Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue on ASEAN Centrality Today and Moving Forward
On June 8, 2023, the Mansfield Foundation hosted the first in-person event of its Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogues series since 2020. The event, titled “ASEAN Centrality Today and Moving Forward,” was held in the Rayburn House Office Building. Ambassador Ted Osius,...
Participants of the Trilateral Youth Empowerment
The Maureen Mansfield Trilateral Youth Empowerment Program, as part of the Maureen Mansfield Women’s Empowerment Series, aims to build more inclusive democracies in Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States (U.S.). by amplifying youth voices in the...
Book Talk with Dr. Axel Berkofsky: China-GDR Relations (1949-1989) and EU-China Relations Today
On May 31, 2023, the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion featuring Dr. Axel Berkofsky, Associate Professor at the University of Pavia, Italy, and Co-Director of the Asia Centre at the Milan-based Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale. The...

Youth of Japan and the United States Share Issues of Importance Ahead of G7 Summit
Ahead of the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima, the Mansfield Foundation gathered fourteen young people from Japan and the United States to discuss their hopes for the summit and the issues of importance to the youth of the two countries.
Webinar Series – Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Nuclear Policy Experts
On March 29 and April 26, 2023, the Mansfield Foundation held the first two webinars for the “Mansfield Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Nuclear Policy Experts” program. First guest speaker Ms. Elaine Bunn (former deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and...

Deadline Extended: Recruitment Open for the Third Cohort of the Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Network
Edit: Due to overwhelming number of requests, we will be extending the deadline for the Mansfield-Luce Scholars Network program’s application deadline to October 1, 2023. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is pleased to announce the recruitment of the third...

Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Network Application Instructions
Deadline Updated on August 17 regarding the deadline extension The application must be completed and mailed or emailed to the Mansfield Foundation by Sunday, October 1, 2023 (11:59 p.m. ET). All attachments and references must also be submitted by this time. Please...

Roundtable discussion on Japan’s National Security Strategy
On March 24, 2023 the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with Professor Hideshi Tokuchi, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS). Professor Tokuchi drew on his long experience working for the Japanese government to talk...

Roundtable on U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Free and Open Infrastructure
On March 2, 2023 the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with Hiroyuki Suzuki (The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)), Dr. Shino Watanabe (Sophia University), and Courtney Weatherby (Stimson Center Southeast Asia Program) who spoke on...

Building Resilient Energy Systems: Lessons from Japan Roundtable
On February 1, 2023 the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with Dr. Jennifer Sklarew (Assistant Professor, Energy and Sustainability Policy, George Mason University) who spoke on the research behind her recently published book, Building Resilient...