2025 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

Prime Minister Ishiba and President Trump agreed to pursue a "new golden age" for U.S.-Japan relations during their first official meeting on February 7, 2025. How will the bilateral agenda develop in the months ahead? 

Please join us for a readout of an annual dialogue on prevailing themes in the U.S.-Japan alliance organized by the CSIS Japan Chair in collaboration with The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA).

Featuring

Welcoming Remarks: 

John J. Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership

Video Greeting:

H.E. Takeshi Iwaya, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan

Fireside Chat:

John J. Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership

Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, President, JIIA

Panel Discussion:

Kristi Govella, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, Nissan Institute of Japan Studies, University of Oxford

Tetsuo Kotani, Senior Fellow, JIIA; Professor, Meikai University

Kazuto Suzuki, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo

Moderator: Nicholas Szechenyi, Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

This event is made possible with support from the Government of Japan.