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The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Debate Over Japan's Role in Asia Monday, April 16, 2012 1:00PM The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium A fixture on Japan’s political scene, long-time Governor of Tokyo (1999-present) Shintaro Ishihara is far and away one of Japan’s leading political figures. Given Tokyo’s dominant size, the views of the Governor are very important in Japanese political debate on the issues of the day, domestic and international. Governor Ishihara will share his views on the U.S.-Japan Alliance and other issues with a Heritage audience, to be immediately followed by a panel discussion from two prominent American experts/practitioners on U.S.-Japan relations. Simultaneous translation of the Governor’s remarks will be provided. ~
Book Event: The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:00PM The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium ~
Asian Studies Center Featured Research
An inexperienced young man—Kim Jong-un—is, at least for the moment, in control of North Korea, the world’s most volatile nuclear power. While this scenario might sound like the plot line of a Hollywood blockbuster, for America and her allies, the challenges of Jong-un’s ascension are proving all too real. Although North Korea’s dynastic succession is well underway, continuity of leadership does not guarantee regional stability—a fact underlined by Pyongyang’s recent announcement that next month it will conduct a long-range missile test. If North Korea chooses to continue its policy of repression and foreign aggression, Washington and its allies should be prepared to enact a list of policies—ranging from negotiations to missile defense—designed to neutralize and ultimately diminish the North Korean threat.
China's investment overseas is increasingly important to the United States and the international community. The China Global Investment Tracker created by The Heritage Foundation is the only publicly available, comprehensive dataset of large Chinese investments and contracts worldwide beyond Treasury bonds. Details are available for almost 500 attempted transactions -- failed and successful -- over $100 million in all industries, including energy, mining, transportation and banking.
Asia is home to more than half the world's population. Freedom and tyranny live side by side, as do economic opportunity and poverty. East and South Asia have some of the best places in the world to do business, but they also have some of the worst. Asia is home to some of the most unstable, dangerous nations in the world, and it is home to some of the most steady and reliable. It is also home to the only country in the world capable of emergng as a peer competitor for global American influence - the People's Republic of China. |
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