Social Sciences
Election season has begun and experts are busy presenting themselves and their ideas to the political community. There are so many conferences and seminars this month that APP's newsletter to members on Monday evening will be extraordinarily long. Below are some of the events happening just on Monday, September 13th, which will not be captured by the newsletter.
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- August Programs
August in Washington is hot and quiet. Anyone with any sense leaves. Unfortunately, a few folks have not gotten the memo that this is the time NOT to hold any events. Unfortunately, the Korea Economic Institute is hiding all the new analytical talent...
- The History Issues
TAIWAN?S COMFORT WOMEN: AN UNTOLD STORY. 5/4, 3:30-5:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: CNAPS Brookings. Speaker: Sandy Yu-Lan Yeh, CNAPS Visiting Fellow, Taiwan. RECONCILIATION AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY ON WAR CRIMES. 5/4, 10:30am, Washington, DC. Sponsor:...
- Free Trade
DEMYSTIFYING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AMERICANS, JAPANESE AND CHINESE EFFORTS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF FREE TRADE. 1/13. 4:30-6:00pm,Washington, DC. Sponsor: Reischauer Center, Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced...
- Japan Matters
Prime Minister Naoto Kan has just been reelected leader of the Democratic Party of Japan. The support numbers for his newly appointed Cabinet are sky high. Does this mean that Japan is out of the woods, politically, and that we can expect more consistent...
Social Sciences
Case of the Mondays
CHINA?S ECONOMY: BOOM OR BUBBLE? 9/13, 4:30-6:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: China Studies, SAIS. Speaker: Robert Chovanec, associate professor at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management.
JAPAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: FROM SWEET SPOT TO SWEET SPOT. 9/13, 5:00-7:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: International Economics, SAIS. Speaker: Robert Feldman, managing director of Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd/Research.
PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY: EDGING TOWARD AN ABYSS OR PULLING BACK? 9/13, 2:00pm-4:00pm,Washington, DC. Sponsor: Woodrw Wilson Center (WWC). Speakers: Shahid Javed Burki, senior scholar at WWC; Jehangir Karamat of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council; and Parvez Hasan and Ziad Alahdad of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council at Beaconhouse National University.
THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR: WHY EMPOWERING WOMEN IS CRUCIAL: WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, CONGO, AND BEYOND. 9/13, 3:00-4:00pm,Washington, DC. Sponsor: National Press Club. Speaker: Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International.
AMERICA AND NEW NUCLEAR STRATEGY. 9/13, 7:00pm-9:00pm,Washington, DC. Sponsor: Elliott School of International Affairs, GWU. Speaker: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
AIR AND SPACE CONFERENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO. 9/13-9/15, 9:00am-4:30pm, National Harbor, MD. Sponsor: Air Force Association. Keynote Speakers: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force; General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Chief of Staff; James A. Roy, Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force.
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- August Programs
August in Washington is hot and quiet. Anyone with any sense leaves. Unfortunately, a few folks have not gotten the memo that this is the time NOT to hold any events. Unfortunately, the Korea Economic Institute is hiding all the new analytical talent...
- The History Issues
TAIWAN?S COMFORT WOMEN: AN UNTOLD STORY. 5/4, 3:30-5:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: CNAPS Brookings. Speaker: Sandy Yu-Lan Yeh, CNAPS Visiting Fellow, Taiwan. RECONCILIATION AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY ON WAR CRIMES. 5/4, 10:30am, Washington, DC. Sponsor:...
- Free Trade
DEMYSTIFYING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AMERICANS, JAPANESE AND CHINESE EFFORTS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF FREE TRADE. 1/13. 4:30-6:00pm,Washington, DC. Sponsor: Reischauer Center, Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced...
- Japan Matters
Prime Minister Naoto Kan has just been reelected leader of the Democratic Party of Japan. The support numbers for his newly appointed Cabinet are sky high. Does this mean that Japan is out of the woods, politically, and that we can expect more consistent...