Trilateral Commission | 2020 Meetings—Virtual Conversations
The Trilateral Commission’s regional and plenary meetings have been postponed until 2021 due to the pandemic, but virtual conversations have been held and are available to the public on the Commission website.
US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange | 2013 Diet Delegation to the US
The 2013 US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brought the 26th delegation of Japanese Diet members, accompanied by four of Japan’s most promising younger policy experts, to the United States, where they met and engaged in discussions with government officials, political analysts, and foreign policy experts.
1st US-Japan Global Health Dialogue | Strengthening Partnership on Global Health
More than 30 policy experts and senior officials from nine US and Japanese government agencies gathered for a high-level dialogue to identify areas where we can deepen cooperation on global health under the Trump administration and Abe government.
East Asia Insights | The China Challenge and US-Japan Relations under Fumio Kishida
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, passed his first test and guided the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory in the Lower House election on October 31, less than one month after he assumed office. As he looks ahead to 2022, however, he now must grapple with the complex foreign and security policy challenges that he has inherited. As the Kishida government consolidates its foreign policy posture, it will need to keep two key elements in mind, domestic constraints within Japan and Japan’s relationship with the US in the context of US-China rivalry.
East Asia Insights | Japanese Foreign Policy Under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda
This issue addresses several questions about Fukuda’s election and its implications for Japan’s foreign policy, as Fukuda is likely to adopt a more subtle approach to foreign affairs.
East Asia Insights | A Japanese Perspective on US Policy toward East Asia
This issue contributes a series of suggestion, from the Japanese perspective, on how the United States can most effectively remain engaged and ensure the region’s continued peace and prosperity.
East Asia Insights | A Japanese Perspective on the China Question
This issue presents a Japanese perspective on “The China Question” and offers a series of policy prescriptions about how Japan should engage its increasingly powerful neighbor in the years ahead.
East Asia Insights | The Crisis of Global Governance and the Rise of East Asia
With the November US presidential election approaching, this special edition incorporates and expands elements raised in previous issues, examining them in the context of the global governance system, and the expectations for US leadership in reforming that system.
East Asia Insights | Revisiting the North Korea Issue
As the challenge of North Korea continues to loom large, the international community faces an environment of uncertainty following events such as Kim Jong-il’s health problems and Pyongyang’s recent move toward restarting activity at a nuclear reprocessing plant.
East Asia Insights | Getting China Policy Right
This issue discusses the massive scale of China’s expansion and scope of its global influence, and the need for a renewed emphasis on getting China policy right to maintain continued prosperity and stability in East Asia.
