Robert Ward
@RobertAlanWard
Director of Geo-economics, Japan Chair ジャパン・チェア・プログラム Senior Fellow for Japanese Security Studies at The International Institute for Strategic Studies @iiss_org
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May 22nd marks 20 years since the last Japan-North Korea summit, that btwn PM Koizumi & Kim Jong-il.
So, timely look at fraught Japan-North Korea relations in the latest IISS News Japan Memo podcast with expert guests Naoko Aoki Joseph Dempsey & University of Warwick ‘s Chris Hughes.
In this #JapanMemo episode, Professor Chris Hughes from University of Warwick, Naoko Aoki and Joseph Dempsey join Robert Ward to share their insights on Japan and North Korea. They discuss abductions, missiles and nuclear issues.
🎧: go.iiss.org/4dFAABS
Yes, but wld quibble over plural ‘decades’. In 2000s 🇯🇵lifted off rocks by 🇨🇳’s growth. 🇯🇵also implemented institutional/political reforms—& maintained social cohesion despite post bubble wealth crash.
China must learn from Japan’s ‘lost decades’ via Financial Times
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Many nuclear, missile, and abduction issues bedevil Japan–North Korea ties.
I had the privilege of discussing these with Robert Ward, Joseph Dempsey, and Prof. Chris Hughes on the Japan Memo podcast by IISS News. Listen here: iiss.org/podcasts/japan…
The Japan-North Korea relationship is complicated, coloured by security issues of course, but also the unresolved issue of 🇯🇵 citizens kidnapped by 🇰🇵. On this 🌟Japan Memo podcast, our brilliant experts Prof Chris Hughes, Naoko Aoki & Joseph Dempsey unpack 🇯🇵 🇰🇵 relations🎧👇