A transformed alliance of the world’s two largest economies—Japan and the United States—could have far-reaching effects on issues such as trade, development, climate change and international security. On May 8, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University hosted a forum to examine the U.S.-Japan alliance and its potential for addressing issues beyond the Northeast Asia region.
A distinguished panel of Japanese and American experts discussed how the alliance can be relevant to new global challenges in various regions.
Agenda
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May 8
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Introduction
Carlos Pascual Former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Senior Vice President for Global Energy - IHS Markit, Former Brookings expert @CarlosEPascual -
Panel 1: China and Russia
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China CenterYoshifumi Nakai Professor, Gakushuin UniversityShinji Hyodo Director, Regional Studies Department - The National Institute for Defense Studies -
Panel 2: Europe and the Middle East
Osamu Ieda Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido UniversityMichael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy @MichaelEOHanlonJustin Vaïsse Former Brookings Expert, Director, Policy Planning Staff - French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs @JustinVaisse -
Lunch Remarks
Kent Calder Director, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University -
Panel 3: Central and South Asia
Stephen P. Cohen Former Brookings ExpertTomohiko Uyama Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido UniversityJohannes F. Linn Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable DevelopmentOsamu Yoshida Professor, Hiroshima University
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