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Goto Speaks at MEDays Forum

November 19, 2013

Northeast Asia associate Shihoko Goto discussed the challenges facing East Asia at the annual MEDays Forum in Tangier, Morocco, last week.  Hosted by the Amadeus Institute, a Moroccan think tank, the forum brought together policymakers, executives, and analysts to debate global issues of particular concern to the Middle East. Shihoko was joined by Mark Fitzpatrick, director of non-proliferation at IISS, Goran Lenmaker, chairman of SIPRI, Rafael Bueno of Casa Asia, and author Robert Kaplan. The panel's moderator was Sylvain Attal, deputy director of France 24.  

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Shihoko Goto

Shihoko Goto

Director, Indo-Pacific Program

Shihoko Goto is the director the Indo-Pacific Program at the Wilson Center. Her research focuses on the economics and politics of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as US policy in Northeast Asia. A seasoned journalist and analyst, she has reported from Tokyo and Washington for Dow Jones and UPI on the global economy, international trade, and Asian markets. A columnist for The Diplomat magazine and contributing editor to The Globalist, she was previously a donor country relations officer for the World Bank and has been awarded fellowships from the East-West Center and the Knight Foundation, among others.

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The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more