Richard Samuels on Japanese Security
Richard Samuels on Japanese Security
Richard J. Samuels, the Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses Japanese security issues and Japan's approach to foreign policy. Professor Samuels published Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia in 2007.
Discussion Questions:
1. How does Professor Samuels characterize Japan's current security strategy? What are some of the benefits of this strategy? What are some of the costs?
2. Analysis: What does Professor Samuels identity as the main security concerns for Japan at the moment? What do you think are the most important security concerns for the United States in East Asia? Do the concerns of the United States and Japan make it easier or more difficult for the United States and Japan to cooperate on security issues?
Resources and Links:
The ABC's of the US-Japan Relationship: Alliance, Business, Culture by Michael Auslin
George Packard on US-Japan Relations
