Carnegie Endowment Events

During his tenure as Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe has faced particularly challenging foreign policy issues in his own back yard. He is pursuing better relations with Russia during its confrontation with Europe and the United States over Ukraine, managing a wide gulf over historical and territorial issues with South Korea and China, and maintaining solidarity with the world vis-à-vis North Korea’s nuclear and human rights transgressions even while seeking to resolve cases of Japanese citizens abducted by the North. Yasuhiro Izumikawa will examine Abe’s foreign policy approach in Northeast Asia, with a particular focus on Russia, and explain the logic behind Tokyo’s strategic choices and the implications for Washington. Joseph Ferguson will offer comments, and Carnegie’s James L. Schoff will moderate.