10
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Implications of the Ukrainian War for the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with Yasuhiro Matsuda

Virtual Event | Implications of the Ukrainian War for the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with Yasuhiro Matsuda

Past Event
Online Only
March 10, 2022
Protesters hold signs and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Shibuya Station on February 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Protesters hold signs and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Shibuya Station on February 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
10
March 2022
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Yasuhiro Matsuda

Japanese Professor of International Politics, University of Tokyo

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, March 10. Register for the event here

As the West grapples with Russia’s war on Ukraine, there is growing concern in Asia about the broader implications for the security of the Indo-Pacific. Professor Yasuhiro Matsuda—one of Japan’s leading foreign and security policy experts and a specialist in China, Taiwan, and cross-strait relations—will offer his assessment of the situation in conversation with Hudson Distinguished Fellow Kenneth Weinstein.

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