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Read the Introduction to the Series from Wilson Center President Jane Harman
"Through these perspectives, a complex context emerges in which the United States again finds itself competing with great powers that seek to re-write the international balance of power. Remembering the hard-won lessons from World War II, including differences of opinion with our competitors over the lessons learned, will be critical to successful American foreign and military policy in the next decade."
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- Trauma and Triumph: US-China Relations and Memories of the War in the Pacific
- The Promise and Perils of Historical Analogy: What the Pacific War Can, and Cannot, Tell Us About Asia Today
- Reevaluating Japan's Economic Vision and Its Post-War Legacy
- The Pacific War's Lessons for the Continued Strategic Importance of Oceania
- The Legacy of the Philippine Struggle for Independence in 1945
- Southeast Asia's Pacific War
- The Legacy of 1945 for Equality and Women's Leadership in Asia
- World War II in the Pacific and the Impact on the US Navy
- The Three Enduring Legacies of the Pacific War in East Asia
- Clash of Memories and Clash of Dreams: The Legacy of the Pacific War and the Future of the East Asian Peace
- In Search of Japan's Place in the World
Contributors
Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command and Curator of the Navy
Featured
Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Abraham Denmark
Former Vice President of Programs and Director of Studies; Former Senior Advisor to the Asia Program; Former Senior Fellow in the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Featured
Shihoko Goto
Director, Indo-Pacific Program
Featured
Lucas Myers
Senior Associate for Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific Program
Toshihiro Nakayama
Japan Fellow;
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Featured
Diana Villiers Negroponte
Global Fellow; Author "Master Negotiator: James A. Baker’s Role at the End of the Cold War"
Joseph S. Nye, Jr
Former Fellow;
Author, American political scientist, and former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Author, American political scientist, and former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Marvin Ott
Asia Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Former Professor of National Security Policy, National War College and Deputy Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Former Professor of National Security Policy, National War College and Deputy Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Cheol-hee Park
Chancellor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Dr. Kenneth Pyle
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
In memoriam
Martin Sherwin
Former Public Policy Fellow;
University Professor of History, George Mason University
University Professor of History, George Mason University
Gwen K. Young
Distinguished Fellow
Zheng Wang
Global Fellow;
Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
The Honorable Robert O. Work
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Film Discussion: Grave of the Fireflies
In the inaugural event for the Asia Program's "Drinks With a Director" series, two Washington D.C. filmmakers came together to discuss the classic animated film Grave of the Fireflies, from the storytelling and animation techniques to the impact on international audiences.
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