2024.09.28 (Sat.)

Symposium

Symposium (at Doshisha University): “Grand Strategies after Biden and Kishida: Whither US-Japan Alliance?”

Both President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided to step down from the current posts. With the coming of the US Presidential election day in November, Japanese peoples are asking whether we can keep the strong alliance relationships with the US. How will the next leaders shape grand strategies of the two allies.  Two eminent scholars from the US and the UK will discuss how grand strategies of the US and Japan will shape the international order in the Indo-Pacific region.

Date: September 28 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 (Reception time: 09:30~)

Venue:
Shikokan (SK) 112, Karasuma Campus, Doshisha University (Access) , Kyoto

Registration: Please register from this link

Opening Remarks: Koji Murata (Professor, Doshisha University)

Moderator:  Michito Tsuruoka (Associate Professor, Keio University)

Panelists:
Brendan Simms (Professor, The University of Cambridge)
John Nilsson-Wright (Associate Professor, The University of Cambridge)
Francis Gavin (Professor, The Johns Hopkins University)

Closing Remarks: Satoshi Ikeuchi(Professor, The University of Tokyo)

This symposium is jointly held by RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) of the University of Tokyo and the International Institute of American Studies of Doshisha University