Special Duty: The Japanese Intelligence Community

Intelligence communities are everywhere and always in motion. Japan’s has been no exception, often shifting in response to dramatic analytical and organizational failures, changes in the regional and global balance, and sudden technological developments. In the first half of the 20^th century, Japan had a full spectrum intelligence apparatus. In the decades following WWII, shifts in the security environment and major intelligence failures stimulated rethinking by Tokyo. Where do matters stand today? Join us as Dr. Richard J. Samuels discusses the evolution of Japan’s intelligence community and its future based on his new book, Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community (Cornell University Press 2019).