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On February 15, 2019, the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies hosted Dr. Giulio Pugliese, Professor of War Studies at King’s College London, to discuss his co-authored publication “Sino-Japanese Power Politics: Might, Money and Minds.”

In his seminar, Dr. Pugliese proposed that Sino-Japanese relations have essentially followed neo-classical realism along three dimensions of military power, economic strength, and public diplomacy. Both countries have balanced each other in action-reaction cycles, demonstrating the endurance of regional great power rivalry. Dr. Kent E. Calder, Vice Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | SAIS, moderated the following discussion, which featured questions regarding the prospects for Sino-Japanese cooperation, the impact of the incoming Japanese administration on Sino-Japanese relations, and security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific.