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Over the past decade, the U.S.-Japan alliance has undergone significant evolution, shaped by Japan’s policy of “Proactive Contribution to Peace,” which advocates for its active involvement in upholding the peace, stability, and prosperity of the global community. As the world encounters profound geostrategic shifts, how should the United States and Japan leverage the strength of the alliance to engage like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific and beyond to maintain the liberal international order?
Please join Yuki Tatsumi, Director of Stimson’s Japan Program, for a dialogue featuring Amb. Derek Mitchell, former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar, and Masami Oka, former Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs, as they explore the alliance’s strategies to uphold the liberal international order.
Featured Speakers
Amb. Derek Mitchell, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Office of the President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Derek J. Mitchell is a non-resident senior adviser to the Office of the President and the Asia Program at the CSIS. Ambassador Mitchell boasts a more than three-decade career in the U.S. government, the private, and nonprofit sectors. From 2012 to 2016, he was the first U.S. ambassador to Myanmar, and from 2009 to 2011, he oversaw the DoD’s Asia policy as the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs and as the acting assistant secretary.
Masami Oka, Former Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs, Japan Ministry of Defense
Mr. Oka boasts a prolific career spanning pivotal roles within Japan’s defense policy, navigating complexities in defense planning, strategic evaluations, and international cooperation. During his tenure as a Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs, he managed Japan’s international defense cooperation with the United States and like-minded countries. Mr. Oka earned his LL.B from the University of Tokyo and Master’s from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Moderator
Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Fellow and Director, Japan Program, Stimson Center
Yuki Tatsumi is a Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center. Before joining Stimson, Tatsumi worked as a research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and as the special assistant for political affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Washington.