Monday Asia Policy Events, March 31, 2025

ARCTIC WOMEN LEADERSHIP ADDRESSING CLIMATE, GEOPOLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC TRADITION: LOCAL FEDERAL, AND INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES. 3/31, Noon-1:30PM (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: George Washington University. Speakers: Rebecca Alty, Mayor of Yellowknife, NWT, Canada; Carina Sammeli, Chair of the Municipal Board, Luleå municipality, Sweden; Meghan Tapqaq, Former member of the Nome Common Council, Staff Attorney, Kawerak; Jackie Schaeffer, Director of Climate Initiatives, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Mary Peltola, Former member of the U.S. Congress and Alaska State Legislature. 

INNOVATION TIES AND US-JAPAN ADVANCED TECH WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS. 3/31, 1:00-2:00pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speakers: Bharati B. Belwalkar, Senior Industrial and Organizational Researcher, American Institutes for Research; Jeffrey Dressler, Partner, Head, Global Government Affairs, Softbank; Michi Kaifu, CEO, ENOTECH Consulting; Brandon Possin, CEO, Merito Network.

A FRACTURED LIBERATION: KOREA UNDER US OCCUPATION. 3/31, 4:00–5:30pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speakers: author Kornel Chang, Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History Department, Rutgers University-Newark: Eric Arnesen, the Teamsters Professor of History in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, The George Washington University; Christian F. Ostermann, Founding Director of the History and Public Policy Program (HAPP).  PURCHASE BOOK 

VIEW FROM TREASURY: THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. 3/31, 5:00-7:00pm (EDT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: GWU Elliott School of International Affairs. Speaker: Professor Jay Shambaugh, fmr. Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. 

A “NEW GOLDEN AGE” IN U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS? 3/31, 6:00-7:00pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP). Speakers: Dr. Ken Jimbo, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University; Mr. Christopher B. Johnstone Partner and Chair, Defense & National Security Practice, The Asia Group. 

JAPAN'S ZELENSKYY SHOCK. 3/31, 4:00-5:00pm (PDT) 7:00-8:00pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. Speakers: Ulrike Schaede, Professor of Japanese Business, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy; Yuji Idomoto, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. 

WHEN FORESTS FALL SILENT: INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 3/31, 5:00-6:00pm (EDT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: Georgetown Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Speaker: Anton L. Delgado, Freelance Journalist. 

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