Dispelling Three Myths about the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
Spring 2021
About the Author
D’Mitri A. Farthing Jr. is a Los Angeles native who received his Bachelor of Arts in Science, Technology, and Development from Colby College in 2017. He is currently a Master of Science in Global Technology and Development-Applied International Development candidate at Arizona State University with an expected completion date of May 2021. His current research includes exploring the effectiveness of interventions by supranational organizations (e.g., the European Union and the United Nations) in promoting peace and economic development as well as using language acquisition programs (e.g., JET program and EPIK) as tools of soft power. He began serving as a JET in the Kochi Prefecture in August 2018 and will complete his term in July 2022.
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 U.S.-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 deeper understanding of U.S.-Japan relations from their fields. The articles will be posted on USJETAA’s website to serve as resource to the wider JET alumni and U.S.-Japan communities on how alumni of this exchange program are continuing to serve as informal ambassadors in U.S.-Japan relations.
Submissions are encouraged from mid-to-senior level professionals who are established in the current fields OR current/recent graduate degree students in both masters and doctoral programs.
