Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Ward

Robert Ward hosts Dr Bart Gaens, Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and Japan Chair at the International Centre for Defence and Security, Tatsumi Yuki, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center, and Dr Alice Dell'Era, Assistant Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. They discuss Japan's role in Indo-Pacific minilateralism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Professor Takahara Akio, Emeritus Professor of The University of Tokyo, Dr Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scientist at the Centre for Naval Analyses (CNA) and Dr Catherine Jones, a Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, to explore Japan's challenges amid growing cooperation between Russia and China.  Robert, Akio, Elizabeth and Catherine discuss:   The recent development of the Russia-China strategic partnership in the Ukraine war The limitations of the Sino-Russian relationship and the potential overlap of their interests Japan's security, economy and energy challenges amid growing Sino-Russian aligment   The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:   Takahara Akio and et al., Japan–China Relations in the Modern Era, (Abingdon: Routledge, 2017), 250pp. Takahara Akio and et al., Nicchū kankei 2001-2022 [Japan-China Relations 2001-2022], (Tokyo: The University of Tokyo Press, 2023), 432pp. Charles E. Ziegler, Russia in the Pacific: The Quest for Great Power Recognition, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024), 296pp. Gaye Christoffersen, Russia in the Indo-Pacific: New Approaches to Russian Foreign Policy, (Abingdon: Routledge, 2022), 298pp. Endo Shusaku, Chinmoku [Silence], (Tokyo: Shinchosha, 1981), 320pp. Endo Shusaku, The Samurai, (Tokyo: Shinchosha, 1986), 520pp. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org.    Date recorded: 17 February 2025   Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Professor Suzuki Kazuto, Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, and Dr Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp, Director at Agora Strategy Group, to explore Japan's economic security policy. Robert, Professor Suzuki and Dr Pohlkamp discuss: Recent developments in Japan's economic security strategyThe European perspective on Japan's economic security policyKey differences between Japan and Europe's economic security approachesThe future of Japan-China economic relations The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Aoyama Michiko, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library, (New York: Doubleday, 2023), 256pp. Okamoto Yukio, Japan and the United States: The Journey of a Defeated Nation - A Diplomat's Memoir by Yukio Okamoto, (Vermont: Tuttle Publishing), 388pp.We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 30 January 2025 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Dr Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and Dr Jeffrey Hornung, the Japan Lead for the RAND National Security Research Division.   Robert, Sheila and Jeffrey discuss:   Japan's strategic landscape under Trump 2.0, including insights for PM Ishiba from Abe's successful approach Japan's defence policy challenges under Trump 2.0, including potential US demands for increased financial contributions to the security alliance. The future of minilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific under Trump 2.0, notably QUAD and AUKUS The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:   Abe Shinzo, Abe Shinzo Kaiko Roku [Abe Shinzo Memoir] (Tokyo: Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc., 2023), 480pp. Funabashi Yoichi, Shukumei no Ko Volume 1: Abe Shinzou Seiken Kuronikuru [Destiny Child on Abe Shinzo Administration Chronicles Volume 1] (Tokyo: Bungeishunju Ltd., 2024), 560pp. Funabashi Yoichi, Shukumei no Ko Volume 2: Abe Shinzou Seiken Kuronikuru [Destiny Child on Abe Shinzo Administration Chronicles Volume 2] (Tokyo: Bungeishunju Ltd., 2024), 640pp. John W Dower, Embracing Defeat – Japan in the Wake of World War II, (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000), 688pp. Nakae Chomin, A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government, (Tokyo: Weatherhill Inc., 1992), 144pp. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org.    Date recorded: 4 December 2024   Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward is joined by Bill Emmott, Chairman of the IISS Trustees, Murano Masashi, a senior fellow with Hudson Institute's Japan Chair, and Dr Baldauff Nanae, Non-Resident Senior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College to discuss Japan and deterrence. Robert, Bill, Masashi and Nanae discuss:  · The strategic definition of deterrence, from what it entails to how it works· Nuclear deterrence, including Japan's strategy amid the nuclear arms race in East Asia· Integrated deterrence, including Japan's efforts to deepen and integrate operations with allies and partnersWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 31 October 2024  Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Axel Berkofsky, Associate Professor at the University of Pavia, Professor Hatakeyama Kyoko, Professor of International Relations at University of Niigata Prefecture, and Professor Takenaka Harukata, Professor of Political Science at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Robert, Axel, Kyoko and Harukata discuss: · Review of the Kishida administration's security and foreign policy· The Ishiba administration's foreign policy amid intensifying US-China competition· The Ishiba administration's defence policy in Japan's deteriorating security environment· The Ishiba administration's economic security and domestic economic policies We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 08 October 2024 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has called for "fundamentally bolstering" the country's defences in the face of rising regional and global threats. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Robert Ward, Japan Chair at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about the challenges ahead for the Japanese leader.

In this episode of N-Depth, host Jill is joined by Beverly Lymon, head of the Timothy Lymon Sickle Cell Foundation, along with advocates Robert Ward and Duane Love. They discuss the impact of sickle cell disease on individuals and families, the importance of raising awareness, and the urgent need for blood donations. The conversation highlights the upcoming blood drive on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA, 2323 Bowser Ave, Fort Wayne, IN. Tune in to learn how you can support the fight against sickle cell disease and make a difference in the community.

Robert Ward hosts Dr Matsuda Takuya, Adjunct Lecturer at Aoyama Gakuin University, Dr Vida Macikenaite, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations of the International University of Japan, and Dr Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Centre for Asian Research at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Robert, Takuya, Vida and Wrenn discuss:  The recent development of Japan's relationship with the Nordic and Baltic statesJapan's security cooperation with the Nordic and Baltic states from defense equipment to cyber securityThe Nordic and Baltic approach to authoritarian powers, including their eyes on the potential cooperation between Russia and China in the High NorthThe similarities and differences in the security architecture of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific regions We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 6 September 2024  Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss what Mr. Miami remembers from his recent TAPS class as well as continue with the FRC Namesakes and cover the USCGC Robert Ward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedisgruntledsailor/support

Robert Ward hosts Professor Koga Kei, Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Shiozawa Hideyuki, Senior Program Officer at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and Euan Graham, Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Robert, Kei, Hideyuki and Euan discuss: Japan's strategic approach to the Pacific Island countriesChina's growing influence in the regionAustralia and its allies' strategic objectives in the regionOutlook of Japan and its allies' approach to the region amid US-China rivalry The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Euan Graham, Australia's Security in China's Shadow, (Abingdon: Routledge for the IISS, 2023), 232pp.Yamamoto Syūgoro, 日日平安 [Hibi Heian], (Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1965), 480pp.Yamamoto Tsunetomo, translated by William Scott Wilson, 葉隠 [Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai], (Boulder: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2012), 200pp. The original book was written around 1716.Koga Kei and Katada Saori, Japan as a Liminal Power: Evolving Grand Strategies from Meiji to Reiwa (coming soon). Andrew Oros, Asia's Growing Security Strategies of America's Ageing Allies, Adversaries and Partners (coming soon).We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 31 July 2024 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Richard J Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kotani Ken, Professor at Nihon University in Japan, and Hosaka Sanshiro, Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security and PhD student at the University of Tartu. Robert, Richard, Ken and Sanshiro discuss:  The history of Japanese intelligence agencies Japan's current intelligence capabilities Intelligence threats faced by Japan and the West Outlook of intelligence operations The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:  Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Exodus to North Korea: Shadows from Japan's Cold War, (Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007), 302pp. John W. Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000), 688pp. Kotani Ken, 日本インテリジェンス史：旧日本軍から公安、内調、ＮＳＣまで [Nihon Intelligence Shi: Kyu-nihongun Kara Kōan, Naichō, NSC Made], (Tokyo: Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2022), 296pp. Michael S. Molasky, 呑めば、都─居酒屋の東京 [Nomeba Miyako – Izakaya No Tokyo], (Tokyo: Chikuma Shobō, 2016), 400pp. Richard J. Samuels, Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community, (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019), 384pp. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 21 June 2024  Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Iwama Yoko, Professor at Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Guibourg Delamotte, Professor of Political Science at the Japanese Studies Department of the French Institute of Oriental Studies (Inalco), and Dr Alexandra Sakaki, Deputy Head of the Asia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs at Stiftung Wissenschaft and Politik (SWP). Robert, Yoko, Guibourg and Alexandra discuss Japan and the EU:  EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific amid Russia's war against Ukraine China's growing footprint in Europe and its implications for the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy The development and challenges of enhanced defence cooperation between Japan and the EU Implications for the future of the similarity between Japan's and the EU's economic security strategies For more information, transcript and background reading, please visit out website IISS Podcast: Japan Memo. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org.Date recorded: 24 May 2024  Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Chris Hughes, Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies at the University of Warwick, Dr Naoko Aoki , Associate Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, and Joseph Dempsey, Research Associate for Defence and Military Analysis at the IISS.Robert, Chris, Naoko and Joseph discuss Japan and North Korea:Japan's diplomatic strategy towards North KoreaNorth Korea's strategy for its advancing missile and nuclear capabilitiesThe development of Japan's counterstrike capabilities and the challenges they faceImplications for Japan of the strategic cooperation between North Korea, China and RussiaWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org or visit our website The International Institute for Strategic Studies (iiss.org)Date recorded: 26 April 2024Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward hosts Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, Veerle Nouwens, the Executive Director of IISS-Asia, and Nick Childs, the IISS Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security. Robert, Alessio, Veerle, and Nick discuss Japan's maritime security policy in the Indo-Pacific. Topics discussed include: Japan's positioning of maritime security policy in relation to other domains; China's perspective on Japan's growing maritime capabilities; Japan's strategic navigation between different layers of partnerships; The impact of Trump's possible re-election on Japan's maritime security policy. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date recorded: 04 April 2024 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second episode of Japan Memo season 4, Robert Ward hosts Higashino Atsuko, a Professor at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, James Brown, a Professor of political science at Temple University, Japan campus, and Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, the IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia. Robert, Atsuko, James and Nigel discuss Japan and the Russia-Ukraine war.Topics discussed include: Japan's response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine over the past two years; Japan's possible military aid to Ukraine amid growing aid fatigue among Western allies; Japan's unflagging support for post-war rebuilding to Ukraine in the wake of the bilateral reconstruction conference in February 2024; Japan's defence and energy policy amid rising security and geopolitical tensions with Russia The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Kanji Akagi, Kokusaianzenhoshou ga wakeru gaidobuku, (Japan Association for International Security, 2024), 288 pp. Mazower Mark, Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century, (Penguin Group, 1999), 512 pp. Muminov Sherzod, Eleven Winters of Discontent: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan, (Harvard University Press, 2022), 384 pp. Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon, (KADOKAWA, 1950) We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date of Recording: 1 March 2024 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bronwen Maddox is in Japan this week, and is joined from Taipei by journalist Bethany Allen to discuss China's National People's Congress and the political calculations of Beijing's neighbours. Joining them are Robert Ward from The International Institute for Strategic Studies and Dr Yu Jie – a Senior Fellow with our Asia-Pacific programme. Read our latest: Why Egypt's improved economic outlook is mostly down to luck, not skill This time Haiti really is on the brink. The US and UN must act to restore order The EU's new AI Act could have global impact Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Listen to The Climate Briefing podcast

Robert, Professor Sato, Aaron, and Evan discuss Japan's relationship with ASEAN. Topics discussed include: Japan's shifting diplomatic and economic relationship with ASEAN amid the rapid growth of ASEAN countries; Japan-ASEAN security relationship in the increasingly complicated geopolitical landscape in the region; Japan's defence policy in ASEAN amid rising competition between the US and China; ASEAN's policy on navigating the great powers competition in the region. The episode's transcript can be found on https://www.iiss.org/podcasts/japan-memo/2024/02/japans-relationship-with-asean/The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Wilhelm Vosse (ed.) and Paul Midford (ed.), Japan's new security partnerships: Beyond the security alliance, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2018), 264 pp. Sakai Hidekazu (ed.) and Sato Yoichiro (ed.), Re-rising Japan: Its Strategic Power in International Relations, (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2018), 264 pp. Danny Orbach, Curse on This Country: The Rebellious Army of Imperial Japan, (New York: Cornell University Press, 2017), 384 pp. Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino, Japan's Effectiveness as a Geo-Economic Actor: Navigating Great-Power Competition, (London: Routledge, 2022), 168 pp. Gerald L Curtis, The Logic of Japanese Politics: Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change, (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999), 336 pp. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org. Date of Recording: 31 January 2024 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Ward is a Japan Chair at the International Institute for Strategic Studies with decades of experience with Japanese security, defense and foreign policy. We talked about why Japan is abandoning its pacifism, how does it see the threat from China and whether Japan would join a potential war over Taiwan. Enjoy.

In the twelfth episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Taniguchi Tomohiko, a Visiting Professor at Takushoku University's Institute of World Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Alliance of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and former Special Advisor to Prime Minister Abe's Cabinet and also as a Councillor in the Cabinet Secretariat (April 2013 to September 2020), where he contributed to crafting foreign policy speeches for Prime Minister Abe.Robert, Yuka, and Professor Taniguchi discuss Abe's Grand Strategy, especially focusing on his landmark speeches.Topics discussed include:Role of diplomatic speechwriter under the Abe administrationFormer Prime Minister Abe's grand strategy and diplomatic legaciesSignificance of former Prime Minister Abe's diplomatic speechesAbe administration's legacies in Japan's foreign and defence policiesThe following individuals are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:Crown Prince Naruhito, translated by Sir Hugh Cortazzi, The Thames and I: A Memoir by Prince Naruhito of Two Years at Oxford (Folkestone: Renaissance Books Ltd, 2019)Geoffrey Bownas, Japanese Journeys: Writings and Reflections: Writings and Recollections (Epsom: Global Oriental; Illustrated edition, 2005)Fukuzawa Yukichi, The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa (Tokyo: Library of Japan, 2000)Ian Buruma, A Tokyo Romance (London: Atlantic Books, 2019)Christopher Ross, Mishima's Sword: Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend (London: Fourth Estate Ltd. 2006)We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 15 November 2023Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the eleventh episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Togashi Mariko host Professor Tanaka Koichiro, a professor at the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, and Dr Hasan Alhasan, Research Fellow for Middle East Policy at the IISS.Robert, Mariko, Professor Tanaka, and Hasan discuss Japan's relationship with the Middle East. Topics discussed include:Japan's key strategic interests including energy security in the Middle East.Japan's standpoint and communication strategy regarding the Israel and Hamas conflict.Geopolitical and economic motivations of great powers in the Middle East.The perspectives of Gulf countries towards great-power geopolitics in the Middle East.The outlook for Japan's relationship with the Middle East.The following individuals are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Mohammed Jaber Al-Ansari, a prominent Bahraini philosopher and political thinker who is fascinated by the Japanese experience of being able to rise as a global industrial powerhouse. Dr Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, an associate professor of economics at Tokai University and a vice president and co-founder of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS).We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 09 November 2023Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SynopsisFor composers of new operas, all too often, after the heady champagne of opening night comes the strong black coffee of “the morning after” — sipped anxiously while reading the first reviews.Imagine yourself as American composer Robert Ward, whose opera The Crucible was premiered by the New York City Opera on today's date in 1961. Here's what he would have read in the New York Times the following morning:“Last night, the audience heard an opera that, in philosophy and workmanship, could have been composed at the turn of the century, or before. And, judging from the response at the end of the work, the audience loved it.” Hmm. Not all that bad, so far. But down a few more lines comes this zinger: “Mr. Ward is an experienced composer whose music fails to bear the impress of a really inventive mind. Melodically, his ideas had little distinction. ... [The opera's] powerful subject cried out for intensity, for brutality and shock. ... Instead, we had musical platitudes.”Ouch!Oh, well, despite the nasty review, Ward's opera did well at the box office, and, for the record, went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music the following year.Music Played in Today's ProgramRobert Ward (b. 1917) The Crucible - New York City Opera; Emerson Buckley, cond. Albany 25/26

In the tenth episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Kotani Tetsuo, a professor of global studies at Meikai University and a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs; and Dr Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the IISS. Robert, Yuka, Tetsuo, and Lynn discuss Japan's response towards expanding grey-zone situations in the Indo-Pacific region. Topics discussed include: The historical background of grey-zone activity and its definition. The tactics and objectives of Chinese grey-zone activity in the East and the South China Seas. Japan's perspective and policy on Chinese grey-zone coercion in the Indo-Pacific region. The issue facing Japan when dealing with Chinese grey-zone tactics. The future possibilities of grey-zone escalation and the possible measures taken by regional and international organisations. The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Takahashi Sugio, Nippon de Gunji o Kataru To Iu Koto— Gunji Bunseki Nyūmon [Talking about the military in Japan: an introduction to military analysis] (CHUOKORON-SHINSHA, 2023) We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. Date of Recording: 06 October 2023 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the ninth episode of Japan Memo season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Ambassador Sujan Chinoy, the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi who served as the Indian ambassador to Japan from 2015 to 2018; and Ambassador Masafumi Ishii, a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Gakushuin University who was the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia from 2017 to 2020. Robert, Yuka, Ambassador Chinoy and Ambassador Ishii discuss Japan's relationship with the Global South countries to navigate the complex international security and geo-economic environment amid Russia's War in Ukraine and the US-China great power competition. The guests provide their insights on the evolving significance of the Global South, Japanese policies towards India and Indonesia, and the opportunities and challenges looking ahead.Topics discussed include: The growing importance of the Global South in international affairs; Japan's engagement with ASEAN countries to deal with the Russian and Chinese challenges to rules-based international order; The political motivation of Japan for engaging with India and Indonesia to tackle global security issues; Potential role of Japan as a bridge between the West and the Global South as the chair of this year's G7; and Speaker perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in the future cooperation between Japan and the Global South. The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed: Edwin O. Reischauer, Japan, The Story of a Nation, (Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1988) Ruth Benedict, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, (Indianapolis: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1946) We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. Date of Recording: 24 August 2023 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talkin' Motorbikes with MotoAmerica rider Bobby Fong's Baggers crew chief Robert Ward. From 2-stroke GP bikes to baggers and everything in between; Robert has been in the paddock forever. This dude has a wealth of knowledge, and I look forward into hearing what he has to say. Enjoy. Raising money for the Arthritis Foundation this fall. Riding my bicycle from SF to LA 525miles. To donate: https://events.arthritis.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=294620 Please Like/share/subscribe/comment all that stuff... ** Sign up for your next TrackDaz event here: http://www.trackdaz.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrackDaz Follow us on Instagram: @trackdaz Follow the TrackDaz Crew: @chili144 @jimmyz853 @phen2210 @gil823 @formula_r @chili144 @lgbrown_ @dkm60 @canea121 @g_offsims @ricardo.abueg @trackdazkaren @fharo3 @modbaez @m39023 @dreek46 @bubblesrides

In the seventh episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward hosts Sakata Yasuyo, Professor of International Relations at the Kanda University of International Studies; Dr Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, and a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings; and Dr Chung Min Lee, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Professor at the Institute of Convergence and Security Affairs, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology. Dr Lee is also the Chairman of the IISS Advisory Council and a IISS Trustee.Robert, Sakata-sensei, Dr Lee and Dr Solís explore the factors spurring tension and reconciliation in the bilateral Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) relationship, conventional and new challenges facing their relations, the status of bilateral and trilateral US-Japan-ROK cooperation and offer perspectives on ways forward for sustaining the recent rapprochement.Topics discussed include:· speaker perspectives on the drivers behind the recent bilateral rapprochement;· the impact of the Shangri-La Dialogue on bilateral and trilateral US-Japan-ROK relations;· areas of alignment between both countries' Indo-Pacific strategies and potential areas of cooperation;· potential for economic, economic security and traditional security cooperation; and· speaker perspectives on the sustainability of the relationship and rapprochement. The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:· Mireya Solis, Japan's Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2023) (Forthcoming)· Yoichi Funabashi, The Peninsula Question: A Chronicle of the Second Korean Nuclear Crisis (Washington, DC: Brookings Institute Press, 2007).· Kishida Fumio, Kakuheiki no Nai Sekai e – Yūki Aru Heiwakokka no Kokorozashi [Towards a World without Nuclear Weapons: Aspirations of a Courageous and Peaceful Nation] (Tokyo: Nikkei BP, 2020).· Edited by Michael Raska, Richard A Bitzinger, The AI Wave in Defence Innovation: Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies, Capabilities, and Trajectories (London and New York: Routledge, 2023)We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 28 June 2023Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special edition of Japan Memo season 3, Robert Ward, Yuka Koshino and Mariko Togashi, report live on the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue from Singapore. Robert, Yuka and Mariko interview Bill Emmott, Chair of the IISS Trustees, Dr Valerie Niquet, Senior Research Fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research and Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the Japan Institute of International Affairs and Dr Jimbo Ken, Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University, to gain their insights on key developments in the Dialogue. They also delve into the significance of this year's Dialogue taking place amidst Russia's war on Ukraine and the deepening connections between Western and Indo-Pacific security, accelerating strategic competition between the US and China, and Japan's increasingly pro-active role in regional and global defence and diplomacy. Topics discussed include: Highlights from the Dialogue and how it differs from last yearAn analysis of Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu's speechJapan's views on discussions surrounding economic security during the DialogueMinisterial-level debates on critical and advanced technologyWhat the 2023 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue says about Japan's evolving role in the Indo-Pacific and beyond We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 4 June 2023This episode of Japan Memo was recorded and produced in Singapore at the 2023 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fifth episode of Japan Memo season 3, Robert Ward hosts Dr Fukushima Akiko, senior fellow at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research and non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute.Robert and Dr Fukushima delve into the history of Japan's engagement with multilateralism and multilateral institutions, examine Japan's role in multilateralism for the age of the great power competition, particularly its presidency of this year's G7 summit, and analyse Japan's strategic thinking towards multilateralism as a means to further enmesh itself across the globe.Topic discussed include:The importance of multilateralism and multilateral institutions to Japan's national interests after the Second World War;the significance of Japan's 2023 G7 presidency;Japan's ability to work on numerous international security agendas as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council;Japan's deepening ties with NATO and its future with the security alliance; andthe value-added of Japan's non-member participation in multilateral forums such as ASEAN. The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:Fukushima Akiko, ‘A New Logic of Multilateralism on Demand', in: Hare, P.W., Manfredi-Sánchez, J.L., Weisbrode, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), 435-454John D. Ciorciari and Kiyoteru Tsutsui, The Courteous Power: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era (Ann Arbour: University of Michigan Press, 2021)Amy Stanley, Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World (New York: Scribner, 2020). We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 3 May 2023Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show we look at Japan, and the historic changes underway in its foreign and security policy. In March, prime minister Fumio Kishida visited Kyiv, marking the first time a Japanese leader has visited an active war zone since WWII. This comes amid successive changes to how Japan approaches national security concerns. We ask whether Tokyo is moving away from its pacifist constitution? What role has the rise of China and the invasion of Ukraine played? And is this the culmination of former prime minister Abe Shinzo's vision of Japan as a ‘normal country'? We look more widely to Tokyo's tumultuous relations with its neighbours, not just with China but also importantly South Korea. With Fumio Kishida expected to visit Seoul in the next few days, we look at why two democracies, both of which are US allies, find themselves continually at odds. Joining Bronwen Maddox in the studio this week is Robert Ward, the Japan Chair and Senior Fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), from Tokyo, Valerie Niquet, a Senior Research Fellow with Foundation for Strategic Research, and finally, from Singapore, Professor Alessio Patalano, an expert on East Asia and academic with King's College London's War Studies department. Read our expertise: Crumbling nuclear order needs leadership and commitment Cleverly's calculation makes ambivalence a clear policy Turkey at a crossroads Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Matthew Docherty.

In the first episode of Japan Memo season 3, Yuka Koshino, Mariko Togashi and Robert Ward host Professor Kanehara Nobukatsu, Professor at the Faculty of Law at Doshisha University, senior advisor at The Asia Group in Washington DC, and former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo from 2012 to 2019.Yuka, Mariko, Robert and Kanehara-sensei unpack Japan's three historic new national-security documents, offer their insights on the significance and details of these documents, analyse the impacts of the ensuing shift in Japanese security and defence policy, and delve into the regional and international perspectives of the three new strategies. Topics discussed include:A macro-scale overview of the key strategy shifts in the documentsJapan's ability to develop counterstrike capabilities and their implications for deterrence and war-fighting capabilitiesThe trajectory of Japan's civil-military divideHow to effectively integrate economic security into a broader national defence strategyPerspectives from strategic competitors, allies and like-minded countriesThe following literature is recommended by our guest to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:‘君たち、中国に勝てるのか'/ 岩田清文, 尾上定正, 武居智久, 兼原信克 (‘Can you win against China' by Kiyofumi Iwata, Oue Sadamasa, Tomohisa Takei and Kanehara Nobukatsu)‘国家安全保障戦略' (‘National Security Strategy of Japan' 2022)‘国家防衛戦略' (‘National Defence Strategy of Japan' 2022)‘防衛力整備計画' (‘Defence Programme Guidelines' 2022)We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 9 January 2023Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this month's episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Satoru Mori, Professor at Keio University in Tokyo and a Senior Fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI) and Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).Robert, Yuka, Satoru and Zack provide US and Japanese perspectives on Taiwan contingency scenarios; their analyses on Taiwan contingency wargames conducted in the US and Japan between 2021-2022; and offer assessments on what the US and Japan can and should do to better prepare for a contingency scenario in peacetime. Topics discussed include:The outcomes of the wargames conducted between 2021-2022The challenges and limitations for the US, Japan and their alliance in a Taiwan contingencyHow Japan's three new strategic documents will consider a Taiwan contingencyThe peacetime contingency preparations that should be undertaken by the US, Japan, and their allianceThe following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:‘Self-respect and Independence of Mind: The Challenge of Yukichi Fukuzawa' by Shinichi Kitaoka (translated by James M. Vardaman)‘Japan Prepares for Total War' by Michael Beinart We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 25 November 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Heidi Creighton is Vice President (VP) of Sustainability. In this role, Heidi will lead Skanska USA Commercial Development's strategic sustainable initiatives across the US portfolio in Los Angeles, CA. Furthering the company's ESG strategy, she will be responsible for identifying solutions that improve asset performance, energy management, community engagement and user experience to create the most sustainable and impactful projects in each market. Creighton will serve as a key member of the company's leadership team reporting to Christopher Westley, Senior Vice President (SVP) for Strategic Services to support market leaders and their operational teams while integrating and expanding Skanska's sustainability offerings with focus on Skanska's ESG strategy. “Skanska has a holistic approach to designing and building sustainable places, keeping the project's full life cycle in mind. It is ingrained in what we do every day and elevated when an expert like Heidi Creighton is brought to the table,” said Robert Ward, President and CEO, Skanska USA Commercial Development. “I have no doubt Heidi will ignite thoughtful conversations through project work and advocacy that will further Skanska and its leadership team's ambitions to drive the industry forward. Creighton served as a Principal since 2011. In that role, she led the West Coast consulting group's focus on sustainability, resiliency, health and wellbeing and social equity strategies in the academic, cultural, commercial, aviation and healthcare sectors. Creighton is also FAIA, a LEED Fellow, Fitwel Ambassador and is a member of the WELL Faculty program.   Show Highlights The importance of volunteering to align with your own values, establish a network; it draws you to great people who wanna do impactful work, and discover inspiring projects.  Skanska's  sustainability umbrella with initiatives and policies to really drive sustainability across their entire portfolio. Supplier code of conduct for all contractors and subcontractors. How they co-develop, increase transparency, and push the envelope and test innovations.  EC3 - an embodied carbon construction calculator tool.  Advantages to connecting the main components to integrate how the developer and the construction team deliver a project. Build understanding on climate resiliency and circularity on all green building projects. Frame sustainability around what resonates with what customers are trying to accomplish.  Tips to have collective conversations about data collection and transparency to improve the entire industry.   “Leading with empathy, being a good listener, really trying to connect people together - are critical. In our role as sustainability experts, we are constantly asking people to change. We're constantly pushing the envelope and changing their business as usual. Generally people are averse to change, so you've got to really figure it out for each organization, individual, department, whoever you're working with, and really understand what their priorities and goals are.  Then, ask yourself how can I frame sustainability around that and align it with what they're trying to accomplish.” -Heidi Creighton Get the episode transcript here!!   Show Resource and Information LinkedIn Bridges to Prosperity Design for Freedom Toolkit Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2022 GBES

Today is the final regular episode of Season Three of Countermelody, as well as the last of my summer series documenting musical life in New York City during the years 1950 through 1975. I am thrilled to start what I hope will be an occasional series of episodes that will drop throughout Season Four, which begins in two weeks. I present to you a small sampling of the extraordinary singing actors that peopled the stage of New York City Opera during the years in question. The most famous of these, of course, is Beverly Sills, and she is aptly represented in her most radiant early prime. But there are many other singers as well, including African American divas Carol Brice and Veronica Tyler, preceded by Camilla Williams (the first Black singer to be awarded a standing contract with a major US opera company… in 1946!). City Opera was celebrated for presenting an absolute slew of new American work in its heyday, and we hear works by Carlilse Floyd, Robert Ward, Douglas Moore, Marc Blitzstein, and Jack Beeson in performances by Phyllis Curtin, Frances Bible, Brenda Lewis, and Ellen Faull. Other divas strutting their stuff include Olivia Stapp, Johanna Meier, and the three mesdames Patricia: Brooks, Wells, and Wise. The episode is capped by some of the rarest live recordings from the stage of City Opera by three singers who made their mark during their heyday, and would be the biggest stars in the world were they singing today: Gilda Cruz-Romo, Maralin Niska, and Carol Neblett, all of whom will be featured in her own episode during Countermelody's upcoming season. A fitting way to end Season Three, as well as a harbinger of vocal delights to come! (Next week will be a preview of the upcoming season!) Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

In this episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Takahara Akio, Director of the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics at the University of Tokyo, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Japan Forum on International Relations, Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs and Senior Researcher at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.Robert, Yuka, and Takahara-sensei provide a historical overview of the Japan-China diplomatic relationship since its normalisation, analyse the current state of bilateral relations between the two and offer their perspectives on the future of Sino-Japanese ties going forward. Topics discussed include:The key turning points in the last five decadesJapan and China's public and government level perceptions of each otherPotential channels for cooperation between the neighbouring statesFormer Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's legacy in Japan-China relationsHow Japan effectively manages its inherently contradictory relationship with China The following literature is recommended by our guest to gain a clearer picture of Japan and Japanese society today:Our guest recommends listeners browse through major Japanese newspapers over the course of a week to gain a better sense of the pulse of contemporary Japanese politics and society We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 31 August 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Dr Tsuruoka Michito, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University, as well as Senior Associate Fellow at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Brussels School of Governance, and Senior Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.Robert, Yuka, and Tsuruoka-sensei unpack the background context of growing Japan-NATO relations, the 2022 Madrid Summit, the implications of deepening Japan-NATO engagement, and opportunities and roadblocks to increased Japan-NATO cooperation. Topics discussed include:Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's legacy for Japan-NATO relations The significance of Prime Minister Kishida's participation in the 2022 Madrid Summit Japan and NATO's expectations on the trajectory of their relationshipPractical avenues of cooperation for Japan and NATO to engage inThe role of the US in streamlining Japan-NATO cooperation The following literature is recommended by our guest to gain a clearer picture of Japan and Japanese society today:Our guest recommends tabloid papers or weekly magazines such as “Shukan Bunchun” (週刊文春), “Shukan Shinchou” (週刊新潮), or sports and entertainment tabloids such as “Sankei Sports” (サンケイスポーツ)Alternatively, “Variety” TV programmes in the form of morning or evening shows also illuminate Japanese viewpoints on domestic or international issues. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 19 July 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SPOILER ALERT: Since there was absolutely no way to review Crimes of the future without spoilers, we play our alert just after trivia, so if you plan to see it, wait to listen to the second half our reviews until seeing the film! This week, we dive into a few David Cronenberg films with Dead Ringers and Crimes of the future. Joining us this week are Marcey and Bede from Super Network. Cool of the Week includes The Boys, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Night House, Peacemaker, Stranger Things and Scream 5. Trailers are Hypochondriac and Resurrection. The podcast spotlight shines on Scary Stuff. And we get feedback from Wraithsword, Kate Pollock, Xim Vader, Anthony Ybarra, Adam Thomas, Tim Davis, Jenn Nangle, Al Ramseur, Robert Ward, and Patrick C. Greene. Thanks for listening! The Horror Returns Website: https://thehorrorreturns.com THR Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehorrorreturns THR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorreturns/ Join THR Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1056143707851246 THR Twitter: https://twitter.com/horror_returns?s=21&t=XKcrrOBZ7mzjwJY0ZJWrGA THR Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehorrorreturns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= SK8ER Nez Podcast Network https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-p3n57-c4166 ESP Anchor Feed: https://anchor.fm/mac-nez E Society YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/channel/UCliC6x_a7p3kTV_0LC4S10A Music By: Steve Carleton Of The Geekz  

In this episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Mariko Togashi are joined by Dr Maria Shagina, the IISS Diamond-Brown Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy. Maria brings her extensive knowledge on international sanctions, economic statecraft, and energy policies to discuss Japan's sanctions on Russia in response to its aggressions in Ukraine and understand the broader dynamics within Asia. Topics discussed include: President Zelenskyy's speech at the 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue. Drivers that compelled Japan to impose unprecedently swift and tough sanctions. Value added by Japan's participation in the international sanctions' regime.The broader regional implications of the sanctions, in particular, Sino-Russia relations. Balancing effective sanctions with energy security, the challenges of phasing out Russian energy and alternative partners for Japan. The following literature is recommended by our guests for a deeper understanding of the topics discussed: ‘Japan's Effectiveness as a Geo-Economic Actor: Navigating Great-Power Competition' by Yuka Koshino and Robert WardWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. Date of Recording: 28 June 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Japan Memo, directly preceding the 2022 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Kotani Tetsuo, professor of global studies at Meikai University and senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and Dr Ueki Chikako Kawakatsu, professor of international relations at Waseda University's Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies.Robert, Yuka, Kotani-sensei and Ueki-sensei share their insights on the war in Ukraine's impact on Asia's existing security dynamics, Japan and its neighbours' perceptions of and responses to these shifting dynamics, and invigorated debates in Tokyo surrounding Japan's defence budget and capabilities. Topics discussed include:The effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Asia's security The Kishida administration's response to the crisis at home and with partnersThe Shangri-La Dialogue's potential to foster critical discussions on Indo-Pacific securityDomestic debates surrounding Japan's defence budget, capabilities and revisions to its NSSThe following literature is recommended by our guests for a deeper understanding of the topics discussed:‘安全保障を問いなおす : 「九条-安保体制」を越えて' / 添谷芳秀著 (‘Rethinking Security: Going beyond the “Article 9 Alliance Regime”' by Yoshihide Soeya)‘East Asian Strategic Review' by the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)‘戦後日本の安全保障―日米同盟、憲法9条からNSCまで' / 千々和 泰明 (‘Post-war Japan's Security: The US-Japan alliance, from Article 9 to the NSC' by Chijiwa Yasuaki)‘Strategic Annual Report' by the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 26 May 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this month's episode of Japan Memo, recorded in-person at Arundel House in London, Robert Ward and Mariko Togashi, IISS Research Fellow for Japanese Security and Defence Policy, are joined by Terazawa Tatsuya, Chairman and CEO of The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).Robert, Mariko and Terazawa-san offer insights into Japan's past, present and future energy policies, how they affect Japan's national security, and the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the stability of global and Japanese energy security. Topics discussed include:• The key vulnerabilities in Japan and the world's energy mix exposed by the war in Ukraine• Opportunities and issues surrounding nuclear and renewable energy in Japan• How Japan can integrate its energy and security policies to achieve its geo-political goals• The prospects for alternative energies and the benefits of energy partnerships The following literature is recommended by our guest for a deeper understanding of the topics discussed:- ‘Bushido Capitalism: The code to redefine business for a sustainable future' by Sakurada KengoWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 4 May 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Japan Memo, Yuka Koshino and Robert Ward are joined by Dr Valérie Niquet, senior research fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS) in Paris and the Japanese Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) in Tokyo.Robert, Yuka and Valérie discuss the causes and trends in the recent Franco-Japanese rapprochement, and the implications of increasing overlap in France and Japan's Indo-Pacific strategies and international outlooks. Topics discussed include:The causes for a convergence of French and Japanese Indo-Pacific and international strategiesFranco-Japanese approaches to minilateralism and multilateralism in the regionPriority areas of cooperation in maritime security, advanced technology and AfricaThe impact of the war in Ukraine on France – Japan and EU – Japan tiesThe following literature is recommended by our guest for a deeper understanding of the topics discussed:‘Line of Advantage: Japan's Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō' by Dr Michael J. Green‘Le Japon en 100 questions : Un modèle en déclin ?' (‘Japan in 100 questions: a model in decline?') by Dr Valérie NiquetWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 16 March 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Dr Michael Green, senior vice president for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of Asian Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He also served on the National Security Council from 2001 to 2005, first as Director for Asian Affairs with responsibility for Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, and then as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asia with responsibility for East Asia and South Asia. Mike combines his deep knowledge of Japan and Asia, with his insider expertise in US security and foreign policy to put the US-Japan Alliance in today's global strategic context. Topics covered include: · Alignments and divergences between the US and Japan's strategic goals · US economic statecraft in Asia under the Biden Administration · Diversifying regional security threats and upcoming revisions to Japan's National Security Strategy · US – Japan cooperation in minilateral and multilateral frameworks in the Indo-Pacific We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 31 January 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This edition of the Oil & Gas Measurement Podcast features Robert Ward of Kuva Systems discussing the latest technology being deployed in the field to support methane leak detection and measurement. In this episode, you will learn about how methane detection technology has progressed over the past 15 years, the drivers behind a new wave of methane detection tools, some of the projects that Robert's team at Kuva have supported using their technology, and what to expect from the technology in the future. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinePodcastNetwork.com.

In episode 6 of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Dr Sheila Smith, senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Peter Landers, Tokyo bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal. Sheila and Peter draw upon their expertise and on-the-ground insights to examine the implications of the 31st October 2021 general election. Topics discussed include: · Election results and changes in Japanese politics · Internal Liberal Democratic Party dynamics· Kishida Cabinet's policies for Japan's economy and economic security · Investments in defence and the potential to obtain strike capabilities· New appointments and impact on foreign policyWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 24 November 2021Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Murakami Yumiko, co-founder and general partner at MPower Partners, an ESG focused venture capital fund and former Head of the OECD Tokyo Centre. Prior to the OECD, she worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London for approximately 20 years.Drawing upon her vast wealth of experience, Yumiko shares with Robert and Yuka perspectives from the Japanese private sector on topics including:• Japanese private sector responses to decoupling from China• Japan's leadership role in regional trade• The growing start-up scene• Demography challenges as opportunities• Importance of women in leadership positionsWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 29 September 2021Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Dr Sanjaya Baru, a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India where he conducts research on India's economic and strategic relations with Asia and the strategic imperatives of Indian economic policy. From 2004–2008, he was media adviser to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and was involved in facilitating early exchanges between India and Japan.Robert, Yuka and Sanjaya discuss the growing strategic relationship between Japan and India and its implications for regional security and the economic environment. Topics discussed include:Historical development of the Japan–India relationshipJapanese investments and infrastructure projects in IndiaJapan's role in India's digital connectivity plans Bilateral and quadrilateral security cooperation India's expectations for the Quad Impact of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan on India's engagement in the QuadWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Spotify / Apple PodcastsDate of Recording: 25 August 2021Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Tyler talks with Robert about connecting to the local church as a college student. For many, the years away at college can be spiritually barren, but it doesn't have to be this way. Listen in as we talk about practical ways to quickly and intentionally get connected to a local church.

In episode two of Japan Memo, co-hosts Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Professor Jimbo Ken, a security and foreign policy expert from the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University, to discuss the defence and security trends highlighted in Japan's 2021 Defence White Paper, as well as: • Japan's missile defence challenges• Japan's investments in new domains (space, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum)• The role of the US–Japan Alliance in meeting defence and economic security challenges • The significance of the United Kingdom's HMS Queen Elizabeth convoy in the Asia-Pacific • Japan's expanding security relations with Southeast Asian statesWe hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of recording: 30 July 2021Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode one of Japan Memo, co-hosts Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by the Chairman of the IISS Trustees, Bill Emmott. Bill is a writer, consultant, long-time Japan watcher and Chairman of the Japan Society of the United Kingdom. From 1993−2006, he was editor-in-chief of The Economist. To launch this new IISS podcast series, Robert, Yuka and Bill discuss the key developments in Japan over the past decades. These include societal changes such as Japan's shifting demography, notably its ageing population; the role of women; ‘Abenomics' and prospects for economic reform under Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide; and Japan's response to its rapidly changing security environment. Bill also assesses Japan's standing in the region and its pandemic response, noting why we must wait until the conclusion of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to determine whether Japan has managed COVID-19 adequately. We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice. Date of recording: 28 June 2021 Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dave and Andrew turn to the fifth opera to win a Pulitzer Prize, Robert Ward's The Crucible. The opera is based on Arthur Miller's award-winning play that even today is considered an American classic. Does the opera hold up as well? If you're interested in more information about Robert Ward or The Crucible, we recommend: Robert Kolt's book Robert Ward's The Crucible: Creating an American Musical Nationalism. Robert Kolt's article "The Devil Made Me Do It! History to Play to Opera: Media Transformation in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'" in the Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies Vol. 20, No. 1 (Spring, 2014), pp. 55-76. Charles Patrick Wolver's 1986 dissertation "Robert Ward's The Crucible: A Critical Commentary."

In this episode, Tyler talks with Robert Ward about connecting to the local church. One of the questions we must ask is whether or not attending church is enough—the weekly waking up, getting out the door, and listening to the sermon. Of course, this is a part of what Christians are called to do, but it isn't the whole of it. Listen in as Robert and Tyler take a look at what the Bible says about the how and why of connecting to the local church.