Speakers: Tobias Harris, Author, The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan Tobias S. Harris is a Senior Vice President of the advisory firm Teneo, covering Japan and East Asia. He is the author of a newly published biography of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. From 2014-2020, he was a research fellow at the Sasakawa Peace …
Based on Gen. (Ret.) Scaparrotti’s extensive experience and expertise, the webinar offered informed commentary and engaged audience members on the importance of the US relationship with the Korean Peninsula. Among a broad range of topics, the discussion explored: how conflict on the Korean Peninsula would have regional and global implications; North Korea’s possible actions in …
It’s Not Just “Over There”: The American Commitment to the Korean Peninsula Read More »
The panel was introduced by the Alaska World Affairs Council’s President and CEO, Lise Falskow, and moderated by Dr. Clint Work, a Stimson Fellow leading congressional engagement on Korean peace and security issues. The featured speakers included: Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Martin of the American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL); Col. (Ret.) Steve Lee, …
“It’s Not Just Over There:” Consequences of War and Instability on the Korean Peninsula Read More »
Speakers: Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University Sameer Lalwani, Director, Stimson Center South Asia Program Tamanna Salikuddin, Director, South Asia Programs, United States Institute of Peace (moderator) Read Sameer Lalwani’s USIP report on India’s Kashmir conundrum and his op-ed on the situation in Kashmir now in The Washington Post.
Speakers Patricia “Kit” Norland, author of The Saigon Sisters and a former public diplomacy officer with the U.S. Department of State Patricia D. Norland most recently worked as a public diplomacy officer within the U.S. Department of State. She is the translator of Beyond the Horizon and the author of Vietnam in the Children of …
Privileged Women in the Resistance: A Book Launch Discussion on The Saigon Sisters Read More »
Read the series on Afghanistan’s future in South Asian Voices. Speakers: Bismellah Alizada is the co-founder of Rahila Foundation, an organization working for youth empowerment through education and capacity building, and Deputy Director (on academic sabbatical) at Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS), a research and advocacy organization based in Kabul. He is currently pursuing …
Afghanistan’s Future: Regional Perspectives on the Road Ahead Read More »
In a context of worsening US-China relations amidst COVID-19 and the broader designation of China as a strategic competitor, the Stimson Center’s Security for a New Century (SNC) and 38 North Programs brought together a panel of experts to discuss US Indo-Pacific Allies in the Shadow of US-China Strategic Rivalry. The webinar was a closed-door, …
US Indo-Pacific Allies in the Shadow of US-China Strategic Rivalry Read More »
Speakers: Ambassador Federico Villegas, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN and IOs in Geneva and President, ATT 6th Conference of States Parties (Opening Remarks) Jonah Leff, Conflict Armament Research Tom Nijs, Flanders Department Of Foreign Affairs in Belgium and Co-Chair of the ATT CSP6 Working Group on Transparency and Reporting Stela Petrović, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of …
The Arms Trade Treaty & Diversion: Assessing Risks and Impacts Read More »
Speakers Pushan Das is Head of Forums at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in New Delhi. He tracks and analyses developments in Indian foreign and security policies. He is currently working on issues related to Indian military modernization. He is also the coordinator for the ORF-led Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference of geopolitics and geo-economics hosted …
A Post-Galwan Crossroads? Reviewing 70 Years of India-China Relations Read More »
Due to COVID-19 and its fallout, policymakers are confronted with newly emergent problems alongside preexisting ones. Nowhere is this more evident than on the Korean Peninsula. As the pandemic has spread, US-DPRK talks remain stalled, inter-Korean relations persist as mostly one-sided, and North Korea has continued to test and refine its missile capabilities as well …
Missile Defense Futures and the Korean Peninsula Read More »
The Stimson Center invites you to join us for a discussion exploring the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam, the progress made on war legacy issues in the last 25 years, and the role that the legacies of war will play in the future relationship. Speakers: Opening Remarks Senator Patrick Leahy, United States Senate, …
The U.S. – Vietnam Relationship and War Legacies: 25 Years into Normalization Read More »
The panel was introduced by DCOWA President Vaughn Shannon and moderated by Dr. Clint Work, a Stimson Fellow leading congressional engagement on Korean peace and security issues. The featured speakers included: Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Martin of the American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL); Col. (Ret.) Steve Lee, Senior Vice President of Operations, Korea …
The United States-South Korea Alliance Amidst Uncertainty, Discussion Session 2 Read More »
The panel was introduced by Xiao Yin Zhao, the Executive Director of the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, and moderated by Dr. Clint Work, a Stimson Fellow leading congressional engagement on Korean peace and security issues. The featured speakers included: Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Martin of the American College of National Security …
The United States-South Korea Alliance Amidst Uncertainty Read More »
Featuring: Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and President Emeritus of the World Food Prize Foundation (Introductory Remarks) Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn has a distinguished 32-year career in the U.S. State Department with tenures throughout Southeast Asia and served for two decades as President of the World Food Prize Foundation. …
Featuring ADM Scott Swift (USN. Ret.) former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ADM Scott Swift served in the U.S. Navy for more than 40 years, commanding at all levels and completing his uniformed career as the 35th Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet in 2018. He is founder of The Swift Group LLC and previously the MIT Center …
Adapting to New Challenges: US-Japan Defense Cooperation Read More »
Links to the tools presented here today are below in order of presentation: https://www.stimson.org/2020/mekong-infrastructure-tracker-tool/ https://www.re-explorer.org/ https://globalenergymonitor.org/ This was an official side-event for this year’s annual Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). For more information about ACEF, go to https://www.asiacleanenergyforum.org/ Featuring: James Browning, Communications Director, Global Energy Monitor James Browning has worked to hold the fossil fuel industry …
Main Takeaways Currently, the world is facing an imminent threat. The Covid-19 pandemic requires renewed cooperation by all countries, both globally and regionally. The need for the United Nations is more urgent today than ever before, with a pandemic that tests both our leaders and institutions. During the second half of 2020, we are likely …
Global & Gulf Regional Strategies for Security and Justice in an Age of Uncertainty Read More »
Speakers Shirley Kan, Independent Specialist in Asian Security Affairs Ms. Kan provided legislative support on Asian Security Affairs to Congress in the Congressional Research Service’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division from 1990 to 2015. She is an original Member of the Advisory Board of the Global Taiwan Institute. She speaks at conferences, is cited …
Speakers will include: Sally Yozell, Director of the Environmental Security Program at the Stimson Center Sally Yozell is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Environmental Security program at the Stimson Center. Yozell’s research examines the suite of environmental threats that have the potential to undermine national, regional, or global security. Her work focuses on …
New Tools: Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience Read More »
Featured Speakers Gloria Steele, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Asia (Opening Remarks) Gloria Steele is a career member of the U.S. Senior Executive Services, currently serving as Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia. She oversees USAID’s operations across 30 countries in Asia. Prior to this role she served …
Speakers: Brittany Benowitz, Chief Counsel, American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights William Hartung, Director, Arms and Security Program, Center for International Policy Diana Ohlbaum, Senior Strategist and Legislative Director for Foreign Policy, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Rachel Stohl, Vice President,Stimson Center This webinar is co-sponsored by the Forum on the Arms …
Participants: William F. Kullman, Retired U.S. ATF/Independent Consultant Kristen Rand, Legislative Director, Violence Policy Center (On the phone) Matt Schroeder, Senior Researcher, Small Arms Survey Rachel Stohl, Vice President, Stimson Center
Additional Related Content: Cost-Sharing in Comparative Perspective: The US-ROK & US-Japan Alliances A discussion on cost-sharing dynamics in the US-ROK and US-Japan alliance, Seoul-Tokyo relations, China’s rise, and US political transition.
Part of the Korea Study Group event series. Additional Related Content: Cost-Sharing in Comparative Perspective: The US-ROK & US-Japan Alliances A discussion on cost-sharing dynamics in the US-ROK and US-Japan alliance, Seoul-Tokyo relations, China’s rise, and US political transition. The US-South Korea Alliance and Ongoing Cost-Sharing Talks A Stimson webinar discussion with ROK Ambassador Hwang …
Speakers: Ambassador Robert Blake (ret), Senior Director, McLarty Associates John Lichtefeld, Vice President, The Asia Group; Stimson Center Non-Resident Fellow Bilahari Kausikan, Former Permanent Secretary, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rene “Butch” Meily, President, Philippines Disaster Resilience Foundation Moderator: William Wise, Nonresident Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, The Stimson Center This event is part of the …
Speakers: Kuni Miyake, Research Director for Foreign and National Security Affairs, Canon Institute for Global Studies Kuni Miyake is the Research Director for Foreign and National Security Affairs at the Canon Institute for Global Studies. He is also a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University. In 2006-2007, he was Executive Assistant to Akie Abe in the Office of the Prime Minister of …
The Road Ahead: The Post-COVID-19 International Order Read More »
Featured Speakers: Dr. Nan Tian, Researcher, Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, SIPRI Siemon Wezeman, Senior Researcher, Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, SIPRI Valerie Insinna, Air Warfare Reporter, Defense News Mandy Smithberger, Director, Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, Project on Government Oversight Rachel Stohl, Vice President, Stimson Center This event is …
Trends in Global Arms Transfers and Military Spending Read More »
Featuring speakers: Dr. Bret Leslie, Senior Professional Staff, NWTRB Dr. Leslie’s doctoral research focused on natural analogs of nuclear waste repositories. He has conducted field and laboratory studies with radioactive materials, probabilistic risk assessments, and public outreach on the US spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal program for a national laboratory, a non-profit, and …
The Critical Role of Underground Research Laboratories Read More »
Featuring perspectives from analysts on the ground in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, including: Bismellah Alizada, South Asian Voices Contributor and Co-founder, Rahil Foundation Bismellah Alizada is the co-founder of Rahila Foundation, an organization working for youth empowerment through education and capacity building, and Deputy Director (on academic sabbatical) at Organization for Policy Research and …
Geopolitics in the Age of COVID-19: The View from South Asia Read More »
Staff asked about how sanctions might be further refined to be more effective, what role the US might play in assisting North Korea’s effort to respond to COVID-19 to the extent possible, and how sanctions affect access to the country for humanitarian and public health NGOs. This session was supported by Dr. Kee B. Park. …
Sanctions & The DPRK’s Public Health Infrastructure Read More »
Featured Speakers: Takahisa Kawaguchi, Senior Fellow, Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Mr Kawaguchi is unable to travel and will join the event via video. Takahisa Kawaguchi is a Senior Fellow at Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd. He is of research member of the 21st Century Public Policy Institute at the Japan …
Key Challenges in Japan’s Defense Policy: Views from the Next Generation Read More »
USAID’s strategic approach to advance America’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific includes improving natural resource management, especially since the region is rich in forests, fisheries, and other natural resources. Unfortunately, irresponsible infrastructure development projects and transnational environmental crime erode the natural resources upon which many of our partner countries depend for their long-term …
Natural Resources Safeguards and Security as a Part of the Indo-Pacific Vision Read More »
The discussion opened with a summary of the workshop, which covered alternative futures to the alliance and drew on in-depth discussions with high-level ROK diplomatic and military officials on topics such as the significance of the alliance as it relates to US national defense strategy, the division of labor and military equities in the alliance …
US-ROK Alliance: Alternative Futures Out-Briefing Read More »
Featured Speakers: Sang Hyun Lee is a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute in South Korea, and serves as president of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society (KNPS). He is a former nonresident fellow at the Stimson Center. Previously, he served as a Director-General for Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Yong-Sup Han is a …
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula: Different Ways, Same Goal Read More »
Keynote Address: Rep. Ted Lieu (California) Featured Speakers: Jeff Abramson, Senior Fellow, Arms Control Association Brittany Benowitz, Chief Counsel, American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights Colby Goodman, Senior Consultant, Transparency International Defense and Security Adam Isacson, Director for Defense Oversight, Washington Office on Latin America Kate Kizer, Policy Director, Win Without War Dan …
Beyond the Headlines: Redefining Responsibility in the Arms Trade Read More »
Dr. Philippe Thevoz from SICPA, who has been at the forefront of digital transformation for 30 years, will introduce blockchain technology, highlight use cases of the KSI Blockchain, which has been used by Estonia since 2008, and identify concrete examples of blockchain applications for securing data and process integrity of critical supply chains. This will …
Blockchain and the Traceability of Critical Materials Read More »
The discussion opened with an exploration of the differences in negotiating approaches of the United States and North Korea and why, at this time, the United States can’t go back to the maximum pressure campaign or just add more sanctions; what is necessary is a shift in geopolitics and healthy Congressional oversight of the negotiations …
Negotiations, Sanctions, and Red Lines with North Korea Read More »
While the current New START treaty has many shortcomings, it was argued that, at a minimum, the treaty should be extended to buy time for new negotiations. Staffers asked whether China’s absence from New Start is a valid reason for letting the treaty lapse and whether a return to testing is inevitable. They also asked …
While the world’s attention has been focused on the denuclearization talks with North Korea, the country’s domestic social changes have evaded public scrutiny. The burgeoning market economy, the internal social control and the securitization of society management all have key implications for the threat perception of the North Korean government, hence the goals and approaches …
The “New North Korea”: Security Implications of North Korea’s Social Changes Read More »
The conversation opened with a discussion of the main categories of arms sales, the primary legislative vehicles for these sales, and how provision of these goods and services to foreign partners can further U.S. national security interests. Staff inquired about recent regulatory reforms which have undermined Congress’ oversight role and asked why it remains so …
The conversation kicked off with a discussion of how the breakdown in talks likely signals internal debate in North Korea about the desirability of denuclearization as well as growing North Korean impatience with South Korea’s inaction vis-a-vis inter-Korean economic projects. Staff inquired as to whether China can be pressured to exert greater influence over North …
Prospects for North Korean Denuclearization post-Stockholm Read More »
Staff asked a range of questions about areas for additional leverage over DPRK, especially sanctions, and the impact on readiness of suspending the joint US-ROK military exercises. Concerns were raised about North Korea’s current missile capabilities, especially in light of short-range missile tests since May and a supposed new submarine, and options for reducing tensions …
China’s growing capability and influence across the Indo-Pacific provokes pressing questions for U.S. strategy in the region. With Asia undergoing major power transitions and advances in military technology potentially shifting the offense-defense balance, how should the United States, its allies, and its partners across the Indo-Pacific respond? Eugene Gholz (University of Notre Dame) will present research …
This is the event was rescheduled from October As the Nuclear Security Summits recede into the past, it is important that the world’s leaders not forget about nuclear security. Where the Summits played a valuable role in jump-starting attention to this challenge, the global community must now do the longer-term work of making sound nuclear …
A Conversation with Dr. Chris Ford, Assistant Secretary of State Read More »
Commercial fishing is big business, with over 56 million people working on vessels to support it. Despite this, a lack of transparency exists across the entire seafood supply chain, impeding effective fisheries management. Distant water fishing (DWF) fleets operate in the shadows. With a lack of information on where they fish, what they catch, and …
Art reception to discuss the context and stories of a series of portraits “A Long Separation” exhibited at the Stimson Center. Artist, Laura Elizabeth Pohl, explains her inspiration and stories she found moving of families that were divided from loved ones in North Korea. Featuring: Laura Elizabeth Pohl, Photographer Remarks: Jenny Town,, Fellow, Stimson Center & …
A Long Separation: A Photo Series of Korean Separated Families Read More »
Japan updated its two major defense-planning documents in December 2018—the National Defense Program Guidelines for policy guidance, and the Mid-Term Defense Program for acquisition. Both documents are unprecedented in the heightened sense of urgency for Japan’s security challenges, and the ambitiousness of the plan for its future defense force to address them. The latest defense …
The intensifying theme of great power competition between the U.S. and China has major implications for the Korean Peninsula, its future unification and the U.S. alliance system in Northeast Asia. Most directly, China could be even more reluctant to change the status quo on the Korean peninsula in the hope of maintaining leverage against the …
Between Two Giants: The Korean Dilemma within U.S.-China Competition Read More »
In January 2018, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, North and South Korea merged their women’s ice hockey teams into one, scraping together teammates of Korean descent from all over the world. Join the Stimson Center and the Council of Korean Americans for a book talk and signing with author Seth Berkman on …
A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History Read More »
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