TANAKA Akihiko
Former President (Apr 2012 - Sep 2015)
Activities
FY2015
- September 30, 2015 President Addresses JICA's Contribution at Meetings of the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015
- September 30, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With Vietnamese Leader Trong
- September 16, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With President Sirleaf of Liberia
- September 11, 2015 JICA President Hands Over Mindanao School Building and Signs Infrastructure Loan Deals in the Philippines
- September 11, 2015 Signing of Loan Agreement with Uganda: Mitigating traffic congestion and vitalizing logistics, transport and economic activity in the capital region
- August 25, 2015 Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreements with the Philippines
- August 17, 2015 Signing of First Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with Angola
- August 6, 2015 Tanaka speaks about Japan’s Proactive Contribution to Peace through Development Cooperation in Washington, DC
- August 6, 2015 JICA, World Bank Agree to Bolster Collaboration, Including Natural Disaster Risk Management, Health and Infrastructure
- August 6, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Honduran President Hernández
- July 27, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Cuba, Announces Additional Human Resource Development Efforts
- July 14, 2015 Tanaka Stresses the Importance of Quality Education at the Oslo Summit on Education for Development
- July 9, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With Vietnamese Premier Dung
- July 8, 2015 Introducing Concrete ‘Build Back Better’ Measures for Assisting Nepal’s Recovery and Reconstruction, Based on Japan’s Earthquake Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Experiences
- July 2, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Participates in 'High-Level Seminar on Peacebuilding, National Reconciliation and Democratization in Asia'
- June 25, 2015 President of Niger, JICA President Discuss Cooperation, Regional Stability in Tokyo Talks
- June 18, 2015 JICA President's Working Paper Featured on Influential UN 'Human Development' Blog
- June 10, 2015 'Build Back Better Reconstruction Seminar for Nepal' Held to Help Country With Post-Quake Reconstruction
- May 25, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Turkey
- May 18, 2015 Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of Turkey
- May 15, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits the United States
- May 14, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Iraq
- April 21, 2015 JAXA Astronaut Noguchi Takes on the Job of Official Supporter of 'Japan Public-Private Platform for REDD+'
- April 17, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Participates in a High Level Seminar of the Inter-American Development Bank Annual Meeting
- April 14, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Cambodia
- April 13, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Delivers Keynote Address at Central Asia plus Japan Symposium
- April 6, 2015 One of the World's Leading Supporters of ‘Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction’
- April 2, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
FY2014
- March 31, 2015 Is a High Level Economic Growth Realizable in Frontier Countries? — JICA and IMF Co-Organize an International Conference
- March 31, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Attends U.N. 70th Anniversary Symposium
- March 26, 2015 Signing of ODA Loan Agreement with Honduras
- March 18, 2015 JICA President Holds Talks with Vice-President of the Cuban Council of Ministers
- March 17, 2015 New Partnership Boosts Global Efforts on Disaster Risk Reduction
- March 5, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Chairman Enkhbold of Mongolia
- February 25, 2015 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Indonesia
- February 23, 2015 JICA Senior Vice-President Domichi Holds Talks with Mongolian Prime Minister Saikhanbileg
- February 19, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Myanmar
- February 18, 2015 Third IMF-JICA High-Level Conference Discusses Supporting Rapid and Inclusive Growth in Frontier and Developing Asia
- February 6, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits France and Belgium
- January 23, 2015 Symposium Marks 60th Anniversary of Japan's ODA
- January 20, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Madagascar
- January 15, 2015 JICA President Tanaka Visits Rwanda
- December 26, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits China
- December 26, 2014 ‘The Role of Japan’s ODA’: Opinions Exchanged at Symposium Commemorating for 60th Anniversary of Japan’s ODA
- December 10, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Attends a Symposium on Women, Peace and Security in Washington
- December 2, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits India
- November 28, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With King Abdullah II of Jordan
- November 21, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres
- November 19, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Palestine
- November 19, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Egypt
- October 31, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With Georgian President Margvelashvili
- October 31, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With UNRWA Head Krähenbühl
- October 22, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Attends the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, D.C.
- October 9, 2014 President Tanaka Attends World Assembly for Women in Tokyo 2014: 'Women's Version of the Davos Forum'
- October 1, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Attends Meetings During a High Level Week at the United Nations General Assembly
- September 19, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With IMF Head Lagarde
- September 12, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With IDB President Moreno
- September 2, 2014 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Republic of Korea, Holds Talks With Presidents of Export-Import Bank of Korea, Korea International Cooperation Agency
- August 28, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits El Salvador
- August 26, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Costa Rica
- August 21, 2014 Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of El Salvador for the San Miguel Bypass Construction Project
- August 18, 2014 Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of Costa Rica
- August 14, 2014 Arab Monetary Fund and JICA Deepen Cooperation in the Arab World
- August 5, 2014 ‘Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience’
- July 29, 2014 JICA President Tanaka and UN-ESCAP Head Akhtar Hold Talks
- July 29, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Jordan
- July 29, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Tunisia
- July 23, 2014 OCHA and JICA Agree to Further Strengthen Cooperation and Collaboration in Order to Better Address Complex Humanitarian Needs
- July 18, 2014 Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreements with the Republic of Tunisia
- July 18, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Morocco
- July 16, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With the President-Elect of United Nations General Assembly
- July 11, 2014 Signing of ODA Loan Agreement for “International Development Association Seventeenth Replenishment”, to the International Development Association
- July 11, 2014 World Bank Group, JICA to Strengthen Partnership to Tackle Development Challenges
- July 11, 2014 JICA Senior Vice-President Domichi Holds Talks with the Premier of Bhutan
- July 9, 2014 Mindanao Peace Stakeholders Gather in Hiroshima
- July 1, 2014 Senior Vice-President Domichi Holds Talks with Special Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning
- June 27, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Bhutan, Meets the King and Helps Honor a Pioneering Japanese Expert
- June 19, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Bangladesh
- May 26, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Participates in a High-Level Event Hosted by the President of the United Nations General Assembly
- May 13, 2014 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits the Solomon Islands
- May 12, 2014 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Vanuatu
- April 22, 2014 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Mongolia
- April 18, 2014 Talks Held between JICA Senior Vice-President Domichi and the President of the Maldives
FY2013
- March 28, 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro Signed
- March 24, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with President Sang of Viet Nam
- March 17, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With President Hassan of Somalia
- March 12, 2014 African Woman Entrepreneurs Discuss Perspectives, Solutions at JICA-Sponsored Panel Discussion
- March 5, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Cambodia
- March 3, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- February 27, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Visits the Philippines
- February 19, 2014 JICA President Tanaka Stresses 'Human Security' in Keynote Address at the CSIS in Washington, D.C.
- February 6, 2014 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Uganda
- January 14, 2014 Report from ‘The Future of Asia’ Special Symposium ‘ASEAN 2025 - Vision and Challenges for ASEAN in the Future’
- December 27, 2013 Taking on Country Building in Somalia
- December 25, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with OECD Development Assistance Committee Chair Solheim
- December 20, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Vietnamese Premier Dung
- December 17, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Visits Afghanistan for the Second Time
- December 10, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with UNHCR Guterres
- November 25, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with United Nations Development Programme Administrator Clark
- November 24, 2013 First Medical Team Returns from Typhoon-Stricken Philippines
- November 20, 2013 Agreement for a Strategic Resource Partnership Signed with Akita University
- November 13, 2013 JICA Co-hosts an Open Seminar with the EU and UNHCR on “Building Resilient Societies against Natural Disasters”
- October 17, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Attends the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, D.C.
- October 10, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Attends the Opening Ceremony of the Project for Enhancement of Engineering Higher Education in Myanmar
- September 30, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Emphasizes Health and Hunger at U.N. General Assembly in New York
- September 24, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Meets with UNRWA Commissioner-General Grandi
- September 13, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Mongolian Prime Minister Altankhuyag
- September 3, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Visits Laos
- August 30, 2013 JICA Senior Vice-President Domichi Meets With the President of the EBRD
- August 29, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Visits Vietnam
- August 14, 2013 In Myanmar, JICA President Tanaka Visits Project Sites
- August 14, 2013 In Myanmar, JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Key Figures
- August 12, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks With Mongolian Economic Development Minister Batbayar
- June 21, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Meets with Indian Finance Minister
- June 11, 2013 President Tanaka, Leaders Discuss Solutions to Youth Unemployment in Africa
- June 4, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Meets Individually with African Heads of State Visiting Japan (Part 2)
- June 3, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Meets Individually with African Heads of State Visiting Japan (Part 1)
- June 3, 2013 TICAD V (the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development) Closed
- May 31, 2013 TICAD V: The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development to Begin
- May 24, 2013 South Africa: JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Delivers Message on TICAD V
- May 1, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Visits Project Sites in Sudan
- May 1, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Holds Talks with Sudanese Vice President Taha and Other Figures
- April 30, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Meets with South Sudanese President, Discusses Peace Progress and Development
- April 26, 2013 President Tanaka Visits South Sudan, Confirms the Importance of Visible Assistance
- April 23, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Tours an Ethiopian Shoe Factory That Practices "Kaizen," Meets With Key Officials
- April 19, 2013 President Tanaka Visits Djibouti and Holds Talks with President Guelleh
- April 5, 2013 World: On World Health Day-JICA’s Cooperation in Health Sector-
FY2012
- March 15, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Meets with John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, and Other Key Personnel
- March 14, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Holds Talks with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore and Key Personnel
- March 13, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Project Sites in Burkina Faso – Education, Water Sanitation and Water Supply
- March 11, 2013 JICA President Tanaka Visits the United Nations
- March 1, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka held talks with Dr. Yayi Boni, President of the Republic of Benin to strengthen relationships
- February 26, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits South Africa
- February 25, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Mozambique – Part 2
- February 22, 2013 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Mozambique – Part 1
- January 31, 2013 President Tanaka Visits Brazil and Peru
- January 28, 2013 A Glimpse into the Future
- December 21, 2012 Appeal for African Aid through TICAD
- December 19, 2012 JICA President AkihikoTanaka Visits Thailand and Senegal
- November 16, 2012 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Iraq
- October 17, 2012 Africa, Myanmar, Climate Change, Post 2015 Under the Microscope
- October 12, 2012"Can Government Policies Lead to Good Jobs For Development?" at the International Monetary Fund World Bank Group's 2012 Tokyo Annual Meetings (Kaltura site) (external link)
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October 12, 2012
"Can Government Policies Lead to Good Jobs For Development?" at the International Monetary Fund World Bank Group's 2012 Tokyo Annual Meetings (speech text) (PDF/199KB)
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October 11, 2012
"Global Health (Session 1: The Case for Investing in Health, Again!)" at the International Monetary Fund World Bank Group's 2012 Tokyo Annual Meetings Program of Seminars (speech text) (PDF/98.7KB)
- September 21, 2012 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits Indonesia to Discuss Infrastructure and Disaster Management Cooperation
- August 10, 2012 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits the United States
- July 23, 2012 "Prospects for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Development" (Center for Strategic and International Studies site) (external link)
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July 23, 2012
"Prospects for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Development" (speech text) (PDF/22.4KB)
- July 19, 2012 Looking to the Future in Afghanistan
- July 13, 2012 President Tanaka Holds a Conference at the Japan National Press Club—What Is “Invigorating Assistance”?—
- June 13, 2012 On His First Visit to Africa, JICA President Stressed the Need for Diversified Assistance and Regional Collaboration
- June 6, 2012 JICA’s New President Gives His First Official Interview Since Assuming Office in April
- May 10, 2012 JICA President Akihiko Tanaka Visits the Philippines-Visit to Mindanao, the ADB Annual Meeting and Ministerial Bilateral Meetings -
- April 27, 2012 Asian Countries Can Lead the Way to a New Era of Global Low-Carbon Prosperity
- April 12, 2012 JICA’s New President Sets Out His Agenda for His Tenure
Speech Transcripts
September 28, 2015
Keynote Speech at TICAD VI Pre-event, "Industrial Development in Africa and JICA's Perspective"
Woldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, the United States
September 26, 2015
Speech at the 3rd Japan-African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Summit Roundtable
United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States
September 25, 2015
Speech at the Interactive Dialogue 2 of the UN Sustainable Development Summit
United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States
August 25, 2015
Speech at the ODA Loan Agreements Signing Ceremony
Department of Foreign Affairs, Manila, the Philippines
August 24, 2015
Speech at the Turn-over Ceremony of Quick Impact Project in North Upi, Maguindanao
North Upi, Maguindanao Province, the Philippines
August 17, 2015
Speech at the ODA Loan Agreement Signing Ceremony for Power Sector Reform Support Program (Angola)
JICA Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
July 27, 2015
Speech: Japan's Proactive Contribution to Peace: What it Means in Development
Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., the United States
June 25, 2015
Presentation at the Technical Session, International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction: ICNR
Soaltee Crown Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal
May 25, 2015
Opening remarks in the "Build Back Better" Reconstruction Seminar for Nepal
Hyatt Regency Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal
April 29, 2015
Speech at Symposium on "Japan and the World: A New Global Strategy"
Asia Society, New York, U.S.A
March 17, 2015
Keynote Speech at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Public Forum "Disaster Risk Reduction and Human Security": Added Value of the Human Security Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction
Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
March 15, 2015
Statement at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Ministerial Round Table "International Cooperation in Support of a Post -2015 Framework for DRR"
Sendai International Center, Miyagi, Japan
March 14, 2015
Speech at the Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction and International Cooperation for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
February 17, 2015
Opening Remarks at the 3rd IMF-JICA Conference on "Frontier and Developing Asia: Supporting Rapid and Inclusive Growth"
JICA Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
February 9, 2015
Speech at the Partial Handing-Over ceremony of the Project for Rehabilitation of Baluchaung No.2 Hydropower Plant in Myanmar
Baluchaung No.2 Hydropower Plant, Myanmar
February 9, 2015
Speech at the Commencement Ceremony of the Project for Improving Loikaw General Hospital in Myanmar
Loikaw General Hospital, Myanmar
February 7, 2015
Key Note Speech at the 3rd Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum
Myanmar International Convention Center, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
January 26, 2015
Speech at the book launch seminar "Growth is Dead, Long Live Growth: The Quality of Economic Growth and Why it Matters": JICA's views on growth and the Quality of Growth
AFD Headquarters, Paris, France
January 14, 2015
Lecture co-sponsored by JICA and the Center of Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (CEDS): Cooperation of Two Island Countries in the Age of the Indo-Pacific
Carlton Hotel, Antananarivo, Madagascar
January 10, 2015
Speech at the completion ceremony for the Project for Construction of Rusumo International Bridge and One Stop Border Post Facilities: Construction of Rusumo International Bridge and One Stop Border Post (OSBP) facilities
Rusumo International Bridge, Rusumo, Rwanda/Tanzania
August 20, 2014
Speech at the ODA Loan Agreements Signing Ceremony for the San Miguel Bypass Construction Project
The Presidential Mansion, San Salvador, El Salvador
July 23, 2014
Speech on the Occasion of the Signing of an MOU with UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
JICA Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
July 17, 2014
Speech at the ODA Loan Agreements Signing Ceremony
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tunis, Tunisia
June 23, 2014
Opening Remarks at the Seminar on the "Consolidation for Peace for Mindanao"
International Conference Center Hiroshima in Heiwa Kinen Koen, Hiroshima, Japan
June 18, 2014
Speech at the 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony for cooperation between Japan and Bhutan
Taji Tashi Hotel, Thimphu, Bhutan
June 16, 2014
Speech: BIG-B toward Growth Beyond Borders
The University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
June 16, 2014
Speech at the 35th ODA Loan Agreements Signing Ceremony
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
May 26, 2014
Speech at the 7th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium: Sustainable Development and Contribution of Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
Dai-ichi Hotel Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan
May 22, 2014
Speech at the High-level Event of the UN General Assembly: Contributions of North-South, South-South, Triangular Cooperation, and ICT for Development to the implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Trusteeship Council Chamber、United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States
May 7, 2014
Joint News Conference with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Lilo
Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel, Honiara, Solomon Islands
May 5, 2014
Joint News Conference with Vanuatu Prime Minister Carcasses
The Port Vila Lapetasi Wharf, Port Vila, Vanuatu
February 12, 2014
Keynote Address at U.S.-Japan Development Summit
The Center for Strategies & International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C., the United States
September 26, 2013
Speech at Japan - African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Summit Roundtable: Boosting Sustainable Agricultural Growth for Inclusive and Dynamic Development in Africa
United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States
September 24, 2013
Speech at a meeting hosted by the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank: Tackling the Unfinished Business: Accelerating MDG Progress
United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States
September 9, 2013
Speech at the Opening Ceremony for the 2013 autumn session of the United Nations University
United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
August 9, 2013
Speech: Myanmar's Development in Regional Context and JICA's Engagement
Traders Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar
June 26, 2013
Commencement Speech at the graduation ceremony
The International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan
June 18, 2013
Speech: India-Japan Relationship in Global Trend
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
June 8, 2013
Speech at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Event (pre-G8 summit event): Promoting African Agriculture
Unilever House, London, the United Kingdom
June 8, 2013
Speech at the High-level Nutrition Event (pre-G8 summit event): Nutrition for Growth, Beating Hunger through Business and Science
Unilever House, London, the United Kingdom
June 5, 2013
Luncheon Talk "Re-Energizing the ASEAN-Japan Partnership" at the 27th ASIA-PACIFIC Roundtable hosted by ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS): Evolving ASEAN-JAPAN Relation-New Dimension of ASEAN-JAPAN Partnership-
Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
June 4, 2013
Speech at the 1st meeting of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
June 2, 2013
Speech at TICAD V Break Out Session Thematic Session 2 "Strengthening Sectoral Bases for Growth": JICA's Comprehensive Approach to Infrastructure Development in Africa
InterContinental Hotel, Yokohama, Japan
June 2, 2013
Opening Remarks for the TICAD V JICA Side Event on "Economic Transformation in Africa"
InterContinental Hotel, Yokohama, Japan
May 10, 2013
Speech at the seminar co-organized by the Embassy of Japan in South Africa, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the University of Pretoria: Changing Africa and Challenges for Japan
The University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
May 8, 2013
Speech at the seminar co-organized by the Embassy of Japan in South Africa, JICA and Stellenbosch University: Changing Africa and Challenges for Japan
Southern Sun Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
December 5, 2012
Speech at the development policy forum “Sustainable energy for all: A focus on Africa”
Friends of Europe, Brussels, Belgium
December 4, 2012
Speech: 'Drivers of Japan's Development Engagement with Africa'
Chatham House, London, the United Kingdom
October 12, 2012
Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
October 11, 2012
Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2012
The Center for Strategies & International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C., the United States
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