTICE, RULE OF LAW AND LEGAL AID SERVICES INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. 4/25, 9:30am-12:45pm. Sponsor: American University (AU). Speakers: TBA.THE OUTLOOK FOR ACQUISITION REFORM...
View ArticleJapan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law
PM Shinzo Abe is maintaining a double standard on democracy, human rights and the rule of law.By Aurelia George MulganFirst Appeared in The Diplomat, April 20, 2016A number of domestic and...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, May 2, 2016
2016 GLOBAL STRATEGY FORUM. 5/2, 8:30am-5:30pm. Sponsor: Atlantic Council. Speakers Include: Robert Work, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense; Max Brooks, Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center;...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, May 9, 2016
STEM EDUCATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN INVENTORS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND EXPLORERS. 5/9, 10:00-11:30am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Brookings Institution. Speakers, Charles Bolden, Administrator,...
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EXAMINING THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION’S ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICIES. 5/16, 10:45am-2:00pm. Sponsor: Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). Speakers: Karim El Mokri, Senior...
View ArticleWhat the President cannot ignore when going to Hiroshima
Memories of ChangiWe are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry...
View ArticleIgnorance of Japanese politics and history begets
Obama bows at HiroshimaWhy Obama Is Shinzo Abe’s Enabler Mr. Obama has advanced the politically fraught and historically unsupportable notion that Japan has been the victim of its painful past, not the...
View ArticleMonday, June 6, 2016
GLOBAL NUCLEAR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT: ACA ANNUAL MEETING. 6/6, 9:00am-2:30pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Arms Control Association (ACA). Speakers include: Benjamin Rhodes,...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, June 13, 2016
COMMANDANT’S MID-TERM REPORT ON THE COAST GUARD. 6/13, 10:00-11:00am. Sponsors: International Security Program, CSIS; U.S. Naval Institute (USNI). Speaker: Paul F. Zukunft, Admiral, 25th Commandant of...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, June 20, 2016
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL FROMAN. 6/20, 8:00-9:00am, Webcast. Sponsor: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Speakers: Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative; Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of...
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