Join the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation for this panel discussion with four leading experts on U.S.-Japan relations. The panel will share views from the United States on the future of the alliance in a post-Trump/Abe world. Discussion will focus on the political, social, and security implications of current policy on future cooperation between the two allies.
The speakers represent diverse views from American government, academia, and policy research sectors and are all members of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future, an ongoing program developed by the Mansfield Foundation and funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.
When:
Friday, October 25, 2019 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where:
Hall “SAKURA”, The Japan Foundation Headquarters Main Building 2F
4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004
Access: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/access/map.html
Language: English
Admission is free; Please RSVP at <tokyoadmin@mansfieldfdn.org> with Name, Affiliation, and Contact Information. *Due to limited space, seating will be first come, first served
Program
Opening Remarks: Benjamin Self, Vice President, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Remarks: Junichi Chano, Executive Director, The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
Panelists:
Emma Chanlett-Avery, Cohort 2, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Benjamin Goldberg, Cohort 3, Japan Analyst, U.S. Department of State
Kenneth McElwain, Cohort 2, Professor, Institute of Social Science University of Tokyo
Nathaniel Smith, Cohort 3, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona
Moderator: Benjamin Self, Vice President, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Closing Remarks: Frank Jannuzi, President and CEO, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation