America’s alliances in Asia have been fundamental to the region's security and prosperity for seven decades, but they face challenges today. How was the American alliance system with Japan, Korea, and Taiwan originally established in Asia? And are these alliances under threat today?

Join us this Wednesday, 10/11 at 3:00pm for a public lecture by Dr. Victor Cha on "The Origins of America's Alliance System in Asia."  The talk will be based on his new book, Powerplay: Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia (Princeton, 2016). 

Dr. Cha is the inaugural holder of the Korea Chair at CSIS in Washington, DC, and holds the D.S. Song-KF Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. From 2004 to 2007, he served as director for Asian affairs at the White House on the National Security Council (NSC), and was the deputy head of delegation for the United States at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing over North Korea's nuclear program. He is also the author of Alignment Despite Antagonism: The United States-Korea-Japan Security Triangle; Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies, with Dave Kang; Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia; and The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future.