Outcomes of the Biden-Kishida Summit & the Future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance

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On April 10, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his official state visit to Washington D.C. The exchange demonstrated the enduring strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, a relationship underpinned by trust and friendship, and the two nations’ unwavering commitment to uphold and strengthen a free and open international order based upon the rule of law. The two leaders recognized that deepening divisions across international society are posing unprecedented challenges that must be solved together with allies and like-minded partners. They discussed cooperative efforts to address cross-Taiwan Strait issues; instability on the Korean peninsula, including Russia-North Korea cooperation; Russia’s continued aggression toward Ukraine; and the worsening situation in the Middle East.

Other major priorities included the continued improvement of U.S.–Japan–ROK relations; greater engagement with Pacific Island and Southeast Asian nations, particularly the Philippines; mutual investment and R&D collaboration in semiconductors, AI, and quantum technology; cooperation in space and on nuclear disarmament; and efforts to improve global economic security by enhancing supply chains resilience and addressing economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, and overproduction. How might the United States and Japan pursue these goals moving forward? How have the Biden–Kishida Summit and the U.S.–Japan–Philippines Summit that followed materially changed the scope, pace, and nature of cooperation? How is Japan’s role changing in the Indo-Pacific region and the world at large?

Please join Project 2049 Institute Chairman Randall Schriver and Director of the Department of State’s Office of Japanese Affairs Nicholas Snyder for a discussion of this timely issue. This live-streamed event will provide key insights drawn from Kishida’s recent visit and look to the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Speakers will discuss challenges confronting the two nations and assess how they are improving their cooperation to develop a more effective, productive, and resilient alliance. We hope you will join us for this exciting event on May 9, at 11:15am.