A sigh of relief as theyre allowed to exercise outdoors again a country that same one of europes top us coronavirus lockdowns is gradually easing its restrictions. And in the u. S. Small states begin anything coronavirus lockdown rules and reopening opinion is divided across the country with Many Americans and americans warning its too soon to return to business as usual. Im a wreck or it is good to have you with us north Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state Media Broadcast video of came at a dedication ceremony adding that he was greeted with thunderous applause from the crowd cames reemergence puts an end to speculation that the north Korean Leader was seriously ill or even dead. The video images from north Korean State Television appear to show kim jong un at the opening of a fertilizer plant he is surrounded by functionaries and appears to be healthy. Most of the attendees are wearing face masks the 32. 00 which is not independently ver
And we are fortunate to be with the next hour with us, north korea operates, who kim jong un is and what is going on, they both are former intelligence analysts who represent the very best of their previous profession. In addition to be informed, kind, deadly smart, they are also a ton of fun. Before i turn it over to jung and sui do want to know that the numbers of the audience and send more but send an email to events at brookings. Edu or via twitter at becoming kim. With that, we will turn it over to sue and jong. I want to speak about what it is like to cover a country like north korea and person like analyst and analyzing job as analyst of the cia, making the hard call and as you know,i started the cia 2 days before the 911 and your cia career began and your cia covered kim jong un and between us two decades of covering north korea, but we would both agree that north korea is the hardest of hard target country. Talk to us about your job and north korea analyst in the intelligence
Struck while people paused to observe a moment of silence for the thousands that died. The march 11, 2001, disaster left 18,428 people dead or missing, including the okubo familys only daughter, maki. The 27yearold was swept away by the tsunami. Last summer part of her remains were finally found off the coast of miyagi prefecture. Translator this year is different. We can feel my daughter close to us. Translator she finally came back to us, even though our sorrow will never be erased. Another 3,739 deaths have been attributed in the years that followed. The magnitude 9 earthquake generated a tsunami 9 meters tall and triggered one of the worst nuclear accidents. 3 11 is synonymous with the Daiichi Nuclear power plant. It suffered a triple meltdown. As a result, tens of thousands were forced from their homes because of the radiation. Almostst a decade later, severa areas remain blocked off. Leaving many evacuees waiting to go back home. Life has returned to some communities. An Evacuati
Capstone of sams distinguished career of which the Wilson Center was his home for over four decades. Sharing in todays celebration is sams family. Sherry, his wife of 50 years, daughter lauren and son christopher and his wife. Janeld like to a knowledge harman who will be joining us, who has provided special leadership in expanding the. Enters focus on korea todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Center history of Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor center. Sam has played a vital role in the history of the Wilson Center. He initially came in the mid70s as a wilson fellow on leave from his professorship from chapel hill and went on to join the staff founding the International Security studies program and serving as the Centers Deputy director. It was his harvard doctoral supervisor, ernest may, who introduced sam to the arts using history to analyze issues of current Public Policy and specifically to the multinational study of security problems. Thanks to his pioneering work,
We will hear from japanese epidemics at the center for strategic and international studies. Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. I am mike green and a professor at georgetown, we are delighted to have all of you join us in discussion over the next two hours with four of japans rising academic thinkers on Foreign Policy and economic affairs. This is the seventh cohort we have invited under a program called strategic japan. Eight years ago we discussed with the Prime Ministers Office how to expand Strategic Thinking dialogue, planning between the us and japan. One thing to think about which was new for japan was the need to go beyond the traditional bureaucratic sources and to tap into the growing expertise among japans academic experts on issues that affect foreignpolicy and to bring more academics into the tent in japan and expand the dialogue with the us and to make sure japanese scholars who are making an impact in japan are sharing their ideas with the us, getting reactions and re