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1 Analysis of the Trump Vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Takeshi Iida
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump outperformed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris not only in the number of electors he won but also in the popular voting ratio, realizing his return to the White House.That was astonishing given the growing dominance of liberal ideas about major social issues at stake in American society, such as abortion and same-sex marriage, and the continuing rise in the percentage of racial minorities in the population, considered to constitute the Democratic Party's long-standing support base. How was Trump able to win so many votes and get reelected? (Please see more the SSDP website
2 Trump's Victory Factors: Why Trump Wanted to Be President Again
Tsuneo Watanabe
The 2024 US presidential election was anticipated to be a historically close contest; however, Trump won in seven battleground states.Why did Trump win all seven battleground states and outperform Harris in the nationwide vote despite the prediction of a close race? First of all, why did the majority of voters across the nation vote for Trump, who refused to admit defeat in the 2020 presidential election for groundless reasons, caused the January 6, 2021 ransacking of the Capitol building by instigating his supporters, and subsequently faced four criminal indictments, one of which resulted in a guilty verdict? (Please see more the SSDP website
3 Kamala Harris and Factors Behind Her Defeat:Can the Democrats Make a Comeback?
Masahito Watanabe
Whether Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election should be considered a landslide victory or a close one varies in nuance depending on the definitions of these words and what his victory this time should be compared with. Although the Democratic Party and Kamala Harris did not allow Trump to win a landslide victory in terms of quantity, they suffered a "decisive" or "complete" defeat qualitatively. (Please see more the SSDP website
4 American Democracy and Society Viewed from an Analysis of the 2024 US Presidential Election
Takayuki Nishiyama
The recognition that the Republican Party, especially Trump supporters, is jeopardizing American democracy is relatively widely shared in Japan. This is not surprising, given that Donald Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, instigated a mob to attack the Capitol building when the election results had yet to be certified, and said he would not necessarily accept the results of the 2024 presidential election.However, a look at the results of US opinion polls reveals a different reality. For example, a poll survey conducted chiefly by The Washington Post from September 30 to October 15, 2024, in seven swing states reveals the assessment by respondents that Trump is more able to deal with threats to democracy than Kamala Harris (43% vs. 40%). (Please see more the SSDP website

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Research journal "Security Studies (vol6 no3) October 2024" (What Will End the Ukraine War?) in English edition was published. (Please see the SSDP website)

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Taiwan-Japan Round Table

August 24th, at Capital Tokyu Hotel

Discussion on the Impact of the Ukrain War on the Strait Problem (Please see the SSDP website)

Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies (SSDP)

China is rising and may become a regional hegemon in not-so- distant future. Ascending India and the resurgence of Russia also illustrate the fact that we face a rapid power transition in Asia. Against this backdrop, Japan, as a major regional power, and its security strategy and diplomatic policy will be put to the test. With this in mind, the Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies (SSDP) was founded in October, 2016. The SSDP will also conduct public diplomacy through its research projects. Japanese foreign relations vis-à- vis the neighboring states are likely to mark a new chapter in the near future and therefore, our research endeavors and other activities will be consequential.

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  • The 77th SSDP discussion session was held on November 28th, 2024 to discuss " The 2024 US Presidential Election "
  • The 76th SSDP discussion session was held on November 21st, 2024 to discuss " The 2024 US Presidential Election "
  • The 75th SSDP discussion session was held on November 19th, 2024 to discuss " The 2024 US Presidential Election "
  • The 74st SSDP discussion session was held on August 27th, 2024 to discuss " What Will End the Ukraine War? "
  • The 73rd SSDP discussion session was held on August 20th, 2024 to discuss " What Will End the Ukraine War? "
  • The 72nd SSDP discussion session was held on August 8th, 2024 to discuss " What Will End the Ukraine War? "
  • The 71st SSDP discussion session was held on May 24th, 2024 to discuss " How Has South Korea Changed under the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration? "
  • The 70th SSDP discussion session was held on May 17th, 2024 to discuss " How Has South Korea Changed under the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration? "
  • The 69th SSDP discussion session was held on May 14th, 2024 to discuss " How Has South Korea Changed under the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration? "
  • The 68th SSDP discussion session was held on February 23rd, 2024 to discuss " The Middle East in Turmoil "
  • The 67th SSDP discussion session was held on February 15th, 2024 to discuss " The Middle East in Turmoil "
  • The 66th SSDP discussion session was held on February 8th, 2024 to discuss " The Middle East in Turmoil "
  • The 65th SSDP discussion session was held on November 20th, 2023 to discuss " What is th Global South? "
  • The 64th SSDP discussion session was held on November 9th, 2023 to discuss " What is th Global South? "
  • The 63rd SSDP discussion session was held on November 1st, 2023 to discuss " What is th Global South? "
  • The 62nd SSDP discussion session was held on August 25th, 2023 to discuss " Hegemonic America: Where It's Headed ".
  • The 61st SSDP discussion session was held on August 12th, 2023 to discuss " Hegemonic America: Where It's Headed ".
  • The 60th SSDP discussion session was held on August 7th, 2023 to discuss " Hegemonic America: Where It's Headed "
  • The 59th SSDP discussion session was held on May 24th, 2023 discuss " Nuclear Crisis Scenarios Facing Japan and the Outlook of Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control and Disarmament ".
  • The 58th SSDP discussion session was held on May 19th, 2023 to discuss " Nuclear Crisis Scenarios Facing Japan and the Outlook of Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control and Disarmament ".
  • The 57th SSDP discussion session was held on May 11th, 2023 to discuss " Nuclear Crisis Scenarios Facing Japan and the Outlook of Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control and Disarmament ".
  • The 56th SSDP discussion session was held on March 1st, 2023 to discuss " What Will Happen to European Security? ".
  • The 55th SSDP discussion session was held on February 15th, 2023 to discuss " What Will Happen to European Security? ".
  • The 54th SSDP discussion session was held on February 9th, 2023 to discuss " What Will Happen to European Security? ".
  • The 53th SSDP discussion session was held on November 15th, 2022 to discuss " Defending Our Country ".
  • The 52th SSDP discussion session was held on November 11th, 2022 to discuss " Defending Our Country ".
  • The 51th SSDP discussion session was held on October 28th, 2022 to discuss " Defending Our Country ".
  • The 50th SSDP discussion session was held on August 12th, 2022 to discuss " Xi Jinping's China".
  • The 49th SSDP discussion session was held on August 1st, 2022 to discuss " Xi Jinping's China".
  • The 48th SSDP discussion session was held on July 22, 2022 to discuss " Xi Jinping's China".
  • The 47th SSDP discussion session was held on May 30, 2022 to discuss "Global Impact of the Ukraine War".
  • The 46th SSDP discussion session was held on May 23, 2022 to discuss "The Ukrainian War from the view points of Theories of International Politics and International Law".
  • The 45th SSDP discussion session was held on May 18, 2022 to discuss "Why the Ukrainian War Occurs?".
  • The 44th SSDP discussion session was held on February 17, 2022 to discuss "National Security Strategy and Economic Security".
  • The 43rd SSDP discussion session was held on February 9, 2022 to discuss "Free Trade Regeme and Economic Security".
  • The 42nd SSDP discussion session was held on February 5, 2022 to discuss "Science/Technology and Economic Security".
  • A remembrance seminar "Remembering Professor Ezra Vogel" was held on January 17, 2022.
  • Research journal "Security Studies (vol3 no4) December 2021 " was published in December.
  • The 41st SSDP discussion session was held on November 17, 2021 to discuss " Korea's Political Situation and Japan".
  • The 40th SSDP discussion session was held on November 17, 2021 to discuss " North Korea's Situation".
  • The 39th SSDP discussion session was held on October 29, 2021 to discuss " North Korea's Nuclear Missile Development ".
  • Japan-Korea joint seminars were held on July 26, August 23, September 28 to discuss on Japan's and Korea's coping with the competition between the US and China.
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol03 no03" was published in September.
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol03 no02" was published in June.
  • The 38nd SSDP discussion session was held on May 28, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Security Mechanism".
  • The 37nd SSDP discussion session was held on May 24, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Security Problems".
  • The 36nd SSDP discussion session was held on May 14, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Power's Security Perspective".
  • The 35nd SSDP discussion session was held on April 26, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Security Mechanism".
  • The 34nd SSDP discussion session was held on April 20, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Security Problems".
  • The 33nd SSDP discussion session was held on April 19, 2021 to discuss "Asia's Security-Regional Power's Security Perspective".
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol03 no01" was published in March.
  • Japan-ROK Parliamentary Dialogue was held on March 11, 2021 to discuss "Japan-ROK Cooperation in the Era of US-China Competition".
  • The 32nd SSDP discussion session was held on January 28, 2021 to discuss "The Biden Diplomatic Policies".
  • The 31st SSDP discussion session was held on January 22, 2021 to discuss "The Biden Diplomatic Policies".
  • The 30th SSDP discussion session was held on January 18, 2021 to discuss " The US Policy toward China ".
  • The 29th SSDP discussion session was held on December 10 to discuss" The US Presidential Election and Its Democracy".
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol02 no04" was published in December.
  • The Japan-ROK Future Dialogue was held on November 21 to discuss "Japan-ROK Cooperation in the Post-Covid-19 Era".
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol02 no03" was published in September.
  • The 28th SSDP discussion session was held on July 17 to discuss" The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and Security (3)".
  • The 27th SSDP discussion session was held on July 13 to discuss" The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and Security(2)".
  • The 26th SSDP discussion session was held on July 6 to discuss "The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and Security (1)".
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol02 no02" was published in July.
  • A joint meeting hosted by the SSDP and the Group for State Power Studies approved Urgent Recommendations on COVID-19.
  • The 25th SSDP discussion session was held on April 24 to discuss" Middle East and Japan's Security (2)".
  • The 24th SSDP discussion session was held on April 14 to discuss "Middle East and Japan's Security (1)".
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol02 no01" was published in April.
  • The SSDP Round Table was held on February 21 to discuss Middle East strategic situation.
  • The 23rd SSDP discussion session was held on February 17 to discuss"Cyber, Space, Environment and Security(3)".
  • The 22nd SSDP discussion session was held on January 30 to discuss"Cyber, Space, Environment and Security(2)".
  • The 21st SSDP discussion session was held on January 27 to discuss"Cyber, Space, Environment and Security(1)".
  • The SSDP Round Table was held on January 17, 2020 to discuss Middle East Risks.
  • The 20th SSDP discussion session was held on October 10 to discuss China's problems.
  • The 19th SSDP discussion session was held on October 7 to discuss China's problems.
  • The SSDP and The PF held the Japan-Taiwan Dialogue in Taipei on September 20.
  • A research journal "Security Studies vol1 no03" was published in September.
  • 2019 FUTURE CONSENSUS DIALOGUE was held on July 31 and August 1 in Tokyo
  • The 18th SSDP discussion session was held on May 8 to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea.
  • The 17th SSDP discussion session was held on April 22 to discuss Japan-Korea relationships.
  • The SSDP published a research journal "Security Studies vol1 no2", in April 2019.
  • The SSDP published a new research journal, "Security Studies", this month.
  • The 16th SSDP discussion session was held on February 6 to discuss Indian issues (2).
  • The 15th SSDP discussion session was held on February 4 to discuss Indian issues(1).
  • The 14th SSDP discussion session was held on November 9 to discuss Trump's trade policy(2).
  • The 13th SSDP discussion session was held on November 7 to discuss Trump's trade policy(1).
  • The 12th SSDP discussion session was held on September 27 to discuss economic problems Japan is facing.
  • The 11th SSDP discussion session was held on June 18 to discuss " North Korea's problem after the historical US-North Korea Summit Meeting ".
  • The 10th SSDP discussion session was held on June 14 to discuss " North Korea's problem after the historical US-North Korea Summit Meeting".
  • The 2nd Japan-Philippines Strategic Dialogue was held in Tokyo on March 10.
  • The 9th SSDP discussion session was held on February 16 to discuss " The Network Hegemony Theory for a Security Architecture in The Asia Pacific Region ".
  • The 8th SSDP discussion session was held on December18 to discuss "Destabilized Middle East".
  • The 7th SSDP discussion session was held on October 9 to discuss "19th CCP National Congress".
  • A special session was held on October 8 to hear a lecture on "Problems in Sino-Japanese Relations, 1992-2042"
  • The 6th SSDP discussion session was held on September 28 to hear a lecture on the Future of the Asia-Pacific Region.
  • A special session was held on September 19 to discuss a New Trend in India's Foreign Policy and Japan.
  • The 5th SSDP discussion session was held on July 20 to discuss an economic interdependence and its action on politics
  • A special session was held on June 30 to discuss The prospect of European politics and its implication on the Japan"s diplomatic policy
  • The 4 th SSDP discussion session was held on May 31 to discuss the two great powers, the US and China, and the implication on Japan's diplomatic policy.
  • The Japan-Taiwan Strategic Dialogue was held in Taipei on May 15 to discuss the Trump administration's influence on the region, in particular Taiwan.
  • The Japan-Philippines Strategic Dialogue was held in Manila on January 31 to discuss the strategic environments for each country and the two countries' cooperation.
  • The third SSDP discussion session was held on January 23, 2017 to discuss Abenomics and Trump.
  • The second SSDP discussion session was held on December 7, 2016 to discuss Trump and his security policy.
  • The first SSDP discussion session was held on October 14, 2016 to discuss the Korean Peninsula issues.
  • Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies (SSDP) was founded by AKIYAMA Associates (Masahiro Akiyama, president) in October, 2016.
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