{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/639741e5b89a2a00106efba8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Japan’s defence and security roles in a Taiwan contingency with Satoru Mori and Zack Cooper","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/1625504279509-600072ab9a05066f174d8224ec8976c0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this month’s episode of Japan Memo, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino are joined by Satoru Mori, Professor at Keio University in Tokyo and a Senior Fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI) and Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).</p><p><br></p><p>Robert, Yuka, Satoru and Zack provide US and Japanese perspectives on Taiwan contingency scenarios; their analyses on Taiwan contingency wargames conducted in the US and Japan between 2021-2022; and offer assessments on what the US and Japan can and should do to better prepare for a contingency scenario in peacetime. </p><p><br></p><p>Topics discussed include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The outcomes of the wargames conducted between 2021-2022</li><li>The challenges and limitations for the US, Japan and their alliance in a Taiwan contingency</li><li>How Japan’s three new strategic documents will consider a Taiwan contingency</li><li>The peacetime contingency preparations that should be undertaken by the US, Japan, and their alliance</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>‘</em>Self-respect and Independence of Mind: The Challenge of Yukichi Fukuzawa’ by Shinichi Kitaoka (translated by James M. Vardaman)</li><li>‘Japan Prepares for Total War’ by Michael Beinart</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.</p><p><br></p><p>Date of Recording:<strong>&nbsp;25 November 2022</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies"}