#  Seminar: "Trump, Takaichi, and the Geopolitics of Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific" 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 27, 2026** 

 12:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).**  



 

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## Speaker

[**Kenneth Weinstein**](https://www.hudson.org/experts/432-kenneth-r-weinstein), Japan Chair at Hudson Institute

## Moderator

[**Christina Davis**](https://cldavis.scholars.harvard.edu/), Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

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*This seminar is part of the Special Series on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics, co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation, the Harvard Kennedy School Japan Caucus, and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network (HUJPN).*

## Additional Resources:

1. Weinstein, Kenneth, and William Chou. 2024. "[The Rise of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific and the Challenge of Deterrence](https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/rise-free-open-indo-pacific-challenge-deterrence-kenneth-weinstein-william-chou)." Hudston Institute.
2. Weinstein, Kenneth, and William Chou. 2025. "[Past Lessons and Future Action: Policies for a Successful Free and Open Indo-Pacific](https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/past-lessons-future-action-policies-successful-free-open-indo-pacific-kenneth-weinstein-william-chou)." Hudson Institute.
3. Weinstein, Kenneth. 2026. "[US-Japan Relations as Takachi Visits the White House](https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/us-japan-relations-takachi-visits-white-house-kenneth-weinstein)." Hudson Institute.
4. Weinstein, Kenneth, et al. 2026. "[Japan’s Historic Election: Insights from Hudson Experts](https://www.hudson.org/global-economy/japans-historic-election-insights-hudson-experts-weistein-chou-murano-pryztup-sracic)." Hudson Institute.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade, prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during exercise North Wind 26 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan 22, 2026. *Credit: US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler via DVIDS,* [*VIRIN 260122-F-ID959-1213*](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9495692/us-japan-refine-interoperability-during-exercise-north-wind-26)*, Public Domain*



 

 



 

 

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