America First, Japan First: Trump, Takaichi and the Nationalist Turn on Economic Security

 

As nationalist politics reshape economic policy on both sides of the Pacific, how are the United States and Japan navigating their partnership — and what tensions lie beneath the surface?

 

Join us for a timely conversation with Eriko Stronach ('12), a UMass Amherst Japanese program alumna, as she examines the emerging relationship between the Trump administration and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and what it means for bilateral economic security cooperation. 

 

Eriko Stronach is a Senior Associate at The Asia Group in Washington, DC, where she helps clients navigate Japan's complex regulatory and policy landscape and provides analysis on geocommercial trends in advanced and emerging technologies. Prior to this role, she worked in Tokyo at BowerGroupAsia and the Eurasia Group, and served as a Diplomatic Assistant in the Economic Section of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC. She holds an MA in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University's Fletcher School and a BA in Japanese Language and Literature from UMass Amherst.

 

This event is free and open to the public.

 

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