Wilson Center Experts
Eiichi Shindo
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; Japan
Affiliation:
Visiting Lecturer, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Wilson Center Project(s):
Russia, the Far East and the Origins of the Cold War: 1945-1952
Project Summary
Delineates the policy and diplomacy of the Soviet Union toward the Far East, especially Japan, during the early Cold War period. Aims to explain the origins of the cold war in Asia, speaking to a lack of understanding of Soviet behavior in the Far East.