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

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Date and Time

April 27, 2026
12:00PM EDT

Location

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

Speaker

Kenneth Weinstein, Japan Chair at Hudson Institute

Moderator

Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University 


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." Hudston Institute.
  2. Weinstein, Kenneth, and William Chou. 2025. "Past Lessons and Future Action: Policies for a Successful Free and Open Indo-Pacific." Hudson Institute.
  3. Weinstein, Kenneth. 2026. "US-Japan Relations as Takachi Visits the White House." Hudson Institute.
  4. Weinstein, Kenneth, et al. 2026. "Japan’s Historic Election: Insights from Hudson Experts." Hudson Institute.

 

Poster for 4/27

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, Public Domain