U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Security Relations and the Future of the U.S. Alliance System in East Asia

YCAPS and The Sasakawa Peace Foundation are excited to announce our next event in Sasebo. This event will feature Dr. Takuya Matsuda, who will lead us in a discussion on the trilateral security relations between the United States of America (U.S.), Japan and South Korea and address the future of the U.S. alliance system in East Asia.

The emerging great power competition in the western Pacific has prompted gradual qualitative changes to the alliance structure in the region. Alliances are increasingly being regarded as a means to create military power. Japan, for example, has been upgrading its security strategies in order to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance. Moreover, the growing U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral security relationship as underscored in the Camp David Summit in mid-August illuminates these major changes in the way alliances are operationalized in the region. By examining this trilateral security relationship, this seminar will explore the evolving nature of the U.S. alliance system in East Asia as well as its implications for the region and beyond.

All are welcome and free food and refreshments will be provided.

Please use this link to register for the event.

Schedule:

• 17:30-18:15 - Welcome reception (food & drinks). Feel free to show up anytime during the reception.
• 18:15-19:30 - Seminar and Q&A.
• 19:30-19:45 - Optional casual networking and chatting/wrap up.

Location:

Machinaka Community Center: Conference Room

5-5 Tokiwacho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 857-0053

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Speaker:

Takuya Matsuda is a Project Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo working on international security affairs. He holds a Ph.D. from the War Studies Department at King’s College London. He was previously a Grand Strategy in Asia Research Fellow at the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) and a Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. His research focuses primarily on alliance politics, great power relations, international relations theory, and U.S. grand strategy. His work on international security affairs has been published both in scholarly and policy outlets such as the Australian Journal of International Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, War on the Rocks, Foreign Policy, and the Diplomat. Takuya received his MA from Johns Hopkin University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and BA from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.

Event Cost: Free of charge

Location: Machinaka Community Center Conference Room: 5-5 Tokiwacho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 857-0053

Google Maps: Here

Moderator: Jeff Mazziotta

Registration: Optional via this link.