GHIPP Special Dialogue

Dr. Eileen Natuzzi has worked on health capacity building in the Solomon Islands for 18 years. She received her medical degree from George Washington University, did her surgical training at the University of California San Francisco and obtained her Masters in Public Health in
Epidemiology from San Diego State University. She currently serves as Solomon Island’s co-coordinator for the Australia New Zealand Gastrointestinal International Training Association (ANZGITA) and is a visiting staff member at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara,
Guadalcanal. The ANZGITA program along with the doctors and nurses at the NRH established the first endoscopy service for the country which is now defining the prevalence and epidemiology of gastrointestinal diseases the people of Solomon Islands suffer from.

Dr. Natuzzi’s main focus is on the health impacts from climate change, in particular extreme weather events in urban Pacific Island environments. She actively advocates for health system infrastructure development aid as a means to reduce risk and harms from extreme weather events. Dr. Natuzzi has published a number of papers on health and climate change in
Solomon Islands as well as editorials on issues pertinent to geopolitical events in The Hill, The Diplomat, DevPolicy, Griffith University’s Pacific Outlook and Global Health Governance in addition to publishing in medical journals.

Mr. Kunihiko Miyake, a distinguished geopolitical analyst and commentator, is renowned for his profound insights into security, international politics, and East Asian affairs. With a career spanning decades, Miyake has navigated the complex landscape of international relations with remarkable acumen. As a former diplomat and policy advisor, he has contributed extensively to Japan’s foreign policy discourse, offering strategic perspectives on key issues ranging from Japan-China relations to regional security dynamics. Miyake’s expertise is sought after globally, reflected in his frequent appearances in major media outlets and his role as a trusted advisor to government officials and corporations alike. His commitment to fostering dialogue and understanding in an increasingly interconnected world underscores his enduring influence in shaping geopolitical narratives. Fluent in English, Arabic, and Chinese, Miyake is a graduate of Tokyo University (Law), a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University, and serves as the President of the Foreign Policy Institute.

Dr. Kent E. Calder is Professor and Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Study (SAIS). Previously served as the school’s Dean and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs of the Johns Hopkins SAIS from 2018 to 2022. Calder, who also directs the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Prior to SAIS, Calder served as special advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), professor at Princeton University, lecturer on government at Harvard. A specialist in East Asian political economy, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon inn 2014. Calder’s publications include: Global Political Cities: Actors and Arenas of Influence in International Affairs (2021); Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration (2019); Circles of Compensation: Economic Growth and the Globalization of Japan (2018); Singapore: Smart City, Smart State (2017); Asia in Washington (2014); and The New Continentalism: Energy and Twenty-First Century Eurasian Geopolitics (2012). Calder received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he worked under the direction of Edwin O. Reischauer.

The New York Times has called Clyde Prestowitz “one of the most far seeing forecasters of global trends.” Mr. Prestowitz is a leading writer and strategist on globalization and competitiveness. His best -selling books include: Trading Places, Rogue Nation, Three Billion New Capitalists, The Betrayal of American Prosperity and Japan Restored. Prestowitz was a leader of the first U.S. trade mission to China in 1982 and has served as an advisor to Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama. He has also worked closely with CEOs such as Intel’s Andy Grove, Chrysler’s Lee Iacocca, and Fred Smith of Fedex. As Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan administration, Mr. Prestowitz headed negotiations with Japan, South Korea, and China. Under the Clinton administration he served as Vice Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Prestowitz holds a B.A. with honors from Swarthmore College, an M.A. in Asia Studies from the University of Hawaii and Tokyo’s Keio University, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School of Business. He speaks Japanese, Dutch, German, and French. Prestowitz’s newest book is The World Turned Upside Down: China, America and the Struggle for Global Leadership (Yale University Press) which published in January 2021. His newsletter blog is Clyde’s Newsletter | Clyde Prestowitz | Substack.

Mr. Andrew M. Fialdini

Dr. Paul M. Linehan

After a distinguished 30-year federal career, Mr. Fialdini established NKM Consulting, serving Fortune 500
companies, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specializing
in strategic mission focus, NKM excels in operations, analysis, military support, Insider Threat programs,
and risk mitigation. As an accomplished Intelligence Community leader, Mr. Fialdini played a pivotal role in creating the DHS’ Insider Threat program for 300,000 employees. In the Senior Executive Service, he managed 450 intelligence officers across three divisions, safeguarding global DOD elements against terrorist threats. Recognized for his expertise, Mr. Fialdini served on the Presidential Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Mr. Fialdini holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a master’s from the National War College, National Defense University.

Dr. Linehan is a security consultant and specializes in global security, government affairs, and international
security programs related to defense, military capability, technology, emerging threats, and strategic risk analysis. Simultaneously, he serves as an adjunct lecturer at the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute; Boston College; and Keio University; and a faculty member of the George Washington University. With decades of experience, Dr. Linehan’s federal government service focused on managing Indo-Pacific business, defense, intelligence, and national security affairs. Dr. Linehan earned doctorate degree from Georgetown University. Dr. Linehan received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award and authored the book, “The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China – Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation.”

J. Stephen Morrison, PhD, is a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and directs its Global Health Policy Center. Through several high-level commissions, he has shaped decisions in Congress and the administration on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and gender equality, and health security, including pandemic preparedness. Currently, the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security is addressing critical post-Covid challenges. Since 2018, Morrison has led global health security fora at the annual Munich Security Conference. He directed The New Barbarianism, an award-winning documentary on violence against the health sector. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he has directed seven episodes of the CSIS video series Ukraine: The Human Price of War. He cohosts the weekly podcast series The CommonHealth. From 2021 to 2023, he served as the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. He taught for 12 years at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, holds a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale College.

Rahm Emanuel was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 31st United States Ambassador to Japan on December 18, 2021.  Previously, Ambassador Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago, a position he held until May 2019. During that time, he made the critical choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future as a global capital. Prior to becoming Mayor, from November 2008 until October 2010, Ambassador Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. Ambassador Emanuel was elected four times as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois’s 5th Congressional District (2002-2008). From 1993 to 1998, Ambassador Emanuel was a key member of President Bill Clinton’s administration, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Politics. During this time, Emanuel served as a legislative liaison to Congress and spearheaded efforts to pass several of President Clinton’s signature achievements, most notably the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and the historic Balanced Budget Act, which created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that expanded health care coverage to 10 million children. The Ambassador also worked closely with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a U.S. Senator, to shepherd the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 through Congress.

渋谷教育学園理事長、学園長。住友銀行を経て1970年学校法人渋谷教育学園理事長に就任。83年渋谷教育学園幕張高等学校を開校、つづいて86年同幕張中学校を設置し中高一貫校とする。96年渋谷教育学園渋谷中学校長に就任、96年同渋谷高等学校を開校。幕張中高、渋谷中高の校長を2022年まで務める。文部科学省・中央教育審議会副会長、日本私立中学高等学校連合会会長、日本ユネスコ国内委員会会長などを歴任。著書に『渋谷教育学園はなぜ共学トップになれたか』（中公新書クラレ）、『伝説の校長講話』（中央公論新社）、訳書に『アメリカの反知性主義』（リチャード・ホーフスタッター著、みすず書房）。

Dr. Kent E. Calder is Professor and Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Study (SAIS). Previously served as the school’s Dean and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs of the Johns Hopkins SAIS from 2018 to 2022. Calder, who also directs the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Prior to SAIS, Calder served as special advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), professor at Princeton University, lecturer on government at Harvard. A specialist in East Asian political economy, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon inn 2014. Calder’s publications include: Global Political Cities: Actors and Arenas of Influence in International Affairs (2021); Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration (2019); Circles of Compensation: Economic Growth and the Globalization of Japan (2018); Singapore: Smart City, Smart State (2017); Asia in Washington (2014); and The New Continentalism: Energy and Twenty-First Century Eurasian Geopolitics (2012). Calder received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he worked under the direction of Edwin O. Reischauer.

Prof. R. Taggart Murphy is Emeritus Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Tsukuba.  He was a founder of the University’s MBA Program in International Business and served as its Program Chair from 2011-2014.  Previously, he had taught at the University’s College of International Studies and Graduate Program in International Political Economy. Before launching his academic career, Murphy was an investment banker with twelve years’ experience in the Japanese financial markets.  He was a Non-Resident Senior Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and is the author of “The Weight of the Yen” (Norton: 1996), “Japan’s Policy Trap” (Brookings), co-authored with Akio Mikuni, and “Japan and the Shackles of the Past” (Oxford, 2014), which was heralded by The Economist as “an insightful analysis of what ails Japan.” Murphy’s articles have appeared in The New Republic, The National Interest, The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, The London Review of Books, and The New Left Review as well as the op-ed page of the The New York Times.

Dr. Sheila A. Smith is is John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). An expert on Japanese politics and foreign policy, she is the author of Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power, Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (released in Japanese as 日中 親愛なる宿敵: 変容する日本政治と対中政策), and Japan’s New Politics and the U.S.-Japan Alliance. She is also the author of the CFR interactive guide Constitutional Change in Japan. Dr. Smith is a regular contributor to the CFR blog Asia Unbound and a frequent contributor to major media outlets in the United States and Asia.

(Commentator) Dr. Narushige Michishita is Vice President and professor at GRIPS. Previously, he served as senior research fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Ministry of Defense and assistant counsellor at the Cabinet Secretariat for Security and Crisis Management of the Government of Japan. A specialist in Japanese security and foreign policy as well as security issues on the Korean Peninsula, his works include North Korea’s Military-Diplomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008 (Routledge, 2009). He is fluent in Japanese and Korean.

Dr. Richard J Samuels is Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the Center for International Studies at the MIT. He has been head of the MIT Political Science Department, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Japan of the National Research Council, and chair of the Japan-US Friendship Commission. He has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and was awarded an Imperial decoration, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Prime Minister.
Mr. Samuel Leiter is a PhD student specializing in Security Studies and International Relations. He is primarily interested in proliferation, preventive war, East Asian security, and alliance politics. He graduated with general and departmental honors from the University of Chicago with a BA in Political Science and previously worked at the Civic Consulting Alliance.
Dr. Eric Heginbotham is a principal research scientist at MIT’s Center for International Studies and a specialist in Asian security issues. Before joining MIT, he was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he led research projects on China, Japan, and regional security issues and regularly briefed senior military, intelligence, and political leaders. After graduating from Swarthmore College, Heginbotham earned his PhD in political science from MIT. He is fluent in Chinese and Japanese and was a captain in the US Army Reserve. 

Dr. Zack Cooper, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute, specializes US strategy in Asia. He also teaches at Princeton University, codirects the Alliance for Securing Democracy, and cohosts the “Net Assessment” podcast. He also served as assistant to the deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism at the National Security Council and as a special assistant to the principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy at the Department of Defense.

Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan: previously director of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, holds a Doctor of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics. Author of more than 320 academic papers and books including “Energy Diplomacy” (Kyiv, 2008), “Foreign Policy in Times of Transformations” (Kharkiv, 2020).

Mr. Bill Emmott is a writer best known for his time as editor in chief of The Economist in 1993-2006 but also for his many books on Japan, which began with the bestselling “The Sun Also Sets: Why Japan will not be Number One” (1989). He is now chair of the Japan Society of the UK, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and of Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room Hub for Arts & Humanities, is co-director of the Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy and is a member of the Comitato Scientifico of the Centro Einaudi in Turin.

Hon. Keizo Takemi, an LDP member of the House of Councillors of the Japanese parliament, chair of caucus on Stop TB, engaged in Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, Global Health Workforce Alliance, and WHO expert working group on R&D Financing. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Center for International Exchange and was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health (2007-2009).

Dr. Kenji Shibuya is Director of the Soma COVID Vaccination Medical Center in the city of Soma, Fukushima. Previously Professor and Director of the Institute for Population Health at King’s College London. Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health Policy at the University of Tokyo and Coordinator at the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Shibuya has been Senior Advisor to the WHO director-general and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a pandemic vaccine fund, investing in COVID-19 vaccines.

Prof. Vivek Wadhwa is a distinguished Fellow, Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife program, and the author of five best-selling books: From Incremental to Exponential; Your Happiness Was Hacked; The Driver in the Driverless Car; Innovating Women; and The Immigrant Exodus. He has been a globally syndicated columnist for The Washington Post and held appointments at Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley, Emory University, and Singularity University. He was also named one of the world’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy magazine in that year; in June 2013, he was on TIME magazine’s list of “Tech 40”, one of forty of the most influential minds in tech. Vivek is based in Silicon Valley and researches, speaks, and writes about advancing technologies that are transforming our world.

Dr. Paul Linehan, CEO of Secure Knowledge Consulting, LLC, has 37 years of professional experience in federal government service and devoted to managing a range of Indo-Pacific business, defense, intelligence and national security affairs. In his final assignment in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, he served as the Director, Indo-Pacific for the National Disclosure Policy Committee and U.S. Designated Security Authority as U.S. Government lead expert for international security agreements, security certification of defense programs, industrial security, and national disclosure policy for the Indo-Pacific region. He holds master’s degrees in international affairs and China studies from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and in national security studies from the National War College, National Defense University. He received his doctorate from Georgetown University. author of the book, “The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China – Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation”.

Dr. Yves Tiberghien (Ph.D. Stanford University, 2002; Harvard Academy Scholar 2006; Fulbright Scholar 1996) is a Professor of Political Science and Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He is also Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research, and Director of the Center for Japanese Research. Yves is Distinguished Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada and a Senior Fellow at the University of Alberta’s China Institute. He is an International Steering Committee Member at Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD). In November 2017, he was made a Chevalier de l’ordre national du mérite by the French President. He is a visiting Professor at Tokyo University’ Graduate School of Public Policy. He recently published The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox. August 2021. Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ 9781108973533

大林 尚（Tsukasa Obayashi) 日本経済新聞 編集委員兼上級論説委員：1984年日本経済新聞社入社。千葉支局などを経て90年から東京本社経済部で通産省、日銀、経済企画庁、厚生省などの記者クラブに所属し、政策立案の現場を担当する。99年経済部次長。2002年編集委員、05年から論説委員を兼務し社会保障・消費税・財政改革、規制改革、独占禁止法を中心に社説とコラムを執筆。14年欧州総局編集委員、16年欧州総局長としてロンドンに駐在し、EU各国の社会保障・税制の現場やBrexitを決めた英国民投票を取材。17年東京本社に帰任、現在にいたる。慶應義塾大学総合政策学部特別招聘教授。Tsukasa Ohbayashi joined Nikkei Inc in 1984. Ohbayashi served as a deputy editor of Economic News Department, and then as senior staff writer and leader writer, writing editorials and columns on economic policies, such as taxation, finance, social security, and regulatory reforms.

Elissa Alben, Esq. leads Pfizer’s Global Trade Policy team and is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of trade policy across all major markets in which Pfizer operates. Prior to joining Pfizer, Elissa served as senior trade counsel for Senate Finance Committee Democrats, responsible for Asia-Pacific trade negotiations, environment, labor, and investment matters, as well as negotiating and securing Congressional passage of trade promotion authority. Before joining the Finance Committee, Elissa spent nearly eight years in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, where she served as Deputy Assistant USTR for Enforcement and Monitoring and chief lawyer for U.S. trade agreements, including the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and represented the United States in disputes before the World Trade Organization. Prior to her government service, Elissa practiced international trade law at Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, DC. Elissa received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, concentrating in East Asian Studies, and her law degree from Columbia Law School.

Professor Miriam K. Were is a Medical Doctor (University of Nairobi), and holds Masters and Doctor of Public Health degrees from Johns Hopkins University in USA. She holds Batchelor’s degree in Natural Science and qualified to teach Secondary school level Biology, Chemistry and Physical Education which she did for two years before Medical School. She worked in the United Nations agencies of UNICEF, World Health Organisation and the United Nations Population Fund. She is the former Chancellor of Moi University, a Member of Champions for AIDS-Free Generation, Kenya’s Goodwill Ambassador for Community Health, Co-Founder of UZIMA Foundation and serves on various boards. Among the honours she has received are Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize by Japan; Queen Elizabeth II Gold Medal for Public Health; George G. Tolbert Award of the National Council of International Health, USA; Knight of the French National Honours for work in Mother and Child Health

Mr. Theodore (Ted) Schenkelberg, Co-founder and COO of the Human Vaccines Project (HVP) has more than 20 years of experience advancing biomedical and global health priorities across the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Previously, Schenkelberg worked as a strategic consultant in the global health and biotech space, including work for a leading Indian health system and national initiatives on reproductive health and antibiotic resistance. He served for more than seven years as a Director at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) where he played a key role in building a $50 million global vaccine design program. Schenkelberg brings strong private sector experience having worked as a licensed health and technology analyst at Carnegie Capital, an investment firm with more than $1 billion under management and administration.

Dr. Brian Bih-Jeng Chang, Director of Brian’s Family Doctor Clinic, New Taipei City, is an Honorary Secretary of WONCA, APR; Director of Brian’s Family Doctor Clinic, New Taipei City. He is Deputy secretary general of Taiwan Medical Association, WONCA APR Liaison Person of Taiwan Association of Family Medicine, Deputy secretary general of Taiwan Association of Family Medicine, and Adjunct attending physician of Department of Family Medicine, NTU hospital.

Ms. Laurie Garrett, wrote her first bestselling book, THE COMING PLAGUE: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, while splitting her time between the Harvard School of Public Health and the New York newspaper, Newsday. In the 1992-93 academic years Garrett was a Fellow at Harvard, where she worked closely with the emerging diseases group, a collection of faculty concerned about the surge in epidemics of previously unknown or rare viruses and bacteria. The book was published in hardcopy by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1994, and spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

Dr. Sanjaya Senanayake is an Infectious Disease Physician in Canberra and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Australian National University (ANU) Medical School. He has an interest in epidemiology and infections of public health importance and is a regulator commentator in the media on a range of public health issues including COVID-19. Dr Senanayake completed a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of New South Wales, and Master of Applied Epidemiology from the ANU.

Dr. Osamu Kunii (M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.) serves Head of Strategy, Investment and Impact Division of The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, managing 5 departments, namely Strategic Information; Technical Advice and Partnership; Technical Evaluation Reference Group Secretariat; Community, Rights and Gender; Access to Funding. He has worked more than 25 years of experience in global health, especially maternal and child health, infectious diseases control, health systems, health policy and diplomacy. He also served as Deputy Director of Aid Planning Division in the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Professor of Global Health at Nagasaki University, Research Institute of Tropical Medicine; Senior Advisor at UNICEF headquarters, Chief of Health and Child Survival Program in UNICEF Myanmar and Somalia Office.

Dr. J. Stephen Morrison is a Senior Vice President at the CSIS, where he has directed the Global Health Policy Center since he founded it in September 2008. He directed the CSIS Africa Program (2000-2008), while also launching the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS (2001-2007), co-chaired by Senators John Kerry and Bill Frist. During the Clinton administration, he served on the Policy Planning Staff, under Secretaries Christopher and Albright, and prior to that, conceptualized and founded USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives. He served in the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa 1992-1993, directing its transitional work promoting democracy and good governance. In recent years at CSIS, Steve has directed several high-level commissions, most notably the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security (2018-present), and the CSIS Task Force on Women’s and Family Health (2015-2017.) He is the author of diverse analytic reports and commentaries, a frequent voice on global health, U.S. foreign policy, and international security, across a range of media. Steve received his PhD in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a graduate, magna cum laude, of Yale College.