Kenneth Weinstein
@kenweinstein
Japan Chair @HudsonInstitute. Lots of opinions on some extremely non-Japanese topics as well.
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http://www.hudson.org 02-06-2009 20:18:31
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The Nippon Steel deal has become a highly politicized issue, with Kamala Harris vowing that the company should remain domestically owned. William Chou underscores to Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima that this is short-term thinking. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“It’s extremely damaging to our region & to the state as a whole,” said Sam DeMarco III, the Allegheny County councilman at large & the county’s Republican Party chairman. “It signals that we’re not open for investment, that we’re not business-friendly.” nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…
Honoured to accompany Madame Akie Abe on her visit with H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar. Brought home to me PM Shinzo Abe was truly an inspirational leader.
Harvard freshman Sarah Silverman writes about finding her dorm room mezuzah missing in The Harvard Crimson: "I’m left wondering whether someone on my floor — or even someone I had just met — hated my identity so much that they felt compelled to frighten me." thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…
The prospect of Biden blocking Nippon Steel's merger with US Steel is stirring up discontent in Tokyo. If American politicians scuttle this deal, Japan may shrink its role in promoting a rules-based order in the Pacific, warns William Chou.
Japan Chair Kenneth Weinstein hosted Chris Brose of Anduril Industries and Phoebe Greentree of the Australian Embassy for an event on the considerable value Japan could bring to Pillar 2 of the AUKUS agreement. Watch: hudson.org/events/aukus-p…