Japan’s approaches to nuclear non-proliferation and deterrence with Akiyama Nobumasa and William Alberque ＋International Institute for Strategic Studies(IISS) Podcast: Japan Memo.
On April 18, 2023, a GGR researcher and the Dean of School of International and Public Policy, Professor Nobumasa Akiyama, participated in a podcast titled “Japan’s approaches to nuclear non-proliferation and deterrence with Akiyama Nobumasa and William Alberque” in the series of Japan Memo, presented by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The podcast analyzes the dynamics of nuclear issues in Asia and discusses the Kishida administration’s response to nuclear security challenges and examines Japan’s efforts to reinvigorate the stalled process of nuclear disarmament. Specifically, the professor discusses the circumstances regarding nuclear weapons development around Japan; the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence; the nuclear sharing and proliferation debate; Japan’s policy tools and approaches to nuclear nonproliferation, disarmament, and arms control; its “grand strategy” for deterrence, nonproliferation, disarmament, and arms control; and the importance of the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2023 to tackle nuclear issues.
