Leaning Seaward: Japan as a Maritime Great Power

The Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) cordially invites you to our next Community Conversations event in Washington, DC, a book talk by Dr. Geoffrey F. Gresh, author of Leaning Seaward: Japan as a Maritime Great Power. The event will be held at The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Food and drink will be served.

Geoffrey Gresh’s book, Leaning Seaward, is the first to examine Japan as a comprehensive maritime power in the twenty-first century and to consider what that status means in an age of great power competition. He argues that Japan has grown its maritime capabilities and influence across an array of economic, industrial, and security sectors throughout the Indo-Pacific and is vital to both regional and international stability.

Given Japan’s position as a harbinger state confronting many macro trends—such as China’s rise, an aging population, and climate change—Gresh draws critical lessons for other industrialized nations. Grasping how Japan envisions, invests in, and wields its diverse tools of maritime power and statecraft is essential to understanding its pursuit of a strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

You can find the book available at the publisher page here

*Please register via this form

Schedule:

• 16:00-16:45 - Welcome reception with refreshments. Feel free to show up at any time during the reception.
• 16:45-18:00 - Book Talk and Q&A
• 18:00-18:15 - Optional casual networking and chatting/wrap up.

Location:

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

1156 15th Street NW Suite 1105

Washington, DC 20005

Google Maps: Here

Speaker:

Geoffrey F. Gresh is Professor of International Security Studies at National Defense University in Washington, DC, and the author of “Leaning Seaward: Japan as a Maritime Great Power”, “To Rule Eurasia’s Waves: The New Great Power Competition at Sea”, and “Gulf Security and the U.S. Military: Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing”.

Format: Off the record; Questions are encouraged during the event.

Registration: via this Link

Moderator: William Yale, Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies

Seminar Cost: Free of charge