Undercurrents: Trump's Visit to the UK, and Japanese Foreign Policy in Asia

Agnes discusses the UK-US special relationship and European responses to Donald Trump, while Ben examines Japan’s response to the Singapore Summit, TPP and China’s role in the region.

Audio Updated 8 July 2021 65 minute listen

President Trump is visiting the UK this week in between summits with NATO and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Agnes discusses the UK-US special relationship and European responses to the current president with Leslie Vinjamuri (head of the US & Americas Programme) and Hans Kundnani (senior research fellow in the Europe Programme).

Another country adapting its foreign policy approach in light of an increasingly unpredictable US is Japan. A new special issue of International Affairs explores Japan’s relations with its Asian neighbours.

Ben speaks to Corey Wallace, one of the issue’s guest-editor’s, about Japan’s response to the Singapore Summit, TPP and China’s role in the region.

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Read the International Affairs special issue: Japan’s Pivot in Asia

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