Sasakawa Peace Foundation English Newsletter
October Issue (NE19-06)
Welcome to the October Issue of the SPF English Newsletter, a monthly round-up of English information about news, events, and research from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF).
Featured articles and announcements
1. NEWS: Setting the stage for greater gender parity in politics: SPF and the Academy for Gender Parity team up to train aspiring women politicians
2. NEWS: Accord Spotlight publication "Pathways to Peace Talks: Supporting Early Dialogue" incorporates SPF peacebuilding experience in southern Thailand
3. NEWS: OPRI Side Events at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Yokohama
4. PUBLICATION: The latest from the Asia Strategy Initiative: An Alliance Strategy for the East China Sea and U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Indo-Pacific Regional Architecture
5. REGISTER NOW: Is the Japan-U.S. Alliance Unfair? Comparisons between U.S. Alliances in Europe and Asia (Thursday, October 24, 2019)
1. NEWS: Setting the stage for greater gender parity in politics: SPF and the Academy for Gender Parity team up to train aspiring women politicians
SPF’s Asia Peace Initiatives Department in collaboration with the Academy for Gender Parity arranged a series of events focusing on the future of women's political participation across Asia, including a seminar featuring remarks by Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin and a training workshop for aspiring women politicians in Japan.
2. NEWS: Accord Spotlight publication "Pathways to Peace Talks: Supporting Early Dialogue" incorporates SPF peacebuilding experience in southern Thailand
The latest issue of Accord Spotlight, an internationally acclaimed journal series focusing on peace processes around the world, incorporated SPF's years of experience with peacebuilding in southern Thailand in their latest issue.
3. NEWS: OPRI Side Events at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Yokohama
From August 27-28, 2019, the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) organized two side events and a closed roundtable discussion to address blue economy and blue carbon on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Yokohama. These side events highlighted the foundation’s research while also focusing international attention on the potential for governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders in Japan and countries in Africa to work together to promote the sustainable use of marine resources while also unlocking the potential of the world’s oceans.
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4. PUBLICATION: The latest from the Asia Strategy Initiative: An Alliance Strategy for the East China Sea and U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Indo-Pacific Regional Architecture
To establish a foundation for future efforts to enhance the U.S.-Japan alliance, the Asia Strategy Initiative brings together leading experts from both countries to stimulate debate about how to move the alliance forward through the development and dissemination of novel policy proposals. The latest publications can be viewed at the links below.
Policy Memorandum #2: An Alliance Strategy for the East China Sea
Co-authors: Eric Sayers and Tetsuo Kotani
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Policy Memorandum #3: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Indo-Pacific Regional Architecture
Co-authors: Kei Koga, Mie Oba, Ken Jimbo, and Zack Cooper
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5. REGISTER NOW: Is the Japan-U.S. Alliance Unfair? Comparisons between U.S. Alliances in Europe and Asia (Thursday, October 24, 2019)
** Registration open until 5pm on October 21, 2019 (Monday) **
Against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, SPF in collaboration with the Casimir Pulaski Foundation of Poland has conducted a series of comparative analyses to compile balance sheets outlining the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. allies in Asia and Europe. This event will welcome the authors of this research for discussions comparing Japan's relative strengths and weaknesses with other U.S. allies, with the ultimate goal of uncovering strategies for maintaining the Japan-U.S. alliance moving forward.