Virtual Event | Defense Transformation in Japan? Examining the LDP’s Recommendations

May 2022

Past Event

Virtual Event | Defense Transformation in Japan? Examining the LDP’s Recommendations

Past Event

Online Only

May 09, 2022

Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct landing training on November 25, 2021, at Tanegashima, an island of Kagoshima Prefecture. (Getty Images)

May 2022

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Itsunori Onodera

Former Defense Minister, Japan, Member, House of Representatives of Japan

Masahisa Sato

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Takashi Yamashita

Former Minister of Justice, Japan

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, May 9. Register for the event

Last week, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on Security presented pathbreaking recommendations to strengthen Japanese defense capabilities, including obtaining a "counterstrike capability" and aiming for a defense budget that is equivalent to 2% or more of GDP. These recommendations are designed to inform the new government’s strategy and have the potential to move Japan away from its traditional defense-only security posture. To examine the report and its recommendations, �� will welcome Commission Chairman and former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato, and former Minister of Justice Takashi Yamashita ��, for a discussion with Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein. Please join us for this timely discussion.

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Featured Speakers:

Rushan Abbas

Dean Baxendale

Damon Wilson

Moderator:

Olivia Enos

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Join Hudson for a discussion of the book and the ways the United States and other countries can support the Uyghur people in their time of need.

Featured Speakers:

Rushan Abbas

Dean Baxendale

Damon Wilson

Moderator:

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The Future of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Senator James Risch

Featured Speakers:

Senator James Risch

Michael Doran

John P. Walters

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The Future of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Senator James Risch

Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will join Senator James Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to examine opportunities, risks, and questions for the future of American foreign policy in the Middle East.

Featured Speakers:

Senator James Risch

Michael Doran

John P. Walters

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Featured Speakers:

Josh Hammer

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Time Change | Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West

Join Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah Heinrichs for a conversation with Hammer about the book and the future of US-Israel relations.

Featured Speakers:

Josh Hammer

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP on How the West Can Overcome the Totalitarian Axis

Featured Speakers:

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Daniel Kochis

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP on How the West Can Overcome the Totalitarian Axis

Join Hudson for a discussion with Sir Iain on the economic, political, and security measures the US and its allies need to take to defeat the rising authoritarian axis.