Asian Studies Seminar Series: Mireya Solís In brief Guest Speaker - Dr Mireya Solís (Brookings Institution) Title - Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific Venue - 7 George Square About the seminar In her forthcoming book, Mireya Solís tells the story of Japan’s reinvention as a network power to overcome the harsh realities of diminishing relative capabilities. In reshaping the Indo-Pacific, Tokyo deployed a robust economic strategy of trade integration and infrastructure finance and a proactive security diplomacy cultivating new partnerships with regional and extra-regional actors, deepening the alliance with the United States. Nevertheless, acute geopolitical rifts, Japan’s pandemic insularity, and the securitisation of international economic relations are testing the mettle of Japan’s statecraft of connectivity. In this new era, Japan-Europe relations have deepened with shared concerns over protecting rules-based trade, more diplomatic activity in the Indo-Pacific, and joint efforts to respond to the Ukraine crisis. About the speaker Mireya Solís is director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. Prior to her arrival at Brookings, Solís was a tenured associate professor at American University’s School of International Service. Solís is an expert on Japanese foreign economic policy, U.S.-Japan relations, international trade policy, and Asia-Pacific economic integration. She is the author of 'Banking on Multinationals: Public Credit and the Export of Japanese Sunset Industries' (2004) and 'Dilemmas of a Trading Nation: Japan and the United States in the Evolving Asia Pacific Order' (2017) as well as co-editor of several edited volumes. 'Dilemmas of a Trading Nation' received Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Award in 2018. Solís has offered expert commentary to the media and major newspapers. Solís earned a doctorate in government and a master's in East Asian studies from Harvard University, and a bachelor's in international relations from El Colegio de México. She is trustee of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC. About the seminar series Each year, Asian Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a seminar on their research, spanning fields as diverse as film and media, literature, religion, society, politics and international relations. How to attend Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is necessary. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Relations. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Apr 05 2023 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Mireya Solís Join us in person for a seminar by Mireya Solís (Brookings Institution) on Japan-Europe relations, diplomatic activity and trade. S.1, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9JZ Find the venue: 7 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Mireya Solís In brief Guest Speaker - Dr Mireya Solís (Brookings Institution) Title - Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific Venue - 7 George Square About the seminar In her forthcoming book, Mireya Solís tells the story of Japan’s reinvention as a network power to overcome the harsh realities of diminishing relative capabilities. In reshaping the Indo-Pacific, Tokyo deployed a robust economic strategy of trade integration and infrastructure finance and a proactive security diplomacy cultivating new partnerships with regional and extra-regional actors, deepening the alliance with the United States. Nevertheless, acute geopolitical rifts, Japan’s pandemic insularity, and the securitisation of international economic relations are testing the mettle of Japan’s statecraft of connectivity. In this new era, Japan-Europe relations have deepened with shared concerns over protecting rules-based trade, more diplomatic activity in the Indo-Pacific, and joint efforts to respond to the Ukraine crisis. About the speaker Mireya Solís is director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. Prior to her arrival at Brookings, Solís was a tenured associate professor at American University’s School of International Service. Solís is an expert on Japanese foreign economic policy, U.S.-Japan relations, international trade policy, and Asia-Pacific economic integration. She is the author of 'Banking on Multinationals: Public Credit and the Export of Japanese Sunset Industries' (2004) and 'Dilemmas of a Trading Nation: Japan and the United States in the Evolving Asia Pacific Order' (2017) as well as co-editor of several edited volumes. 'Dilemmas of a Trading Nation' received Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Award in 2018. Solís has offered expert commentary to the media and major newspapers. Solís earned a doctorate in government and a master's in East Asian studies from Harvard University, and a bachelor's in international relations from El Colegio de México. She is trustee of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC. About the seminar series Each year, Asian Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a seminar on their research, spanning fields as diverse as film and media, literature, religion, society, politics and international relations. How to attend Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is necessary. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Relations. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Apr 05 2023 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Mireya Solís Join us in person for a seminar by Mireya Solís (Brookings Institution) on Japan-Europe relations, diplomatic activity and trade. S.1, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9JZ Find the venue: 7 George Square
Apr 05 2023 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Mireya Solís Join us in person for a seminar by Mireya Solís (Brookings Institution) on Japan-Europe relations, diplomatic activity and trade.
