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The rapid rise of China is changing the balance of power drastically in East Asia. What kind of new regional order will be born? What role should Japan take in the new environment?
Kunihiko Miyake, Research Director at the Canon Institute for Global Studies; Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University and President of the Foreign Policy Institute; and one of the most prominent experts on Japan"s foreign policy, will overview the current situation in Asia and deliver his view on what path Japan should take for the peace and stability in the region.
Chair: Françoise Nicolas, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?