The CSIS Japan Chair cordially invites you to
Exploring New Horizons: Japan's Defense Priorities
Thursday, March 23, 2023
4:00-6:00PM EDT
Reception from 6:00-7:00PM EDT
With the revision of three key security documents in December 2022, Japan is charting a new course in its national defense strategy. To deepen scholars’ and policymakers’ understanding of this strategic trajectory, the CSIS Japan Chair invited eight scholars from Japan and the United States to analyze Japan’s defense priorities and share their perspectives on the road ahead. Please join us for a discussion on their findings.
Panel I: Prioritizing Capabilities from an Alliance Perspective & The Future of Alliance Command and Control
Heino Klinck
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Japan Chair; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia; Founder and Principal, Klinck Global LLC
Takako Hikotani
Professor, Gakushuin University International Centre
Mark Montgomery
Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI), Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Koichi Isobe
Lieutenant General (Ret.), Lecturer, Joint Staff College, Japan Ministry of Defense
Moderated by
Christopher B. Johnstone
Senior Advisor and Japan Chair, CSIS
Panel II: Advancing a Networked Regional Security Architecture
Lisa Curtis
Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Hideshi Tokuchi
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS)
Saadia Pekkanen
Professor, and Founding Director, Space Law, Data, and Policy Program, University of Washington
Kazuto Suzuki
Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
Moderated by
Nicholas Szechenyi
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair and Deputy Director for Asia
This event is made possible with support from the Government of Japan.
