International Forum on War History

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The NIDS International Forum on War History, first held in 2002, reconsiders military history by comparing it bilaterally or multilaterally with other nations' military histories, providing a multifaceted viewpoint for an area of study which traditionally tends to be analyzed from a one-sided point of view. The forum started in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National institute for Defense Studies, with an intention of deepening mutual understanding among the countries concerned and contributing to the promotion of trust among them.

22nd International Forum on War history

22nd Forum (2024)
“The Role of Military Cooperation in Times of Crisis”

In recent years, military cooperation between states/non-state actors without a treaty basis has played an important role in international politics. This aspect of military cooperation developed especially in the 20th century with the globalization of conflicts and the intensification of great power competition. From these perspectives, 22nd Forum will focus on military cooperation in the 20th century, mainly from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Date 0930-1600, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 (JST)
Format Webinar with simultaneous translation
How to Apply Register here
Inquiry senshiforum2024@studio-zenith.jp

Session 1 "Military Cooperation in the ‘20 years of Crisis’" 0930-1130

Ian JOHNSON (Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame)

"‘The Road to Worldwide Conflagration’: Soviet-German Cooperation and the Collapse of the International Order, 1919- 1941"

Nobuo TAJIMA (Professor Emeritus, Seijo University)

"Japanese-German and Sino-German Military Cooperation in the 1930s"

Motohiro FUJII (Senior Fellow, NIDS)

"The Chinese Nationalist Government’s Military Development and United States in the 1940s"

Special Lecture 1100-1130

Richard OVERY (Honorary Professor, University of Exeter)

"Multilateral Relations and Security Crises in the 1930s"

Session 2 "International Conflict and Military Cooperation in Cold War" 1320-1435

Fuminori MATSUMURA (Associate Professor, Utsunomiya University)

"The Sino-Soviet Cooperation before the Birth of the Alliance System: the Origin of its Cold War Strategies in East Asia"

Christopher GOSCHA (Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal)

" Reflections on the Internationalization of Military Cooperation during the First Indochina War (1945-54)"

Toru ONOZAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)

"Reconsidering the U.S.-Israel Alliance: Focusing on the 1960s"

Session 3 Discussion and Q&A 14:40~16:00