Japan’s maritime security policy in the Indo-Pacific

Robert Ward hosts Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, Veerle Nouwens, the Executive Director of IISS-Asia, and Nick Childs, the IISS Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security.
Robert, Alessio, Veerle, and Nick discuss Japan’s maritime security policy in the Indo-Pacific.
Topics discussed include: Japan’s positioning of maritime security policy in relation to other domains; China’s perspective on Japan’s growing maritime capabilities; Japan’s strategic navigation between different layers of partnerships; The impact of Trump’s possible re-election on Japan’s maritime security policy.
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Date recorded: 04 April 2024
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I might be a scientist working on hypersonic gliders, but I will never grow out of this.