John Jacobs has successfully defended his thesis today, in Political Sciences: "Cooperation Across Alliance Systems to Manage a Hegemonic Ally: The Case of Japan’s Cooperation with Europe in United States-led Out-of-Area Operations". 

Our thanks also go to the thesis committee: Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott, Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, Prof. Dr. Lora Anne Viola, Prof. Dr. Tobias Hofmann and Dr. Megha Wadhwa.