Europe, Japan, and the United States in a Changing World, March 24-25

While the United States has shifted much of its grand strategic concern to East Asia and particularly the rise of China, Europe has returned to a position of fundamental importance. A Europe once thought to be stable and secure has been increasingly confronted by a variety of challenges, especially Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, Europe’s member states harbor their own views and interests in Asia and towards China, which, as the recent AUKUS crisis revealed, do not always align with those of the United States. Many issue areas—from economics and regulation, trade and finance, and emerging technology, to statecraft and military strategy—generate different responses from states in Europe and East Asia and the United States. Each has also had different experiences with the transnational challenges of our time, including migration, climate change, and the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. How similar are Europe, Japan, and the United States’ views of global order? How will Russia’s attack on Ukraine affect East Asia and what are the consequences for world order? Are there opportunities for further consultation, cooperation, and grand strategic integration?

Building on the efforts of last year to explore the United States, Japan, and the future of world order and East Asia, the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs is pleased to have hosted its second conference, "Europe, Japan, and the United States in a Changing World," to convene leading practitioners and scholars in a series of discussions to explore these pressing issues.

This event was held on March 24 and 25, 2022.

Event Agenda (all times in EDT)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Welcome and Introduction: 6:00 – 6:15 p.m.

Professor Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS
The Hon. Dean James Steinberg, 10th Dean of Johns Hopkins University SAIS and Senior Fellow of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs
Dean Kent Calder, Interim Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs and Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Panel One: 6:15 – 7:45 p.m.

Professor Marina Henke, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for International Security, The Hertie School, Berlin
Ms. Céline Pajon, Research Fellow and Head of Japan Research, French Institute of International Relations
Professor Satoru Mori, Professor, Hosei University
Professor William Charles Inboden, Associate Professor and Executive Director and William Powers, Jr. Chair of the Clements Center for National Security, University of Texas at Austin
Chair and Commentator: Dean Kent Calder, Interim Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs and Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Keynote Conversation: 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

The Hon. Dr. Colin H. Kahl, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, United States Department of Defense, in conversation with Professor Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Friday, March 25, 2022

Keynote Roundtable: 8:00 a.m.

Professor John Bew, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Professor, King’s College London
Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Director for Indo-Pacific Strategy, White House National Security Council
Dr. Justin Vaïsse, Founder and Director General, The Paris Peace Forum
Roundtable Chair: Dr. Alina Polyakova, CEO and President, Center for European Policy Analysis

Panel Two: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Professor Toshihiro Nakayama, Professor, Keio University SFC
Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Doshisha University
Dr. Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Professor Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Chair and Commentator: Dr. Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution

Panel Three: 8:15 – 9:45 p.m.

Professor Jennifer M. Lind, Associate Professor, Dartmouth University
Mr. Tsuneo (Nabe) Watanabe, Senior Research Fellow, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Professor Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor, University of Virginia
Chair and Commentator: Professor Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Final Thoughts: 9:45 p.m.

Professor Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Speakers and Participants

Professor John Bew, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Professor, King’s College London
Professor Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Dean Kent E. Calder, Interim Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs and Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Professor Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Professor Marina Henke, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for International Security, The Hertie School, Berlin
Professor William Charles Inboden, Associate Professor and Executive Director and William Powers, Jr. Chair of the Clements Center for National Security, University of Texas at Austin
The Hon. Dr. Colin H. Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, United States Department of Defense
Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Doshisha University
Professor Jennifer M. Lind, Associate Professor, Dartmouth University
Professor Satoru Mori, Professor, Hosei University
Ms. Céline Pajon, Research Fellow and Head of Japan Research, French Institute of International Relations
Dr. Alina Polyakova, CEO and President, Center for European Policy Analysis
Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Director for Indo-Pacific Strategy, White House National Security Council
Dr. Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
The Hon. Dean James B. Steinberg, 10th Dean of Johns Hopkins University SAIS and Senior Fellow of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs
Dr. Justin Vaïsse, Founder and Director General, The Paris Peace Forum
Mr. Tsuneo (Nabe) Watanabe, Senior Research Fellow, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Professor Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor, University of Virginia