Friday, April 24
\n2:00 \u2013 4 PM (Pacific)
\nThomson Hall 317<\/strong>
\nOpen to the public<\/h3>\nSponsored through a grant from the\u00a0United States-Japan Foundation \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USJF-Logo-Centered-Dk-Blue-transparent-300x94.gif\")
<\/h3>\nJim Goldgeiger, Presider<\/strong><\/h2>\nProfessor at the School of International Service at American University, where he served as Dean from 2011-17 and currently serves as the Ph.D. Program Director.<\/p>\n
Panelists<\/strong><\/h3>\nCrystal Pryor, \u201cExport Controls and Defense Technologies\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nCrystal Pryor is Managing Director of TradeStrategic LLC, a Seattle-based research and consulting firm specializing in strategic trade and economic security. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Research (CPR), University at Albany, SUNY, leading research on dual-use technology policy and export controls in Asia and globally. Dr. Pryor previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the U.S.-Japan Program at Harvard University\u2019s Weatherhead Center. Her expertise includes Japan\u2019s security policy, dual-use technologies, and nonproliferation, with both U.S. government and commercial consulting experience.<\/p>\n
Ted Fujimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding Capabilities and Risks in AI for Defense\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nTed Fujimoto is a Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, security, and international policy. His research expertise spans AI security, multi-agent systems, and autonomous science, and he has a proven track record of successful collaboration with experts in both policy and the natural sciences. Recognizing the limitations of current arms control frameworks in addressing the unique risks posed by rapidly evolving AI systems, Ted is exploring novel approaches to verification, transparency, and risk mitigation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Adam Liff, \u201cJapan\u2019s Defense Strategy in the Takaichi Era\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAdam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations and Founding Director of the\u00a021st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative\u00a0at Indiana University\u2019s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Beyond IU, he\u00a0is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously served as\u00a0the Visiting Chair in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
Ayumi Teraoka<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cThe Future of the US-Japan Alliance in Changing Warfare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAyumi Teraoka is Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University. She studies alliance politics and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Her forthcoming book examines the history of U.S. alliance management in Asia from the 1960s to the present, illuminating the conditions under which the United States successfully negotiated geopolitically contested issues with allies, including air defense integration and the defense of Taiwan, in the face of China\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\nJessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nJim Goldgeiger, Presider<\/strong><\/h2>\nProfessor at the School of International Service at American University, where he served as Dean from 2011-17 and currently serves as the Ph.D. Program Director.<\/p>\n
Panelists<\/strong><\/h3>\nCrystal Pryor, \u201cExport Controls and Defense Technologies\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nCrystal Pryor is Managing Director of TradeStrategic LLC, a Seattle-based research and consulting firm specializing in strategic trade and economic security. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Research (CPR), University at Albany, SUNY, leading research on dual-use technology policy and export controls in Asia and globally. Dr. Pryor previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the U.S.-Japan Program at Harvard University\u2019s Weatherhead Center. Her expertise includes Japan\u2019s security policy, dual-use technologies, and nonproliferation, with both U.S. government and commercial consulting experience.<\/p>\n
Ted Fujimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding Capabilities and Risks in AI for Defense\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nTed Fujimoto is a Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, security, and international policy. His research expertise spans AI security, multi-agent systems, and autonomous science, and he has a proven track record of successful collaboration with experts in both policy and the natural sciences. Recognizing the limitations of current arms control frameworks in addressing the unique risks posed by rapidly evolving AI systems, Ted is exploring novel approaches to verification, transparency, and risk mitigation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Adam Liff, \u201cJapan\u2019s Defense Strategy in the Takaichi Era\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAdam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations and Founding Director of the\u00a021st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative\u00a0at Indiana University\u2019s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Beyond IU, he\u00a0is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously served as\u00a0the Visiting Chair in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
Ayumi Teraoka<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cThe Future of the US-Japan Alliance in Changing Warfare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAyumi Teraoka is Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University. She studies alliance politics and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Her forthcoming book examines the history of U.S. alliance management in Asia from the 1960s to the present, illuminating the conditions under which the United States successfully negotiated geopolitically contested issues with allies, including air defense integration and the defense of Taiwan, in the face of China\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\nJessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n
Professor at the School of International Service at American University, where he served as Dean from 2011-17 and currently serves as the Ph.D. Program Director.<\/p>\n
Panelists<\/strong><\/h3>\nCrystal Pryor, \u201cExport Controls and Defense Technologies\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nCrystal Pryor is Managing Director of TradeStrategic LLC, a Seattle-based research and consulting firm specializing in strategic trade and economic security. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Research (CPR), University at Albany, SUNY, leading research on dual-use technology policy and export controls in Asia and globally. Dr. Pryor previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the U.S.-Japan Program at Harvard University\u2019s Weatherhead Center. Her expertise includes Japan\u2019s security policy, dual-use technologies, and nonproliferation, with both U.S. government and commercial consulting experience.<\/p>\n
Ted Fujimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding Capabilities and Risks in AI for Defense\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nTed Fujimoto is a Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, security, and international policy. His research expertise spans AI security, multi-agent systems, and autonomous science, and he has a proven track record of successful collaboration with experts in both policy and the natural sciences. Recognizing the limitations of current arms control frameworks in addressing the unique risks posed by rapidly evolving AI systems, Ted is exploring novel approaches to verification, transparency, and risk mitigation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Adam Liff, \u201cJapan\u2019s Defense Strategy in the Takaichi Era\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAdam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations and Founding Director of the\u00a021st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative\u00a0at Indiana University\u2019s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Beyond IU, he\u00a0is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously served as\u00a0the Visiting Chair in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
Ayumi Teraoka<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cThe Future of the US-Japan Alliance in Changing Warfare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAyumi Teraoka is Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University. She studies alliance politics and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Her forthcoming book examines the history of U.S. alliance management in Asia from the 1960s to the present, illuminating the conditions under which the United States successfully negotiated geopolitically contested issues with allies, including air defense integration and the defense of Taiwan, in the face of China\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\nJessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n
Crystal Pryor is Managing Director of TradeStrategic LLC, a Seattle-based research and consulting firm specializing in strategic trade and economic security. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Research (CPR), University at Albany, SUNY, leading research on dual-use technology policy and export controls in Asia and globally. Dr. Pryor previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the U.S.-Japan Program at Harvard University\u2019s Weatherhead Center. Her expertise includes Japan\u2019s security policy, dual-use technologies, and nonproliferation, with both U.S. government and commercial consulting experience.<\/p>\n
Ted Fujimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding Capabilities and Risks in AI for Defense\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\nTed Fujimoto is a Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, security, and international policy. His research expertise spans AI security, multi-agent systems, and autonomous science, and he has a proven track record of successful collaboration with experts in both policy and the natural sciences. Recognizing the limitations of current arms control frameworks in addressing the unique risks posed by rapidly evolving AI systems, Ted is exploring novel approaches to verification, transparency, and risk mitigation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Adam Liff, \u201cJapan\u2019s Defense Strategy in the Takaichi Era\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAdam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations and Founding Director of the\u00a021st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative\u00a0at Indiana University\u2019s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Beyond IU, he\u00a0is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously served as\u00a0the Visiting Chair in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
Ayumi Teraoka<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cThe Future of the US-Japan Alliance in Changing Warfare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAyumi Teraoka is Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University. She studies alliance politics and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Her forthcoming book examines the history of U.S. alliance management in Asia from the 1960s to the present, illuminating the conditions under which the United States successfully negotiated geopolitically contested issues with allies, including air defense integration and the defense of Taiwan, in the face of China\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\nJessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n
Adam P. Liff is Professor of East Asian International Relations and Founding Director of the\u00a021st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative\u00a0at Indiana University\u2019s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Beyond IU, he\u00a0is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously served as\u00a0the Visiting Chair in Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
Ayumi Teraoka<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cThe Future of the US-Japan Alliance in Changing Warfare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAyumi Teraoka is Assistant Professor of Politics at Brandeis University. She studies alliance politics and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Her forthcoming book examines the history of U.S. alliance management in Asia from the 1960s to the present, illuminating the conditions under which the United States successfully negotiated geopolitically contested issues with allies, including air defense integration and the defense of Taiwan, in the face of China\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\nJessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n
Jessica L. Beyer<\/h2>\nAssistant Teaching Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and a lead of the Jackson School\u2019s Cybersecurity Initiative.<\/h3>\nKristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kristin Vekasi<\/h2>\nInaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOIN US on Friday, April 24 for an panel discussion at Japan and AI. The Strategy, Policy, and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) Speaker Series hosts scholars, experts, and professionals from across the security, policy, and diplomacy world for virtual and in-person sessions at the University of Washington.\u00a0 GO HERE for full participant bios. Friday, April 24<\/p>\n