Elections Aftermath: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-Japan Relations

In-Person Event
Elections Aftermath: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-Japan Relations
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (ET)
The Lecture Hall Room, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School (2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)

9:00-9:10 am Welcome Remarks

• Duy Linh Nguyen Tu, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University
• Lien-Hang Nguyen, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Yuichi Hosoya, Director, Keio Center for Strategy, Keio University 

9:10-9:20 am Opening Videos

9:20-10:40 am Session 1 U.S.-Japan-South Korea Relations after the Elections

• Junya Nishino, Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University
• Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, Global Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates
• Scott Snyder, President & CEO, Korea Economic Institute of America
• Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor Emerita of History, Columbia University
• Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University (moderator)

10:50-12:10 pm Session 2 Japan and the U.S. in Southeast Asia after the Elections

• Ambassador Derek Mitchell, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Ambassador Masafumi Ishii, Special Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University
• Ken Jimbo, Managing Director, International House of Japan; Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University​
• Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor of the History of American-East Asian Relations, Columbia University
• Ann Marie Murphy, Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University (moderator)

12:10-1:00 pm Lunch Session or Break (TBD)

1:00-2:20 pm Session 3 China, Taiwan, and the U.S.-Japan Alliance after the Elections

• Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
• Thomas Christensen, James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations, Columbia University
• Satoru Mori, Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University
• Ayumi Teraoka, Postdoctoral Research Scholar and Lecturer, Columbia University
• George Miller, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Adjunct Professor, Columbia’s Journalism School (moderator)

2:30-3:50 pm Session 4 Global Politics and International Order after the Elections

• Yuichi Hosoya, Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University
• Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
• Stephen Biddle, Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
• Merit Janow, Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University (moderator)

3:50-4:00 pm Closing Remarks

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Hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University  
Co-sponsored by the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program, Columbia Journalism School, Keio Center for Strategy, Keio Institute of East Asian Studies, and APEC Study Center of Columbia University