by Will Houstoun | Sep 12, 2014 | East Asia, Economics
September 11, 2014 Host: The Woodrow Wilson Center Speakers: Dr. Makoto Kojima, Professor, Takushoku University Dr. Pratap Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Research Dr. Satoru Nagao, Associate, Gakushuin University History has always been an important part of East...
by Will Houstoun | Sep 10, 2014 | East Asia, Economics, Energy
September 9,2014 Host: The Stimson Center Speaker: Dr. Yoko Hirose, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University It is no secret that the balance of power is quickly changing in Asia. Over the past decade, China, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and other Southeast Asian...
by Will Houstoun | Sep 8, 2014 | Defense, East Asia, Economics
September 8, 2014 Host: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Speaker: Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy In the words of Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy is dictated by a “presence mandate;” that is a duty to be...
by Will Houstoun | Sep 5, 2014 | Defense, Economics
September 4, 2014 Host: The United States Institute of Peace Speakers: Ms. Michele Flournoy, Chief Executive, Center for a New American Security With the advent of nuclear weapons, drones, intercontinental missiles, and other significant military advancements, many...
by Will Houstoun | Jul 21, 2014 | Economics, Middle East
July 21, 2014 Host: The Woodrow Wilson Center Speakers: Robert S. Litwak, Director, International Security Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center In theory, it should be easy for Iran, the U.S., and other member of the P5+1 to reach a nuclear deal. When negotiations began in...
by Will Houstoun | Jun 27, 2014 | Economics, Energy, Middle East
June 25, 2014 Host: The Woodrow Wilson Center Speakers: Dr. Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Partner, Atieh International It is a well-known secret that there is an ongoing proxy war in the Middle East. In Syria, Iraq, and around the region, the Gulf Cooperation Council led...
