Monday Asia Policy Events, August 4, 2025

BOOK TALK: M.G. SHEFTALL, AUTHOR OF THE EMBERS SERIES “HIROSHIMA: THE LAST WITNESSES” AND “NAGASAKI: THE LAST WITNESSES.” 8/4, 5:45-8:30pm (JST), 4:45-7:30am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Speaker: M.G. Sheftall, Professor of Modern Japanese Cultural History and Communication, Shizuoka University; Research Fellow, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto. Fee. PURCHASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3TszaSw

SCHRIEVER SPACEPOWER SERIES: LT GEN DEANNA BURT. 8/4, 10:00-11:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Mitchell Institute. Speakers: Jennifer Reeves, Senior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence, Mitchell Institute; Lt. Gen DeAnna M. Burt, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force. 

THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN DEFENSE. 8/4, 11:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Foreign Policy LIVE. Speakers: Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs, Goldman Sachs; Ravi Agrawal, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy. 

ASSESSING NORTH KOREA’S “20×10” REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS. 8/4, 8:00-9:00pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Stimson Center. Speakers: Rachel Minyoung Lee, Senior Fellow, Korea Program and 38 North, Stimson Center; Martyn Williams, Senior Fellow, Korea Program and 38 North, Stimson Center; Iliana Ragnone, Research Associate, Korea Program and 38 North, Stimson Center; Moderator: Jenny Town, Senior Fellow and Director, Korea Program and 38 North, Stimson Center.