Ko Mishima, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at East Stroudsburg University, will present “U.S.-Japan Security Alliance and Peace in Asia” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at ESU's Beers Lecture Hall, 130 University Circle, East Stroudsburg.
The U.S.-Japan Security alliance has provided vial foundation for the United States' security strategy in Asia for many years. Despite its Cold War origin, the significance of the alliance has recently increased due to changing strategic environments in Asia. Over the last two decades or so, the American and Japanese governments have deepened military and diplomatic cooperation substantially. This presentation will examine such evolution of the US-Japan security alliance at recent times. It will consider the alliance’s implication for peace in Asia and posit that the alliance is now beginning to work as a public good for broader benefits of peace and security.
Mishima is an expert on Japanese politics, with his research focusing on Japanese bureaucratic politics, Japanese prime ministership, and the U.S.–Japan security alliance. Mishima has written articles that have appeared in World Policy Journal, International Journal of Public Administration, Asian Survey, and CSIS Japan Chair Platform. He earned his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.
Admission to the lecture, the latest in ESU's Provost's Colloquium Series, is free. For information, call 570-422-7954 or email cmcdonald9@esu.edu.