Connecting People & Ideas to Advance Mutual Interests in U.S.-Asia Relations

GRIPS-Mansfield Foundation Seminar on the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

On May 16, Mansfield Fellow Stephen Ching (U.S. Department of State) discussed “The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Continued Importance, Current Challenges, and Potential Implications for Japan” at a Tokyo seminar jointly organized by the Mansfield Foundation and the...

U.S.-Japan Nuclear Cooperation

In a February 15 presentation organized by the Mansfield Foundation and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Mansfield Fellow Charles Mahaffey (U.S. Department of State) talked about “U.S.-Japan Nuclear Cooperation: From Power Generation to...

March GRIPS-Mansfield Foundation Joint Seminars

The Mansfield Foundation and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) co-hosted two Tokyo seminars featuring Mansfield Fellows. On March 19, Daniel Craven provided an introduction to the U.S. government’s approach to securing federal government...

SOCOM Activities in the Pacific.

Mansfield Fellow Michael Luke Deckard (United States Air Force) was a  featured speaker at the Foundation’s next joint seminar with the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo.  Major Deckard outlined the history and concept of the United...

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Policymaking in International Development

Mansfield Fellow Lauren Damme (U.S. Department of Labor) discussed “Monitoring, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Policymaking in International Development: U.S. Trends and Implications for Japan” at a May 31 joint seminar at the National Graduate Institute for Policy...