As Asia’s second largest economy and a treaty ally of the United States, Japan holds significant influence in the Asia-Pacific region. ASPI’s Japan work focuses on enhancing cooperation between Japan and other regional actors to promote prosperity, security and sustainability. For instance, ASPI’s Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market initiative provides a roadmap for linking carbon markets between Japan, China, and South Korea.
ASPI convenes public events, private roundtables, and strategic dialogues, and contributes expert commentary, analysis, and policy recommendations to further understanding about Japan’s policies and role in the region.
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ASPI initiative to create a roadmap for linking the carbon markets in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
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An initiative aimed at promoting economic integration in the Asia-Pacific.
Commentary
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articleASPI Vice President Daniel Russel writes that the U.S.-Japan alliance, some 50 years after the "Nixon shocks," is battered by "Trump shocks" that gnaw away at its foundation of trust.
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articleBeijing sees CPTPP as way to reduce its reliance on America during the trade war, writes ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler.
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articleASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler and ITIF Associate Director for Trade Policy Nigel Cory write that the WTO can't afford to put negotiations on hold during COVID-19.
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interviewOn Thursday, April 23, Wendy Cutler cohosted a webinar about how the COVID-19 pandemic could alter international trade's supply chains.
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articleFormer Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Gordon Brown urge Abe to organize a pledging conference to respond to COVID-19.
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articleWendy Cutler says countries will be tempted to respond to COVID-19 with foreign investment restrictions, as the EU and Australia have done. An uptick of such measures, even if billed as temporary, could leave us all worse off, she warns.
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articleKevin Rudd says the current collapse in global equities markets is mirroring a broader collapse in global public confidence.
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interviewKevin Rudd joins CNN to discuss the economic and political impacts of COVID-19.
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articleBlake Berger on why the conclusion of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was a landmark achievement for ASEAN.
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podcastWendy Cutler joins Trend Lines podcast for a conversation about Trump’s trade policy, the major trade-related developments of 2019 and the big stories to watch in the coming year.