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January 21, 2025
[Online seminar on Jan. 24] "U.S. Alliances and the Role of Extended Deterrence" (GRIPS-Mansfield Foundation joint seminar)
From: Naomi Ando <ando@mansfieldfdn.org>
Date: 2025/01/07
GRIPS-Mansfield Foundation Joint Seminar (Online)
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GRIPS and the Mansfield Foundation will hold an online joint seminar on Friday, January 24 as below.
Your participation will be very much appreciated.
The second GRIPS-Mansfield Foundation Joint Seminar for 2024-2025
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Date/Time: 12:10-13:10, Friday, January 24, 2025
Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
Speaker: Kelly Vorndran (Mansfield Fellow), Foreign Affairs Specialist, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Moderator: Narushige MichishitaExecutive Vice President and ProfessorNational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS),
Language: English
Admission: Free
To join the seminar, please register by 17:00 (Japan Time) Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Language: English
Admission: Free
To join the seminar, please register by 17:00 (Japan Time) Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
You will receive an invitation email from the Zoom online system.
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[Description]
In the 21st century there have been dramatic changes to the global security environment, altering the way that nations interact and how they develop their future security strategies. The United States has maintained a number of alliance relationships with nations throughout the world as a means to maintain peace and stability. This seminar will focus on providing an overview of U.S. alliances, their evolution over time and into the future, and the role of extended deterrence within each alliance, with a specific focus on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Japan, The Republic of Korea, and the Australia, New Zealand, and United States (ANZUS) relationships.
[Description]
In the 21st century there have been dramatic changes to the global security environment, altering the way that nations interact and how they develop their future security strategies. The United States has maintained a number of alliance relationships with nations throughout the world as a means to maintain peace and stability. This seminar will focus on providing an overview of U.S. alliances, their evolution over time and into the future, and the role of extended deterrence within each alliance, with a specific focus on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Japan, The Republic of Korea, and the Australia, New Zealand, and United States (ANZUS) relationships.
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[Speaker's Profile]Kelly Vorndran is a Foreign Affairs Specialist with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Department of Defense. She most recently supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia in advising the Secretary of Defense on the formulation and implementation of Korean Peninsula-related defense policy and strategy, with a specific focus on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Currently she is a member of the 28th Class of Mansfield Fellows, where she is developing a stronger understanding of the Japanese national security apparatus and evolving regional security policy. Ms. Vorndran earned a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and a MA in Asian Studies from The George Washington University`s Elliott School of International Affairs.
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[Moderator's Profile]
Narushige Michishita is Executive Vice President and Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. He is also Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. A specialist in Japanese security and foreign policy as well as security issues on the Korean Peninsula, he is the author of "The US Maritime Strategy in the Pacific during the Cold War," in Conceptualizing Maritime and Naval Strategy; Lessons of the Cold War in the Pacific: U.S. Maritime Strategy, Crisis Prevention, and Japan's Role (Woodrow Wilson Center, 2016); and North Korea's Military-Diplomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008 (Routledge, 2009). He acquired his Ph.D. with distinction from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. For registration and inquiries, please contact grips-pr03@grips.ac.jp
Narushige Michishita is Executive Vice President and Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. He is also Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. A specialist in Japanese security and foreign policy as well as security issues on the Korean Peninsula, he is the author of "The US Maritime Strategy in the Pacific during the Cold War," in Conceptualizing Maritime and Naval Strategy; Lessons of the Cold War in the Pacific: U.S. Maritime Strategy, Crisis Prevention, and Japan's Role (Woodrow Wilson Center, 2016); and North Korea's Military-Diplomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008 (Routledge, 2009). He acquired his Ph.D. with distinction from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. For registration and inquiries, please contact grips-pr03@grips.ac.jp
*This seminar will be off the record.
*Please find a bilingual flyer here. The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
*Please find a bilingual flyer here. The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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GRIPS was established in October 1997, superseding the Graduate School of Policy Science (GSPS) at Saitama University, which was the first graduate school for Policy Studies in Japan. GRIPS is a government-sponsored graduate school and research institute which has been restructured into an entirely new and unique entity. GRIPS aims to be an international center of excellence for the education of future leaders in the policy arena, for the advancement of policy research, and for the systematic collection and dissemination of policy-related information. In order to accomplish these aims, a Graduate School, a Policy Research Center and a Policy Information Center have been established. GRIPS is the first graduate school without facilities for undergraduates in Japan in the wider disciplines of social science. GRIPS is located in Roppongi, Tokyo, with easy access to the political and business headquarters of Japan.
GRIPS degree programs are designed to attract outstanding students and thoroughly prepare them for distinguished careers in policy setting. After a period of thorough preparation since its foundation in 1997, GRIPS welcomed its first domestic students in April 2000, followed six months later by its first international students. About two-thirds of the student-intake of GRIPS consist of international students coming from over sixty countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Students normally have three to five years working experience for governments, central banks, custom offices or other relevant organizations. The International Programs at GRIPS are conducted solely in English, while Domestic Programs are taught in Japanese.
GRIPS aims to be the center of a consortium, consisting of industry, government, and academia, for the exchange of information, ideas, and personnel among graduate schools, government-related institutes, and private research institutes in Japan. In addition, through its international faculty, student body, and alumni, and by promoting international exchange of policy research and information, GRIPS aims to establish an international network among academics and government officials in the field of policy studies, contributing to the promotion of a better understanding among peoples around the world in an age of globalization. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
GRIPS degree programs are designed to attract outstanding students and thoroughly prepare them for distinguished careers in policy setting. After a period of thorough preparation since its foundation in 1997, GRIPS welcomed its first domestic students in April 2000, followed six months later by its first international students. About two-thirds of the student-intake of GRIPS consist of international students coming from over sixty countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Students normally have three to five years working experience for governments, central banks, custom offices or other relevant organizations. The International Programs at GRIPS are conducted solely in English, while Domestic Programs are taught in Japanese.
GRIPS aims to be the center of a consortium, consisting of industry, government, and academia, for the exchange of information, ideas, and personnel among graduate schools, government-related institutes, and private research institutes in Japan. In addition, through its international faculty, student body, and alumni, and by promoting international exchange of policy research and information, GRIPS aims to establish an international network among academics and government officials in the field of policy studies, contributing to the promotion of a better understanding among peoples around the world in an age of globalization. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
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The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation was created in 1983 to advance Maureen and Mike Mansfield's life-long efforts to promote understanding and cooperation among the nations and peoples of Asia and the United States. The Foundation sponsors exchanges, dialogues, and publications that create networks among U.S. and Asian leaders, explore the underlying issues influencing public policies, and increase awareness about the nations and peoples of Asia. The Foundation receives support from individuals, corporations, and philanthropic organizations. It also provides support to The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana.
The Mansfield Fellowship Program - named after Mike Mansfield, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, U.S. Senate majority leader, and U.S. congressman from Montana - is a first-of-its-kind program for the United States and Japan. The U.S. Congress created the Mansfield Fellowships in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government. During a one-year program in Japan, Fellows develop an in-depth understanding of Japan's government and policymaking process and establish relationships with their counterparts in the government of Japan and the business, professional, and academic communities. The Mansfield Fellowships are administered by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, with the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as grantor.
The Foundation has offices in Washington, DC, Tokyo, and Missoula, Montana.
The Mansfield Fellowship Program - named after Mike Mansfield, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, U.S. Senate majority leader, and U.S. congressman from Montana - is a first-of-its-kind program for the United States and Japan. The U.S. Congress created the Mansfield Fellowships in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government. During a one-year program in Japan, Fellows develop an in-depth understanding of Japan's government and policymaking process and establish relationships with their counterparts in the government of Japan and the business, professional, and academic communities. The Mansfield Fellowships are administered by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, with the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as grantor.
The Foundation has offices in Washington, DC, Tokyo, and Missoula, Montana.
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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Administrative and Program Manager
Naomi Ando
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