In collaboration with the Japan Society, the NCAFP's Forum on Asia-Pacific Security held a public panel on East Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Alliances on the evening of May 19, 2015. The U.S. alliance s ...
Category: East Asia
Japan: Stepping Forward but Not Stepping Out
In light of the executions of Japanese citizens in the Middle East, all eyes have been on Shinzo Abe and his activist foreign policy. The U.S.–Japan alliance is healthy and the two allies are in the final stages of revi ...
The Future of the Korean Peninsula
The release of two Americans who had been held by the North Koreans for some time raises the question of whether we may hope for some easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and a renewal of long-stalled talks on Pyon ...
U.S.-China Relations: Avoiding a New Cold War
On September 15, 2014, the NCAFP's Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS), hosted a panel discussion on U.S.-China relations at the Harvard Club in New York to address the following questions: Is the recent downturn i ...
APEC in 2014: Regional Growth & Integration
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for increasing economic cooperation and trade in the world's most dynamic and fastest growing region. This public panel explored the challenges and opportunities fo ...
The East China Sea: The Place Where Sino-U.S. Conflict Could Occur
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Michael McDevitt, Senior Fellow at CNA Corporation, authored the lead article in the March/April issue of AFPI. “The Each China Sea: The Place Where Sino-U.S. Conflict Could Occur” explores the emerge ...
Challenges and Perspectives for Japan: Is Reconciliation Possible Among Neighbors?
The Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS) hosted a private briefing with Mr. Yukio Okamoto, former Special Advisor for Prime Minister Koizumi and Prime Minister Hashimoto. The event was moderated by Ambassador Winston Lo ...