Is Japan's Military Build-up A Threat To Regional Stability?

State of Asia

In this bonus episode of STATE OF ASIA, listen to four experts debate whether Japan's recently announced military build-up is a threat to regional stability, in an Oxford Debate organised on May 9, 2023, by Asia Society Switzerland.
Presenting clear-cut, time-constrained arguments are:

• John Delury, professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul
• Lionel Fetton, assistant professor of International Relations at Webster University in Geneva
• Yuka Koshino, research fellow for Security and Technology Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London
• Ken Moriyasu, diplomatic correspondent at Nikkei Asia in Tokyo

Watch the entire debate on the website of Asia Society. See previous Oxford Debates here.
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STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.
Season 4, episode 2.5 (bonus episode) - Published: May 16, 2023
Host and Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Opening Statement Lionel Fatton (00:01:47)

3. Opening Statement Yuka Koshino (00:05:19)

4. Rebuttal from John Delury (00:09:17)

5. Rebuttal from Ken Moriyasu (00:13:29)

6. Closing Statement Lionel Fatton (00:17:20)

7. Closing Statement Yuka Koshino (00:19:40)

8. Closing Statement John Delury (00:22:09)

9. Closing Statement Ken Moriyasu (00:24:12)

10. Wrap-up (00:25:45)