Power balances are shifting in Northeast Asia. Some of the changes are obvious, while others are unfolding quietly below the surface. Russia may be seeking a new role, while the Taiwan situation is becoming more uncertain. As the leading players recalibrate friends and foes, and transform their military strategies and political and geopolitical stances, Japan is also looking for new ways to position. Join Admiral Robert Thomas to discuss the outcomes of the 30th Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), a Track 1.5 forum of academics, policy experts, and military and foreign ministry officials from China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. Held in Seoul in September 2022, and hosted by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) and the ASAN Institute, Adm. Thomas will share key insights from the dialogue and what they portend for Japan's military future.

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Admiral Robert L. Thomas is director of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, research affiliate at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and a faculty member at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy. His last operational tour in the Navy was U.S. Seventh Fleet Commander from July 2013 to September 2015.

Ulrike Schaede is Professor of Japanese Business at GPS, UC San Diego, and the Director of JFIT. Her research focuses on Japan's changing corporate strategies, including business culture, change management, and business organization. Her 2020 book "The Business Reinvention of Japan" analyzes how Japanese companies are responding to the rise of China and the changing global competition.

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