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Talks from the Hoover InstitutionSovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions | Hoover InstitutionOne of the keys to China’s global rise has been its strategy of deploying sovereign wealth on behalf of state power. Since President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, China has doubled down on financial statecraft, making shrewd investments with the sovereign funds it has built up by leveraging its foreign exchange reserves. Sovereign Funds tells the story of how the Communist Party of China (CPC) became a global financier of surpassing ambition.
Dr. Liu offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the evolution of China’s sovereign funds, including the China Investment Corporation, the State Administration of Forei...2024-02-1611 min
RANE Podcast SeriesSouth Korea’s Response to Shifting Geopolitical BalancesThe Korean Peninsula sits at the crossroads of continental and maritime Asia, seen at various times as a bridgehead onto the continent or a dagger pointing at the heart of Japan. Korea’s history has been shaped by its location and by competition between larger powers around it, driving numerous policy responses from both unified and divided Korea, ranging from isolationism to balancing big powers to more independent regional engagement. Under the current Yoon administration, South Korea appears to be once again undergoing a shift in strategic policy, healing long-standing rifts with Japan, strengthening defense cooperation with the United St...2023-05-2635 min
Asia in Washington PodcastThe 2022 Philippine Election: Democratic Backsliding and Progress with Professor Lisandro ClaudioIn this episode of "Asia in Washington," hosts Jada Fraser and Lam Tran sit down with Professor Lisandro Claudio, Assistant Professor in the South and Southeast Asia Department at UC Berkeley, to discuss his analysis of the outcome of the recent Philippines presidential election. Professor Claudio describes the role disinformation and white-washing played in the election and discusses the potential domestic and foreign policy directions of the new President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's administration. While the trend of democratic backsliding in the Philippines has not yet reversed, Professor Claudio expresses his hope that a liberal democratic base was solidified through...2022-05-2728 min
Asia in Washington PodcastThe Art and Challenges of Diplomacy with Margot CarringtonIn this episode of "Asia in Washington," hosts Adriana Reinecke and Lauren Mosely sit down with Ms. Margot Carrington, a retired diplomat, whose 25-year career with the US Department of State culminated in a four-year tour as Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy Tokyo, to discuss her experiences shaping and communicating U.S. policy in Asia. Ms. Carrington shares some of the biggest challenges of her diplomatic career, such as the barriers for women in the Foreign Service and tensions arising from the large U.S. military presence in Japan, as well as some of her proudest accomplishments, including...2022-05-1242 min
Asia in Washington PodcastBuilding Resilience Through Social Ties: COVID-19 and 3.11 with Dr. Daniel AldrichIn this episode of the Reischauer Center's podcast, "Asia in Washington," hosts Adriana Reinecke and Jada Fraser sit down with Dr. Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies program at Northeastern University, to discuss the role social ties play in disasters and shocks. Dr. Aldrich explains the differences between "vertical" and "horizontal" ties and provides examples of innovative projects around the world aimed at strengthening community and societal resilience through the development of these ties. He also explains the critical role that these ties played in the 3/11 Tohoku...2022-04-2535 min
Asia in Washington PodcastSouth Korea's 20th Presidential Election: Obstacles and Opportunities with Scott SnyderIn this episode of the Reischauer Center's podcast, "Asia in Washington," hosts Jada Fraser and Adriana Reinecke sit down with Mr. Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss the outcome of the recent South Korean presidential election and implications for important issues in domestic and foreign policy, including the potential for renewed U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation, South Korea-China relations, and gender divisions in the South Korean public. Mr. Snyder maintains that facing a polarized electorate and an opposition-controlled National Assembly, performance and compromise will be key to determining the new Yoon Seok-yeol administration's success.
Scott A...2022-03-2543 min
Asia in Washington PodcastJapanese Agricultural Co-Ops: Looking Towards The Future with Patricia MaclachlanIn this episode, hosts Jada Fraser and Adri Reinecke sit down with Dr. Patricia Maclachlan to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Japanese farmers and Japanese agricultural co-ops (JA) amidst demographic and economic decline. Other topics discussed include how JA organizations are adapting; why some JA organizations are able to implement strategic change while others are not; the environmental and immigration implications of a changing Japanese agricultural landscape; and what we might expect from the next generation of Japanese political leadership regarding agricultural reform.
Dr. Maclachlan is Professor of Government and the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Professor of Japanese Studies at...2022-01-2632 min
Asia in Washington PodcastJapan's Economic Balancing Act with Dr. Mireya Solís from Asia in WashingtonIn this episode, hosts Adriana Reinecke and Jada Fraser sit down with Dr. Mireya Solís of Brookings to discuss new directions in Japanese economic statecraft. Dr. Solís describes how a world of 'hard-edged interdependence' has prompted Japan, among other countries, to place greater focus on economic security. Other topics discussed include Japan's economic engagement in Southeast Asia, Japan as a reactive or proactive state, and the impact of technology competition on U.S.-Japan-China relations.
Dr. Mireya Solís is the director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, and a sen...2021-12-1534 min
Hopkins Podcast on Foreign AffairsSingapore & the U.S. – China Rivalry
Singapore is one of the most important economic players in Asia. Yet, as tensions between the United States and China continue to increase, it has found it self in a precarious situation. How to sustainably straddle the middle ground between these two superpowers while continuing to increase its economic power without alienating anyone? To answer this question and more, we are joined by Professor Kent Calder.
Professor Kent Calder is the Interim Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He also directs the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns H...2021-08-2700 min
Asia in Washington PodcastJapan's COVID-19 Response: Challenges and Opportunities from Asia in WashingtonIn this episode, hosts Hana Anderson and Jonathan Canfield discuss Japan’s COVID-19 response and important lessons learned with Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor Emeritus of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and University of Tokyo and Chairman of the Health and Global Policy Institute.
This podcast was recorded on February 16, 2021. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.2021-03-0924 minAsia in Washington PodcastUS-Japan Relations in the Midst of COVID-19: Global Health and Beyond from Asia in WashingtonUS-Japan Cooperation on COVID-19 with James Gannon
In this episode, hosts Hana Anderson and Jonathan Canfield discuss Japan’s COVID-19 response and the expanding potential of US-Japan cooperation with Mr. James Gannon, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) in New York. Mr. Gannon shares his expertise on the US-Japan health dialogue, the challenges the two partners face working together regionally and globally on health and vaccine initiatives, and what to expect from an incoming Biden administration's policy agenda. This podcast was recorded on January 5, 2021.
Mr. Jim Gannon joined JCIE USA in 2001. He oversees a wide ra...2021-01-2735 min
The Institute of World PoliticsAn Assessment of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific StrategyThis event is sponsored by the Asia Initiative Lecture Series at The Institute of World Politics.
About the lecture: After 20 years of White House National Security Strategies premised on the hope that great power competition might be mitigated by cooperation with China on counter-terrorism, financial governance or climate change, the Trump administration announced unapologetically in its 2017 National Security Strategy that the United States is in strategic competition with China. The same year the State Department introduced the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy and brought back the US-Japan-Australia-India “Quad” to check Chinese expansion in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. No matter who...2020-11-031h 06
Asia in Washington PodcastMongolia's Foreign Policy With Alicia Campi from Asia in WashingtonHost Monica Weller sits down with Dr. Alicia Campi, a leading expert on Mongolia, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, and a current Adjunct Lecturer at SAIS. Dr. Campi speaks about her 2019 book, Mongolia's Foreign Policy: Navigating a Changing World. Discussion topics include the role of Mongolia in North Asia, its political relationships with China, Russia, and other "third neighbor" countries, along with the sociopolitical status of the country.
Episode edited by Vivian Chen. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.
Note: This episode was originally recorded in December 2019.2020-07-2949 minAsia in Washington PodcastJapan's Response to the Rise of China with Narushige Michishita from Asia in WashingtonHost Evan Sankey discusses Japan’s response and the importance of the US-Japan alliance in the face of the global rise of China with Dr. Narushige Michishita, Assistant Professor of the Security and International Studies Program at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo.
Episode edited by Vivian Chen. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.
Note: This episode was originally recorded in November 2019.2020-07-0646 minHopkins Podcast on Foreign AffairsIndia – China Border Dispute with Dr. Joshua WhiteOn June 15th, a deadly brawl between Chinese and Indian troops along the India-China border in the Himalayas resulted in casualties for the first time in four decades. In this episode we will discuss the history of this long-standing border dispute as well as other points of tensions between China and India.
Joining us today is Dr. Joshua White. Joshua T. White is Associate Professor of the Practice of South Asia Studies and Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS. He is also a Nonresident Fellow in the Foreign P...2020-06-2600 minAsia in Washington PodcastThe Hong Kong Protests With Ho-fung Hung from Asia in WashingtonHost Yasmin Yoon speaks with Dr. Ho-fung Hung, Professor in Political Economy and Chair of Johns Hopkins SAIS Department of Sociology and Hong Kong native, on the recent state of the city and the pro-democracy movement in the wake of historic local elections last November.
Episode edited by Yasmin Yoon and Vivian Chen. Special thanks to Sam Frost, Marina Dickson, and Neave Denny for their help with further editing. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.
Note: This podcast was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2019. An update of the current...2020-06-161h 00Asia in Washington PodcastSouth Korea's Response To COVID-19 With Wonhyuk Lim from Asia in WashingtonHost Evan Sankey interviews KDI School of Public Policy and Management Professor and SAIS Professor Dr. Wonhyuk Lim on South Korea's effective response to combating COVID-19, based on their experiences from past infectious disease outbreaks like MERS. The results of South Korea's best practices towards flattening the curve can be seen through its comparatively low number of cases and deaths despite being one of the earliest countries to become afflicted with the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Note: This podcast was recorded remotely on April 23, 2020 with both host and guest in their respective homes. Due to technical difficulties when recording...2020-05-041h 00Asia in Washington PodcastThe U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy with Ambassador David B. Shear from Asia in WashingtonHost Evan Sankey sits down with former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs, David Shear. Now a SAIS Adjunct Professor, David B. Shear discusses the current U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific region with its allies along with engagement in Southeast Asia.
Episode edited by Rachel Xian. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.2020-03-2737 minAsia in Washington PodcastSupercontinent and the Logic of Eurasian Integration with Kent E. Calder from Asia in WashingtonHost Evan Sankey sits down with Dr. Kent E. Calder, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and International Research Cooperation at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) and Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies to discuss his most recent book, "Supercontinent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration".
Episode edited by Rachel Xian. From Asia in Washington, an Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Podcast.2020-02-2034 min
The Institute of World PoliticsGrand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783About the Book: Soon after the American Revolution, certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material and cultural resources at stake there. Over the coming generations, the United States continued to ask how best to expand trade with the region and whether to partner with China, at the center of the continent, or Japan, looking toward the Pacific. Where should the United States draw its defensive line, and how should it export democratic principles? In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, By More Than Providence...2019-01-291h 09![Black Hat Briefings, Japan 2004 [Audio] Presentations from the security conference](http://media.blackhat.com/bh-japan-04/bh-japan-04-itunes.jpg)
Black Hat Briefings, Japan 2004 [Audio] Presentations from the security conferenceRaisuke Miyawaki: Keynote Speech (English)" * Chairman, Ochanomizu Associates, Tokyo, Japan
* Senior Advisor, Commission on Japanese Critical Infrastructure Protection
* Research Counselor and Trustee, Institute for International Policy Studies, Tokyo
* Vice President, Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Mr. Miyawaki is Japan's leading expert on the role of organized crime in Japan's economy. He joined the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) in 1956, ultimately becoming director of the NPA's criminal investigation division, where he headed the NPA's anti-underworld campaign.
In his last government post, from 1986 until 1988, Mr. Miyawaki served in the Senior Cabinet Secretariat of the Prime Minster of Japan, as Advisor for Public Affairs to Prime Minister Yasuhiro...2006-11-0148 min