In the last year, the United States and Japan have made great progress in transforming our alliance to address the challenges of a new century. However, there remain significant barriers to deeper security ties and strengthened interoperability. To further the discussion of the promises and challenges of a transformed alliance with greater joint interoperability between the defense establishments of the United States and Japan and its implications for regional security, AEI will hold a conference on the U.S.-Japanese Alliance on October 25-26.

How can the United States and Japan institutionalize the upgraded strategic cooperation of recent years? To what degree will Japan’s self defense forces be able to achieve a greater level of jointness and increase its ability to cooperate with U.S. and other friendly forces? What level of defense-industrial cooperation between the United States and Japan will prove optimal and acceptable to both countries? How can U.S. and Japanese leaders work with their counterparts in other Asian countries to improve security in the region and the world?

These and other questions will be the subject of a two-day AEI conference.

To RSVP, please contact Christopher Griffin (cgriffin@aei.org or 202.862.7176) or Rachel Hoff (rhoff@aei.org or 202.862.5932) or fax this form to 202.862.4877. Please specify which sessions you would like to attend.

Attendance at the conference is free. Travel and accommodations are at the attendees’ expense.