Japan Matters for America/America Matters for Japan (2019)

By East-West Center, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Report－Balance Sheet of US Allies and Implication for Japanese Alliance Policy

There is no doubt that the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains the cornerstone of Japanese security policy as well as being the most rational means for providing for Japan’s national defense. However, in the United States, criticism of unilateralism or asymmetry in the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains persistent. Thus, it is likely that the U.S. will demand its allies to share an ever greater portion of the defense burden in the future.

Report－Balance Sheet of US Allies and Implication for Japanese Alliance Policy

There is no doubt that the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains the cornerstone of Japanese security policy as well as being the most rational means for providing for Japan’s national defense. However, in the United States, criticism of unilateralism or asymmetry in the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains persistent. Thus, it is likely that the U.S. will demand its allies to share an ever greater portion of the defense burden in the future.

English Edition of the “Ocean White Paper 2018” Now Available

Kent E. Calder "The Bay of Bengal: Political-Economic Transition and Strategic Implications"

By Prof. Kent E. Calder Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Leveraging the full spectrum of philanthropic capital towards impact

Foundations are well-positioned to take the lead as market catalysts and ecosystem builders. This report documents the extraordinary journeys taken by three leading foundations in the U.S. and five in Asia Pacific to scale their impact by leveraging the full spectrum of financial and non-financial resources.

By Asian Venture Philanthropy Network