July 10, 2026
PacTalk Episode 6: Japan’s Summit Spree, Soft Power, and AI (Live!)
Derek J. Mitchell, Randall G. Schriver
In this episode of PacTalk, IIPS Chairman Randall Schriver and IIPS Board Member Derek Mitchell touch on Japan’s “summit spree” with India and other Indo-Pacific allies and the importance of soft-power in securing influence abroad, reactions of the United States and Indo-Pacific powers to the rising threat of Chinese military exercises and disinformation operations, and the importance of integrating technologies such as AI into foreign assistance.
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