2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar
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President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi met in Tokyo in October 2025 and agreed to take further steps to realize a new golden age for the U.S.-Japan alliance. How will this relationship evolve in the months ahead?
Join the CSIS Japan Chair, in collaboration with The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), for a readout of an annual dialogue on the bilateral relationship featuring analysis of the regional security environment, the foreign policy priorities of both countries, and opportunities for cooperation in the realm of economic security.
Agenda
Video Greeting
The Honorable Motegi Toshimitsu, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan
Panel Discussion
Kristi Govella, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, University of Oxford
Tetsuo Kotani, Chief Research Fellow, JIIA; Professor, Meikai University
Adam Liff, Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University
Kazuto Suzuki, Professor, The University of Tokyo
Moderated by Nicholas Szechenyi, Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
This event is made possible with support from the Government of Japan.
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Contact Information
- Lauren Mosely
- Program Manager, Japan Chair
- lmosely@csis.org
Tetsuo Kotani
Adam Liff