Japan’s Security Renaissance in the 21st Century

Public Guest Lecture by Professor Andrew L. Oros from Washington College / May 31, 2017, at Freie Universität ' 126/2017 from May 18, 2017 Japan's security renaissance will be addressed in a lecture by Professor Andrew L. Oros from Washington College in the U.S. on May 31, 2017, at Freie Universität Berlin. The American political scientist Oros will consider the changes in Japan's security policy since World War II. He will demonstrate the gradual development toward a multifaceted "security renaissance," as he calls it. The lecture will be held in English. It is public, and admission is free. "For decades after World War II, Japan chose to focus on soft power and economic diplomacy alongside a close alliance with the United States, eschewing a potential leadership role in regional and global security," says Andrew L. Oros. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since the rise of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's military capabilities have resurged.