NATO and Japan
- 5 September 2023
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, 13 / 14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP
- https://dajf.org.uk/event/nato-and-japan
- +44 (0)20 7486 4348
- events@dajf.org.uk
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NATO’s plan to open a liaison office in Tokyo, an idea strongly criticized by China, seems to have been shelved after the French government expressed its opposition. The Western military alliance led by the US seeks to deepen connections with Asia-Pacific allies, prompting concern among some of its member states.
In this seminar, Dr Philip Shetler-Jones will talk about the impact that a NATO liaison office in Japan might have on the region’s geopolitics and security, and its challenges, and analyze what is really behind NATO’s plan for an office in Tokyo.
About the contributors
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London. He has a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Japanese Studies from the University of Sheffield, a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (where he studied on a Fulbright Scholarship), and a PhD from the University of Sheffield on Japan’s defence policy. He served as military officer (Royal Marines Commando) and as a civilian in peace operations in the Balkans, Africa, the Caucasus and Ukraine with the United Nations, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. He led the International Security and Geopolitics team of the World Economic Forum then prior to joining RUSI he was a Consulting Fellow on the Indo-Pacific at Chatham House, and a coordinator with a project on Europe-Asia security cooperation (ESIWA) for the European Union and German Federal Foreign Office. His research and publications focus on peace operations, Asian security, and geopolitical relations between Europe and Asia.
