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Transcript: CNAS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Upcoming Trip to Asia
On Monday, October 27, the Center for a New American Security held a press briefing for reporters to lay out the major issues President Obama will face during his upcoming tri...
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner & Patrick M. Cronin
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Vietnam agreed to control the South China Sea conflict, the crisis is expected to lift?
By Alexander Sullivan
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Maritime Strategy Project Workshop #2 pt 1: Imposing Costs on Coercion in the East China Sea, with the Japan Institute of International Affairs
The news this week that Japan and the United States have finished an interim draft of their bilateral defense cooperation guidelines – under review for the first time in 17 ye...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Tensions Mounting in the East China Sea
Waking up to another news article about a close encounter in or above the East China Sea has become routine. But when one looks more closely at the recent developments in thes...
By Zachary Hosford
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Ukraine Crisis Torpedoes Russia-Japan Rapprochement
One of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s main objectives since returning to office has been to improve relations with Russia, a goal also sought by Moscow. Both governments...
By Richard Weitz
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How Japan Can Raise Costs on Tailored Coercion in the East China Sea
As a previous blog post alluded to, one of the goals of the first workshop in our Maritime Strategy Project, and indeed of the entire initiative, is to understand the drivers ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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In Japan’s defense change, context is everything
WASHINGTON/HONOLULU – The announcement by Japan’s government that it will reinterpret the country’s constitution and permit a greater range of military activity has evoked rea...
By Richard Fontaine
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Sec. Clinton Urges Countries to "Literally Calm the Water" in South China Sea
All eyes are on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her visit to the Asia Pacific this week. On Tuesday, Secretary Clinton met with officials of the Association of S...
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Below the Radar: Rising Tensions in the East China Sea
While there has been a lot of attention given to China’s territorial contests with its Asian neighbors in the South China Sea, just as important is the dispute between Japan a...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Day Two, Session 3: Trade, Economics, Society, and Technology
The University of Tokyo's Motoshige Ito moderates a panel on economics, trade, and technology featuring Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Japanese Minister of State for Economic a...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Day Two, Session 4: Traditional Security and Global Issues for the Alliance
The Japan Institute for International Affairs' Ambassador Yukio Satoh moderates a discussion of the global issues that affect the bilateral U.S.-Japan relationship. The panel ...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Day Two: Lunch Addresses
Richard Danzig addresses the U.S. and Japanese delegations on the common values that serve as the foundation of the alliance between the United States and Japan on day two o...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Closing Dinner
The Honorable Goshi Hosono, Acting Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan, offers remarks at the closing dinner of the two-day conference, “150 Years of Amity &...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Opening Remarks
CNAS President John Nagl and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa open the two-day conference 150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance with remarks on the enduring...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Session 1: The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Present and Future
Keio University Vice President Naoyuki Agawa moderates a panel on the current status of the U.S-Japan alliance and prospects for the future featuring Kazuya Sakamoto of Osak...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Keynote Addresses
The keynote addresses of the first day of the conference on the U.S.-Japan alliance are delivered by Akihisa Nagashima, Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense; an...
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Session 2: Looking Back on 150 Years of U.S.-Japan Relations
Keio University Vice President Naoyuki Agawa reprises his role as moderator for the second session of the first day of the conference on the U.S.-Japan alliance. The secon...