Moving Forward From Futenma
Carolyn M. Leddy says, "The flap over an airbase in Okinawa points to larger problems in the U.S.-Japan security alliance."
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Carolyn M. Leddy is a senior consultant in the defense and homeland security practice of an international consulting firm. Previously, she was a consultant for the National Institute for Public Policy where she focused on North Korea’s nuclear program and global counterproliferation strategies. Carolyn also served as director for counterproliferation strategy at the National Security Council where she covered North Korea’s nuclear program, proliferation financing, and chemical and biological weapons proliferation. She has written on North Korea’s nuclear program and provided commentary on proliferation issues to the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and other publications. Carolyn holds a BA from Sweet Briar College and an MA from Columbia University.
North Korea’s nuclear program, China’s strategic posture, and global proliferation trends will likely continue to drive Tokyo’s security and defense posture. Yet the perception of the strength of the U.S.-Japan defense relationship will increasingly factor into Tokyo’s policy deliberations. Carolyn’s research seeks to identify policies and courses of action that can strengthen Japan’s defense posture while maintaining a strong alliance relationship and any trends or circumstances that are likely to adversely affect Japanese and U.S. interests, including the direction of the Six-Party Talks and changes in U.S. nuclear policy.
Carolyn M. Leddy says, "The flap over an airbase in Okinawa points to larger problems in the U.S.-Japan security alliance."
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Carolyn M. Leddy says, "the time is long overdue for Japan to start acting like it understands the essential role for Tokyo in maintaining peace and stability in East Asia and throughout the world."
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Carolyn M. Leddy argues that the new U.S. Nuclear Posture review is "an opportunity for Obama to correct his errant disarmament course with a healthy dose of post-Cold War reality."
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Carolyn M. Leddy asks, "South Korea is getting serious about its own defense, so why isn't Japan?"
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Carolyn Leddy examines the international community's options for disrupting North Korea's illicit activities.
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Carolyn M. Leddy says, "Washington and Tokyo have to focus on protecting their citizens from harm today."
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