Japan’s grand strategy in the space domain gives us a new lens with which to view the country’s trajectories in the international system. Its foundational technologies position it to compete and partner across the world. Its legal and policy frameworks now synchronize its commercial and military uses of outer space. Its space diplomacy keeps it abreast of the fluid interests of both collaborators and competitors in the shifting geopolitics today. Join us for a conversation on her latest book projects, where she draws together her research to reflect on how Japan is charting its own course in the space domain and what that means for its allies and rivals in a changing world order.

Speakers:
• Ellis S. Krauss, Professor Emeritus, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
• Saadia M. Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor, University of Washington
• Ulrike Schaede, Professor and Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, GPS UC San Diego