The Institute for Japanese Studies and the Japan-America Society of Central Ohio present:
"Geostrategy in the Grassroots: Common Strategic Challenges for the United States and Japan"
Ambassador Masafumi Ishii, Gakushuin University
Ambassador David Shear, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Part of a nationwide series, this public affairs program will focus on the geostrategic challenges Japan and the US face in a changing Asia. The evening will have a discussion with former US Ambassador to Vietnam and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, and past NAJAS Board Chair, Ambassador David Shear, as well as former Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Masafumi Ishii. The ambassadors will bring their experience gained by many years of diplomatic service virtually to Central Ohio for a discussion of the challenges being face by the US and Japan as they look forward to 2050 and beyond.Ambassador Shear and Ambassador Ishii will be participating remotely via Zoom.
Presentations by each of the speakers will be followed by a moderated panel discussion.
As in-person participation was cancelled in accordance with OSU's COVID-19-related event guidelines, the presentations and panel discussion will also be live-streamed.
Free and Open to the Public (registration required)
If you require an accommodation, such as live captioning, to participate in this event, please contact IJS at smith.12674@osu.edu. Requests made at least two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
This event is sponsored by the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO) with support from a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.
