Geostrategy in the Grassroots Series: Economic Statecraft and Security in the Indo-Pacific: Views from Japan, US, and Southeast Asia

Please join for a very special event presented by the Japan Society of Boston on Economic Statecraft and Security in the Indo-Pacific. Our panel will be moderated by Professor Kenneth Oye and we will be joined by guests Professor Kei Koga and Professor Phillip Lipscy.

The panel will discuss topics such as the evolution of the views of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/Southeast Asian states on the Indo-Pacific region (e.g. ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific), Japan’s defense and military role in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia’s expectations of Japan, international contestation in the region touching on matters such as Japan’s geoeconomic strategy, Indo-Pacific strategies including the Free and Open Ind-Pacific vision, Japan’s recent defense policy reforms, and major security issues like the rise of China, potential contingency over Taiwan, and North Korea.

This is a public, free, in-person event with the option of a light Japanese style bento lunch. Check-in opens at 11:45, and program will start promptly at noon. Pre-registration is required.

If you would like to receive a free bento lunch, please register by 5pm on January 31st. A vegetarian option is also available. All registrations made after January 31st will not include a lunch.

This event is sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the National Association of Japan-America Societies as part of their Geostrategy in the Grassroots series, a public affairs program focusing on the geostrategic challenges Japan and the US face in a changing Asia.