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Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg speaks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (REUTERS/Brian Snyder).

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On Ambassador Kennedy

October 3, 2013, Richard C. Bush III

Richard Bush offers his thoughts on the significance of Caroline Kennedy's confirmation as the next United States Ambassador to Japan.

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The bottom line is, the women's situation [in Japan] is not going to improve until you address more fundamental equity issues.
September 10, 2013, Mireya Solís, Los Angeles Times
In the News

An accounting of the fate and whereabouts of all of North Korea’s political prisoners, including those missing and those who have died in detention should be of highest priority to the UN commission of inquiry and the entire international community.
August 27, 2013, Roberta Cohen, Democracy Digest
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Why There Will Be No Second Korean War

April 24, 2013, Jonathan D. Pollack
In the News

[Kim Jong Un] is trying to show that he has a strategic mind, that the military stands behind him and that no one stands against him.
April 13, 2013, Kongdan Oh, Washington Post
In the News

One has to wonder whether and to what degree the [New York] channel is able to report back fully and frankly on developments in the United States, and also the extent to which the leadership in Pyongyang is actually listening to what the channel is reporting.
April 8, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, Washington Post
In the News

There's been this desire to not add fuel to the fire, and [for Japan] to have stable relations with China. I think everybody understands what tragic consequences could arise from using a very nationalist rhetoric that would be quite self-defeating.
April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations
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I hope that when the exercise winds down in a few weeks, they [the North Koreans] will wind down the rhetoric and we will be in a better place than we are now.
April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
In the News

I think the steps taken by the Obama administration are prudent and the minimum necessary to send a message to [North Korea] and our allies that we are prepared to defend them.
April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
In the News

In a country [like Japan] where pork barrel projects have been rampant, infrastructure projects that seek to cater to the needs of construction companies have been a very common fact of political life. That it's in an electoral year gives me plenty of reasons to worry that when you are putting together a very hefty stimulus package, you are indeed using it in a wise manner and not just for the sake of spending to generate political support.
April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations
In the News

What makes me more hopeful is that I see a positive convergence between the domestic efforts, the economic strategy, and what's been going on in the trade front. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Three more [Trans-Pacific Partnership] countries have to say yes to the plan, including the United States. There are many different hurdles, and we will have to see how it turns out in the future.
April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations