The Road Ahead for US-Japan Economic Security Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Disruptions caused by the global pandemic have led to a recognition of the fragility in global interconnectedness. At the same time, China’s tactics to leverage its dominance in the global economy are bringing the United States and Japan closer together to bolster their respective economic resilience. Both countries are working more closely together to address threats to Indo-Pacific economic stability. While both Tokyo and Washington agree upon the need for greater resilience to disruptions as well as coordination in staving off Chinese economic coercion, challenges remain from a policy perspective.

How do the United States and Japan define economic security, and where do their common interests lie in aligning economic and security interests in in the Indo-Pacific? What opportunities are there for the world’s largest and third-largest economies to work together to enhance their economic security interests both bilaterally and multilaterally?

The Wilson Center, with the generous support of the US Department of State, explores these issues in an upcoming report on US-Japan economic security.

On April 25th, the Wilson Center hosted a discussion on the report’s preliminary findings featuring leading scholars from the United States and Japan.