Japan Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Sheila Smith (Transition 2025, Episode 6)
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Show Notes
Sheila Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Japan and what his presidency will mean for U.S.-Japanese relations and the security situation in northeast Asia. This episode is the sixth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Mentioned on the Episode
Sheila Smith, Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power
Sheila Smith, "Governing from Weakness: The LDP Under Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru," The Diplomat
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