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Save to My PortfolioObama Shows Commitment to Asia

Michael Fullilove, November 20, 2009, The Sydney Morning Herald

On the heels of President Obama's recent trip to Asia, Michael Fullilove reassures Australians about the United States' commitment to the Asia-Pacific, saying that they should take the president at face value when he says "Asia and the United States are not separated by this great ocean; we are bound by it." Read More

Asia, Diplomacy, China, Japan, South Korea

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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing President Obama's Trip to Asia and the APEC Forum

Richard C. Bush III, November 12, 2009

As President Obama prepares for his trip to China and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Singapore, Richard Bush says that the APEC meetings will help the United States fortify its relationships with Asian countries.

Asia, Japan, Foreign Policy, The Presidency

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Save to My PortfolioObama Goes to Asia: Understanding the President’s Trip

Friday, November 06, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Obama Goes to Asia: Understanding the President’s TripIn mid-November, President Barack Obama began his first trip to Asia as president with a visit to Tokyo. He also traveled to China, South Korea and Singapore, where took part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Prior to the president's trip, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s trip and the issues he was likely to face. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, Environment, Trade

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Save to My PortfolioNuclear Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Finding New Markets and Preventing Proliferation

Friday, October 30, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On October 30, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University hosted experts from Japan and the United States for a conference looking at nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation. Topics included trends in international nuclear markets, the U.S. approach to nuclear energy and the future of nuclear nonproliferation. Read More

Japan, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Energy Security, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioThree Keys to Understanding Japan’s New Diplomacy

Keiko Iizuka, October 16, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Three Keys to Understanding Japan’s New DiplomacyThe election of the new DPJ government is thought by many to herald a new approach to foreign policy in Tokyo. Former CNAPS Visiting Fellow Keiko Iizuka identifies and explains three keys to help understand the diplomacy that the Hatoyama government will conduct. Read More

Japan, Diplomacy, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioAfter the Election: Will Japan be Different?

Shoichi Itoh, September 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution

After the Election: Will Japan be Different?Japan’s August 30 general election, in which the long ruling Liberal Democratic Party was swept from power by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), was a watershed event in that nation’s post-War history, writes CNAPS Visiting Fellow Shoichi Itoh.  Will the DPJ’s victory lead to substantial changes in Japan’s policy-making process and outcomes? Read More

Japan, Elections, Politics, Northeast Asia

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Save to My PortfolioThe Outlook for the U.S. Economy: Echoes of Japan’s Lost Decade

Naoki Abe, September 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Outlook for the U.S. Economy: Echoes of Japan’s Lost DecadeThe panic is over, writes CNAPS Guest Scholar Naoki Abe. The outlook for the U.S. economy has brightened as the worst period for financial institutions is passing. However, the lesson from Japan’s “lost decade” is that full-fledged economic recovery requires sustained financial health and bullish economic momentum; while the financial panic is over, financial hardships are not over yet. Read More

Global Financial Crisis, Japan, Global Economics, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioBuilding Asia Pacific Regional Architecture

Richard Weixing Hu, July 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Building Asia Pacific Regional ArchitectureThe Asia Pacific region has undergone fundamental changes since the Cold War. Once perceived as institutionally underdeveloped, a wide range of regional community building initiatives has transformed Asia’s institution-building and major power relations. Richard Weixing Hu, CNAPS visiting fellow, writes that this institutional proliferation now poses challenges to regional community building, and explores how a stable regional architecture may be constructed. Read More

Asia, Northeast Asia, International Relations, China, Japan

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Save to My PortfolioNew Global Trade Structures and the New Role of the U.S. Economy

Naoki Abe, June 08, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The response to the economic crisis by President Obama and American consumers indicate that global trade structures may be permanently altered. CNAPS Guest Scholar Naoki Abe explains that the government’s massive intervention in the economy will not be permanent, but that it must set the stage for the U.S. and other advanced economies to increase exports. Read More

Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics, Trade, Japan, Developing Countries

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Save to My PortfolioChina and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Richard C. Bush III, June 06, 2009, Yomiuri Shimbun

For years, Americans and Japanese have discussed what their alliance should do in the post-Cold War era. CNAPS Director Richard Bush argues in the Yomiuri Shimbun that, with its response to the DPRK’s May 25 nuclear test, the U.S.-Japan alliance is fulfilling its most important strategic function: to help manage the rise of China. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioChina-Japan Tensions, 1995-2006: Why They Happened, What to Do

Richard C. Bush III, June 04, 2009, The Brookings Institution

China-Japan Tensions, 1995-2006: Why They Happened, What to DoChina-Japan relations have been markedly tense and constrained in recent history, especially in the decade following 1995. Richard Bush examines the deterioration of this relationship during that time from three different perspectives, identifies the underlying causes, and suggests steps that can be taken by both countries to further improve relations. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioJapanese Politics Today and the Impact on U.S.-Japan Relations

Thursday, May 14, 2009
2:15 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

On May 14, CNAPS hosted Robert “Skipp” Orr, chairman of the board of the Panasonic Foundation, for a presentation entitled “Japanese Politics Today and the Impact on U.S.-Japan Relations.” Dr. Orr discussed the current state of affairs in Japanese politics, the upcoming general elections, and the economic climate in Japan. Read More

Japan, Elections, International Relations, Global Economics, Global Finance

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe U.S.-Japan Alliance: Beyond Northeast Asia

Friday, May 08, 2009
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

A transformed alliance of the world’s two largest economies—Japan and the United States—could have far-reaching effects on issues such as trade, development, climate change and international security. On May 8, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University hosted a forum to examine the U.S.-Japan alliance and its potential for addressing issues beyond the Northeast Asia region. Read More

Japan, Northeast Asia, Trade, Development, Climate Change

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Save to My PortfolioAn Address by the Hon. Shinzo Abe: A New Era Requires New Political Will

Friday, April 17, 2009
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

On April 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan for an address on key issues facing Japan, the United States and the world. Read More

Japan, Global Economics, Global Financial Crisis, Foreign Policy, Climate Change

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Save to My PortfolioJapan’s Lost Decade: Lessons for the United States

Thursday, March 26, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:20 PM
Washington, DC

REUTERS/Toshiyuki AizawaOn March 26, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings, in collaboration with Nikkei and the Japan Center for Economic Research, hosted leading Japanese and American experts to discuss Japan's experience and its lessons for the United States. Read More

Japan, U.S. Economy, Banking, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions

In Brief

Boasting the world’s second largest economy, Japan is a key ally of the U.S. Since the end of the Cold War, Japan has struggled to define its international identity: remain a model civilian power or become more of a military power. Going forward, Japan will continue to exert a major influence on the future of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Richard C. Bush III

Richard C. Bush III

Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security. He is the author of, among other works, A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America, Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait , and At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942.
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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues.
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