Authors & Asia: The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States
VIEW EVENT DETAILSJapan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their shared interests, shared values, and geographic proximity, divergent national identities have driven a wedge between them. The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States co-authors Brad Glosserman and Scott Snyder join Asia Society to discuss the roots of this split and its ongoing threat to the region and the world.
Books will be available for purchase at from Brazos Bookstore. Glosserman and Synder will visit with guests and sign books following the program.
About the Speakers
Brad Glosserman is the executive director of Pacific Forum CSIS. Previously, he served on the editorial board of The Japan Times. His writing, commentary, and analysis on U.S. foreign policy and developments in Asia appear in publications around the world.
Scott A. Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the Program on US-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He writes regularly on issues in US-Korea relations and Northeast Asian politics and security for CFR's Asia Unbound blog and for Forbes.com.
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