Competition of Provision: How Rivalries between Indo-Pacific Institutions Can Generate Goods for the Region
Spring 2022
About the Author
Rikio Inouye is a Ph.D. student of international relations with an interest in great power rivalry and security management in the Asia/Indo-Pacific region. His current research interests also include vaccine diplomacy in the context of the US-China competition, with a particular focus on the patterns, motivations, and diplomatic potential of global vaccine distribution. He received his BA in political science with highest honors from UC Berkeley. Before graduate study, Rikio taught English and debate in Toyama Prefecture from 2017-2020.
About JETs on Japan
The JETs on Japan Forum is a partnership between USJETAA and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA) that features selected articles of JET alumni perspectives on US-Japan relations. The series aims to elevate the awareness and visibility of JET alumni working across diverse sectors and provides a platform for JET alumni to contribute to a deeper understanding of US-Japan relations from their fields. The articles will be posted on USJETAA’s website to serve as a resource to the wider JET alumni and US-Japan communities on how alumni of this exchange program are continuing to serve as informal ambassadors in US-Japan relations.
