WEAI at 75: Reflections on the Arc of Japanese Politics and Policy with Gerald L. Curtis

Speaker: Gerald L. Curtis, Director – WEAI Japan Research Program, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Special Research Scholar

Discussant: Takako Hikotani, WEAI Research Associate, former Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Professor of Political Science

In conversation with Professor Takako Hikotani, Professor Curtis will discuss the prospects for political change, the significance of Prime Minister Kishida’s state visit to the US, and the challenges facing the US-Japan alliance in an ever more tense and complicated international environment, among other issues.

This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the Columbia University Alumni Association of Japan. This talk is part of the 75th Anniversary Summer Alumni Series in Asia.

This event requires paid admission and will be hosted off-campus. The registration link for purchasing tickets will be available shortly.