Monday Asia Policy Events, March 31, 2025
ARCTIC WOMEN LEADERSHIP ADDRESSING CLIMATE, GEOPOLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC TRADITION: LOCAL FEDERAL, AND INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES. 3/31, Noon-1:30PM (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: George Washington University....
View ArticleSAVE the Institute of Museum and Library Services
American Library Association statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library ServicesMarch 15, 2025AWASHINGTON – An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday...
View ArticleUnification Church Again
Japanese Court Orders Dissolution of the Unification ChurchBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are...
View ArticleMonday Asia Events, April 7, 2025
EVOLVING ISSUES IN REGULATION OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS: A VIEW FROM THE UK AND THE EU. 4/7, 8:00-9:00am (EDT). VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Hudson. Speakers: Suzanne Rab, Barrister, Matrix Chambers; Harold...
View ArticleHistorians Defend the NEH
April 4, 2025The American Historical Association condemns the evisceration of the National Endowment for the HumanitiesOn April 3, 2025, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), using...
View ArticleTrump's Tariffs
International Trade RemadeBy Milton Koch, International Trade Advisor at Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney. He is an APP member. He can be reached at milton.koch@bipc.com. First appeared in the April...
View ArticleJapan Confronts Trump
Japanese PM Calls Trump’s Tariffs a National CrisisBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
View ArticleMonday Asia Policy Events, April 14, 2014
4/12-20 - Passover4/13 - Palm Sunday4/13-15 - Songkran Festival (Thai New Year). Beware of being splashed with water.4/13- 10/13 - Osaka Expo. GLOBAL RESPONSE TO AN AMERICAN RESET OF INTERNATIONAL...
View ArticleAPRIL - Genocide Awareness Month
PURCHASE BOOKThe month of April marks the start of some of the most horrific genocides – Rwanda, Cambodia, Armenia, Anfal campaign against Kurds – and it is also the end of others, like the liberation...
View ArticleIshiba Confronts Trumps Tariffs
Ishiba Builds His Team on TariffsBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun The views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
View ArticleMonday Asia Policy Events, April 28, 2025
CHINA IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER ASSAD. 4/28, 10:00-11:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Speakers: Jesse Marks, Senior Advocate, Middle East, Refugees International; Yun...
View ArticleBending toward Trump
Ishiba Hopes to Make a Model for Dealing with TrumpBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
View ArticleJapan's Tariff Negotiator
JAPAN'S TARIFF NEGOTIATORRyosei AKAZAWA [赤澤 亮正] We are not considering sacrificing Japan's agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries for the sake of automobiles. Ryosei AKAZAWA (赤澤 亮正), 64MINISTER...
View ArticleMonday Asia Policy Events, May 5, 2025
FORK IN THE ROAD: THE STARK CHOICES ON US IRAN POLICY. 5/5, 11:00am-12:30pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: CATO. Speakers: Danny Citrinowicz, Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel...
View ArticleThe Fragile Alliance
A Fundamental Gap Opens in Tariff NegotiationsBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun. The views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
View ArticleMonday Asia Policy Events, May 12, 2025
CONVERSATION WITH FORMER USTRS. 5/12, 10:00-11:30am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Michael Froman, Former USTR (2013-2017); Ronald Kirk, Former USTR (2009-2013); Susan Schwab, Former USTR...
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