{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/6a2c2d550592e825458ec236?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Key takeaways from the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue with Professor Jimbo Ken","description":"<p>Robert Ward speaks with Professor Jimbo Ken – Managing Director of the International House of Japan, President of the Asia Pacific Initiative and Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University – for a wide-ranging analysis of the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. This special edition of Japan Memo offers timely and in-depth analysis of the key themes and moments from this year’s Dialogue.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore:</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the overall strategic picture from this year’s Dialogue;</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;US Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s speech: Taiwan, China, and shifts in tone from 2025;</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minister Koizumi’s address in English and its strategic significance;</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the state of Japan–China relations and counter-narratives on ‘new militarism’;</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Japan–Southeast Asia relations and Japan’s role in upholding regional order.</p><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your preferred podcast platform. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org.</p><p><br></p><p>Date recorded: 31 May 2026</p><p><br></p><p>Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies"}