The 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections: High Stakes for Asia | Shorenstein APARC Panel Discussion

Featuring Francis Fukuyama, Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Gi-Wook Shin, and Gita Wirjawan.
The return of Donald Trump to become the 47th President of the United States will have repercussions far beyond U.S. borders. In the Asia-Pacific region, Washington's policy priorities could significantly change global alliances and the region’s geopolitical and economic landscape.
Hear from a panel of experts on democracy, international relations, human rights, trade, and development to explore the potential opportunities and risks the second Trump administration’s policies may pose for the Asia-Pacific and how stakeholders in the region look at their future with the United States.
About the Panelists:
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Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, and a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. Dr. Fukuyama has written widely on issues in development and international politics. His 1992 book, "The End of History and the Last Man," has appeared in over twenty foreign editions. His book "Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment," was published in 2018. His latest book, "Liberalism and Its Discontents," was published in May 2022.
Gi-Wook Shin is the William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea, a professor of sociology, and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. At Stanford, he has also served as director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center since 2005 and as founding director of the Korea Program since 2001. His research concentrates on nationalism, development, and international relations, focusing on Korea/Asia. Shin is the author/editor of more than 25 books, including "South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis: The Threats of Illiberalism, Populism, and Polarization;" "The North Korean Conundrum: Balancing Human Rights and Nuclear Security;" "Global Talent: Foreign Labor as Social Capital in Korea;" and "One Alliance, Two Lenses: U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era." Shin’s latest book, "The Four Talent Giants, a comparative study of talent strategies of Japan, Australia, China, and India," will be published by Stanford University Press in 2025.
Kiyoteru Tsutsui is the Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor and Senior Fellow in Japanese Studies at Shorenstein APARC, the Director of the Japan Program and Deputy Director at APARC, a senior fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Professor of Sociology, all at Stanford University. Tsutsui received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kyoto University and earned an additional master’s degree and Ph.D. from Stanford’s sociology department in 2002. Tsutsui’s research interests lie in political/comparative sociology, social movements, globalization, human rights, and Japanese society. His most recent publication, "Human Rights and the State: The Power of Ideas and the Realities of International Politics" (Iwanami Shinsho, 2022), was awarded the 2022 Ishibashi Tanzan Award and the 44th Suntory Prize for Arts and Sciences.
Gita Wirjawan is a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and formerly a visiting scholar at APARC. His public service has included positions as Indonesia’s minister of trade, chairman of its Investment Coordinating Board, and chair of a 159-nation WTO ministerial conference in 2012 that focused on easing global trade barriers. As an investment banker, he has held key appointments at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, where he led many mergers, corporate restructuring, corporate financing, and strategic sales involving leading companies in Southeast Asia. Having established a successful investment business in Indonesia, the Ancora Group, he created the Ancora Foundation, which has endowed scholarships for Indonesians to attend high-ranked universities worldwide and has funded the training of teachers at hundreds of Indonesian kindergartens serving underprivileged children. Gita hosts the educational podcast “Endgame” to promote Southeast Asia’s growth and prosperity. His degrees are from the Harvard Kennedy School (MPA), Baylor University (MBA), and the University of Texas at Austin (BSc).