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9:30-9:45 Welcome Remarks by Françoise NICOLAS, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
9:45-10:45 - How do US-China relations shape the security environment in East Asia?
- Speaker: Ken JIMBO, Senior Research Fellow, Canon Institute for Global Studies; Associate Professor, Keio University
- Discussant: John SEAMAN, Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 – What role for Japan in East Asia’s complex strategic setting?
- Speaker: Yuichi HOSOYA, Professor, Keio University
- Discussant: Céline PAJON, Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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12:00-12:15 Concluding Remarks
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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?