Past Events 2018
SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar with Mr. David E. Sanger [2019.3.19]
| Date: | Tuesday, March 19 2019, 16:00-17:30 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age" |
| Speaker: | Mr. David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent and a senior writer for The New York Times |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: |
The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age is the startling inside story of how the rise of cyber weapons transformed geopolitics like nothing since the invention of the atomic bomb. Cheap to acquire, easy to deny, and usable for a variety of malicious purposes—from crippling infrastructure to sowing discord and doubt—cyber is now the weapon of choice for democracies, dictators, and terrorists. Two presidents—Bush and Obama—drew first blood with Operation Olympic Games, which used malicious code to blow up Iran’s nuclear centrifuges, and yet America proved remarkably unprepared when its own weapons were stolen from its arsenal and, during President Trump’s first year, turned back on the US and its allies. The government was often paralyzed, unable to threaten the use of cyber weapons because America was so vulnerable to crippling attacks on its own networks of banks, utilities, and government agencies. Moving from the White House Situation Room to the dens of Chinese government hackers to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger—who broke the story of Olympic Games in his previous book—reveals a world coming face-to-face with the perils of technological revolution. The Perfect Weapon is the dramatic story of how great and small powers alike slipped into a new era of constant sabotage, misinformation, and fear, in which everyone is a target. |
SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar with Dr. Sheila Smith [2019.2.14]
| Date: | Thursday, February 14 2019, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "The Fate of US Alliances in the Trump Era" |
| Speaker: | Dr. Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Two years into the presidency of Donald J. Trump, U.S. foreign policy has undergone significant changes. Reversals on international agreements have left allies unsure of the durability of U.S. commitments. The Trump administration has often made foreign policy on impulse, whether unexpectedly agreeing to a meeting with Kim Jong-un, or pulling troops out of Syria. In Asia and globally, U.S. allies are in a difficult position, and it is possible the U.S. alliance system will emerge from the Trump era transformed. |
SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar with Mr. Peter van der Vliet
and Ambassador Fumio Iwai [2019.2.6]
| Date: | Wednesday, February 6 2019, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "The Future of Peace Cooperation" |
| Speaker: | Peter van der Vliet, Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fumio Iwai,Former Ambassador to Iraq, Director-General of the Peace Cooperation Secretariat |
| Commentator: | Chiyuki Aoi, Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| Moderator: | Yee Kuang Heng, Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Director Van der Vliet and Director-general Iwai will be discussing the future of international peace cooperation by drawing from their own extensive experience. How have peacekeeping missions evolved? What are the challenges of past and ongoing operations? And, more importantly, how can we learn from them? Using examples of recent operations, both speakers will shed their light on the question of how we can boost the effectiveness of international peace cooperation. How can we improve and reform the United Nations system and make multilateral cooperation in this field more sustainable? |
| Speaker's biography: | Peter van der Vliet has been Director for Multilateral Organisations and Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 2015. He is also Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to his current appointment in The Hague, Peter served as the Dutch Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Before this, he had several postings including as Deputy Head of Mission in Jordan, First Secretary in New Delhi and the Department for Security Policy Affairs. Peter joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990. He studied political science and international relations at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Peter is married with three children.
Fumio Iwai has been Director General of Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Cabinet Office of Government of Japan since 2018. In prior to his current position in Tokyo, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Iraq. He has served for 34 years in foreign service, holding positions such as Deputy Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Consul-General of Japan in New York, and Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of Embassy in Saudi Arabia. He studied law at Kyoto University. Fumio is married with three children. |
SSU Forum/The 13th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture
GraSPP Research Seminar with Associate Professor Alexandre Debs [2018.12.19]
| Date: | Wednesday, December 19 2018, 12:45-14:15 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "The Strategic Causes of Nuclear Proliferation: Northeast Asia in Comparative Perspective" |
| Speakers: | Alexandre Debs, Associate Professor, Political Science, Yale University |
| Commentator: | Shuhei Kurizaki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
| Moderator: | Nobuhiro Hiwatari, Professor, Political Science Institute of Social Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Language: | English |
| Co-hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale FUTI (Friends of UTokyo, Inc.) GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | This presentation introduces a strategic framework to understand the causes of proliferation, and the effectiveness of counterproliferation tools, placing Northeast Asia in comparative perspective. Acquiring nuclear weapons takes time and effort. Before a nuclear-weapons program comes to fruition, adversaries and allies may offer threats and assurances to prevent proliferation. The stronger is a potential proliferator, the more likely it is to succeed in its attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. Threats are most effective against weak potential proliferators, and assurances are most expedient when offered to strong potential proliferators. In Northeast Asia, threats of preventive war have been ineffective in preventing North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons, given its ability to inflict severe damage on Seoul. Assurances have been crucial in getting South Korea and Japan to forgo nuclear weapons. Looking ahead, a coercive approach toward North Korea is unlikely to be effective, and questions about assurances offered to South Korea and Japan risk spurring their proliferation. |
10th Five University Conference 2018 [2018.12.7-8]
| Date: | Friday, December 7-8 2018, 9:30-17:30 |
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| Venue: | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
| Subject: | Prospects for Peace and Stability in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| Language: | English |
| Organized by: | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
First Copenhagen-Tokyo IARU Conference in International Relations[2018.11.23]
| Date: | Friday, November 23 2018, 9:30-17:30 |
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| Venue: | Mærsk Tower, University of Copenhagen |
| Subject: | A Century of International Relations: The Politics of Crisis, Uncertainty, and Disorder |
| Language: | English |
| Co-Organized by: | University of Copenhagen / The University of Tokyo |
7th Korea-Japan Dialogue on East Asian Security 2018[2018.11.10]
| Date: | Saturday, November 10 2018, 14:30-18:10 |
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| Venue: | Room 306, Asia Center, Seoul National University |
| Subject: | 7th Korea-Japan Dialogue on East Asian Security 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Co-Organized by: | Program on US-China Relations, Seoul National University Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar:
Britain, Japan and the future of Asia-Pacific security
Dr. David Ellis and Mr. James Hardy [2018.10.23]
| Date: | Tuesday, Ocotober 23 2018, 12:20-13:50 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "Britain, Japan and the future of Asia-Pacific security" |
| Speakers: | Dr. David Ellis, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Tokyo Mr. James Hardy, Senior Research Analyst, Japan and East Asia, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom |
| Commentator: | Chiyuki Aoi (Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo) |
| Moderator: | Yee Kuang Heng (Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo) |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | The Asia-Pacific region is increasingly viewed by the West as the next inevitable power-house, both in terms of military/security issues and economic prosperity. This seminar provides perspectives on current and emerging trends in UK-Japan relations and how the two countries view the future of Asia-Pacific security. The view of a practitioner at the British Embassy Tokyo is presented in combination with a macro-level analysis of regional trends from a UK perspective at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. |
| Biography: | Dr. David Ellis took on the role of Minister and Deputy Head of Mission on 1 August 2016. He is responsible for advancing UK-Japan relations on political and security issues. He also oversees the consular and visa operations as well the Embassy’s corporate operations.
2011 – 2015 Minister-Counsellor (Political), British Embassy Beijing. Responsibilities included leading political teams covering Chinese domestic politics, human rights, and foreign and security policy. Mr. James Hardy is the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s senior research analyst on Japan and east Asian security affairs. Mr. Hardy focuses on regional security issues and arrangements, alliance networks, and military capabilities; he is also particularly interested in Japan’s evolving security and defence policies and its domestic political arrangements. Before joining the FCO, he worked as Asia-Pacific Editor for Jane’s Defence Weekly, and was a staff writer for The Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo. |
SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar:
Prospects for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Disarmament in East Asia[2018.7.25]
| Date: | Wednesday, July 25 2018, 14:00-16:00 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "Prospects for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Disarmament in East Asia" |
| Speakers: | Nobuyasu ABE (Former U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs)
Hirofumi TOSAKI(Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)) Kiichi FUJIWARA(Professor and Director of the Policy Alternatives Research Institute at the University of Tokyo) |
| Discussant: | Nobuharu IMANISHI (Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) |
| Moderator: | Wakana MUKAI (Lecturer, Faculty of International Relations, Asia University) |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Both the Panmunjom summit of North and South Korea as well as the Singapore summit of North Korea and the United States have indicated commitments to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This commitment, however, does not include specific process that may reduce and eliminate nuclear capabilities of North Korea. How, then, can we bring out denuclearization of the Korean peninsula? How can we connect such denuclearization to the broader aim of nuclear disarmament in East Asia? Inviting members of the Hiroshima roundtable, a project sponsored by the Hiroshima Prefecture, we wish to discuss the prospects of nuclear disarmament in the Asian context. |
SSU Forum / GraSPP Research Seminar with Dr. Giulio Pugliese[2018.7.11]
| Date: | Wednesday, July 11 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "Sino-Japanese Power Politics: Might, Money and Minds" |
| Lecture: | Dr. Giulio Pugliese, Lecturer, War Studies at King's College London |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: |
In recent years, China’s rapid emergence as a central actor in world politics has coincided with a more assertive and risk-taking foreign and security policy. Under Xi Jinping, especially, Beijing’s push to secure hotly contested territorial and maritime claims has ruffled the feathers of several regional states. The Japan-China standoff over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands has unveiled the antagonistic quality to contemporary Sino-Japanese relations, with important additions to standard balancing behavior: economic statecraft and, notably, active engagement with government-led strategic communications. Under the Xi and Abe administrations, China and Japan have insisted on their moral position as benign and peaceful powers, and portrayed their neighbour as an aggressive revisionist. These strategic narratives, conveyed internationally and domestically, have cemented the two states'rivalry.
Dr. Giulio Pugliese will give an account of Japan-China power politics in the military, economic and propaganda domains. His assessment of the diplomatic, economic and identity clash between the world’s second and third wealthiest states will provide a window in understanding the international politics in the early 21st Century. In particular, by highlighting great power rivalry, he offers his empirical findings in favour of the power politics behind Sino-Japanese identity construction. This talk will be multi-disciplinary in spirit and will speak to both academics and to members of the public who might be curious of understanding this fascinating —if worrisome— facet of Sino-Japanese relations.
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| Biography: | Dr. Giulio Pugliese is Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London. He holds a Laurea (B.A.) in Political Science and East Asian Studies from the University of Naples, “L’Orientale” (cum laude), an M.A. in International Economics and International Relations (concentrating on East Asian Studies) from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He specialises in the politics, both domestic and international, of the Asia-Pacific with a focus on Japan, China and the United States. In addition, he has worked in Japan for four years, including at the Mitsubishi Research Institute writing on arms export regulations for a study commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Economics Trade and Industry (METI). He is a recipient of a three year post-doctoral fellowship by the British Academy. |
SSU Forum with Professor Randall Henning[2018.6.19]
| Date: | Wednesday, June 19 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| Subject: | "Tangled Governance: International Regime Complexity and Crisis Finance" |
| Lecture: | Professor Randall Henning, American University |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Global governance now consists of clusters of overlapping international institutions, rather than a single multilateral institution, in a given issue area. The theory of regime complexity offers a useful lens through which to analyze the increasing density of international institutions and the patterns of conflict and cooperation among them. In his new book, Tangled Governance, Randall Henning addresses the institutions that were deployed to fight the euro crisis and reestablish financial stability in Europe. He explains why European leaders chose to include the International Monetary Fund in the crisis response and analyzes the decisions of the “troika” (which also includes the European Commission and European Central Bank). Regime complexity, he argues, arises from the strategies on the part of key states to control these institutions. The European case holds lessons for East Asia and in particular the likely interplay among regional financial institutions and the IMF, given the preferences of key creditor states.
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| Biography: | C. Randall Henning is Professor of International Economic Relations in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. He specializes in International Political Economy, Global Governance and regional integration, especially with respect to Europe and East Asia. Europe’s monetary union and interaction among regional and multilateral institutions are topics of special focus. His previous appointments include service as Visiting Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The author of numerous books and journal articles, his recent publications include Tangled Governance (Oxford 2017) and Global Financial Governance Confronts the Rising Powers (CIGI 2016). |
SSU Forum / GraSPP Research Seminar with Dr. Neville Bolt[2018.6.1]
| Date: | Friday, June 1 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | Lecture Hall B, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Bldg. |
| Subject: | "Images and Geopolitics: Impact of Iconic Photographs on the Liberal Conscience" |
| Lecture: | Dr. Neville Bolt Director, King’s Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC), King’s College London |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Millions of images circulate each day in the global mediaspace that connects social media to more traditional outlets like television and the press. Occasionally some acquire iconic status linking the local event to higher moral, perhaps universal sensitivities. Particular images have come to represent the way terror events are understood in the popular imagination. But are they not misleading? Do other, less performative images not point to a more subtle subversion? These reach into the very heart of geopolitics and threaten the liberal conscience. |
SSU Forum with Dr. Alexis Crow[2018.5.9]
| Date: | Wednesday, May 9 2018, 11:30-13:00 |
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| Venue: | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| Subject: | "The Connection between Wage Growth and Geopolitical Uncertainty: Underlying Causes, Potential Solutions, and Implications for Japan and its Asian Partners " |
| Lecture: | Dr. Alexis Crow, Lead Investment Strategist at Price Waterhouse Coopers in New York |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | With the rise of populism in advanced economies - from the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, to the election of Donald Trump - political commentators point to inequality and stagnant standard of living for the middle classes as potential causes. In this lecture, we will explore the relationship between stagnant wage growth and policy which leads to geopolitical uncertainty - having a potentially deleterious impact on trading partners such as Japan. In other advanced economies - such as Germany and Japan - flat wage growth has implications for economic security and livelihood in a time of the crisis, as consumer spending remains a relatively small % of GDP. In the event to a shock of a primary source of GDP - such as net exports - the economy may have a negligible buffer to continue generating economic growth. The case will be made that strengthening ties with newer partners - and ensuring resilience against a ‘Trump trade’ offset - is a meaningful path forward for Japan. Amplifying geostrategic links - even with erstwhile enemies - and deploying Japan’s exemplary prowess investing in social infrastructure - and large scale capital management - can be a backbone for a sound and strong policy for the long-term. To come back full circle, such a policy induces resilience in the face of stubbornly flat wage growth - and geopolitical uncertainty - in the US and Europe. |
SSU Forum with Professor Peter J. Katzenstein[2018.4.19]
| Date: | Thursday, April 19 2018, 18:30-20:00 |
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| Venue: | Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| Subject: | "Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics" |
| Lecture: | Peter J. Katzenstein, the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | This lecture introduces the concept of “protean power” as the basis for a better analysis of unanticipated events in world politics. Protean power is the effect of actors’ agility as they adapt in situations of uncertainty. This definition departs from conventional definitions of power, which focus on actors’ evolving ability to exercise control in situations of calculable risk and their consequent ability to cause outcomes these actors deem desirable. I argue that this conventional view is overly confining; inclusion of protean power in our analytical models helps us to better account for unexpected change in world politics. Notably, actors respond to shifts between risk and uncertainty, in both context and experience, with affirmation, refusal, improvisation, or innovation. In doing so, they create room for control and protean power as effects, rather than causes, of such practices. However, protean power should not replace control power. These two basic forms of power relate to one another, in a variety of ways, in complex contexts characterized by both risk and uncertainty. |
SSU Forum /GraSPP Research Seminar/ International Law Colloquium,the University of Tokyo with Professor Jack Snyder and Associate Professor Leslie Vinjamuri[2018.3.16]
| Date: | Friday, March 16 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| Subject: | "Human Rights Futures: Backlash and Beyond" |
| Lecture: | Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Political Science Department, Columbia University Leslie Vinjamuri, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International Relations, and Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice, SOAS, University of London. |
| Commentator: | Yozo Yokota, President, Center for Human Rights Education and Training |
| Moderator: | Chiyuki Aoi, Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo,GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo, International Law Colloquium, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | The human rights enterprise is now under assault in a way that hasn’t been seen in years. Not only are rising authoritarian powers openly disdainful of rights principles, which they denounce as decadent and subversive, but powerful constituencies are undermining basic rights protections even in established liberal democracies. How should human rights advocacy and social justice campaigners take stock of these trends and adapt to this challenging environment? In this book launch seminar, Professor Jack Snyder (Columbia University) and Professor Leslie Vinjamuri (University of London) will discuss their new book Human Rights Futures, (edited by Stephen Hopgood, Jack Snyder, and Leslie Vinjamuri, with contributions from fifteen prominent social scientists including Sally Merry, Sam Moyn, Kathryn Sikkink, and Beth Simmons). The book debates the effectiveness and prospects for strategies of human rights advocacy. Four contending approaches will be discussed: stay the course, empower rights through political pragmatism, translate rights talk into the vernacular, and subordinate rights talk to more resonant social justice appeals. |
The workshop with the Keck Center for International Strategic Studies of the Claremont McKenna College[2018.3.13]
| Date: | Tuesday, March 13 2018, 10:00-17:45 |
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| Venue: | Meeting Room 801, Faculty of Law Building 3, University of Tokyo |
| Subject: | "The Decline of Western Liberal Order and Its Impact on East Asia" |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo
the Keck Center for International Strategic Studies of the Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California). |
SSU Forum with with Associate Professor James Crabtree[2018.3.2]
| Date: | Friday, March 2 2018, 11:30-13:00 |
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| Venue: | Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| Subject: | "The Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Can India and Japan Shape the New Global Order?" |
| Lecture: | James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice at the LKY School in National University of Singpore |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India have drawn closer of late, as both leaders grapple with the challenges of China's rise. At their last meeting in September 2017, Mr. Abe said stronger ties between the two Asian nations could become the "basis to underpin the regional order”. Both have also pushed the idea of the "indo-pacific", while unveiling their own plan to rival the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: the $40bn Asia-Africa Growth Corridor. But given their respective economic and military limitations, can a new partnership between India and Japan really shape a changing global order? And what would it need in terms of political will and economic resources to succeed? |
SSU Forum with Visiting Professor Hitoshi Tanaka[2018.02.16]
| Date: | Friday, February 16 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| Venue: | Lecture Hall B, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Bldg. |
| Subject: | "Japan's Foreign and Security Policy under the Changing Threat Perceptions" |
| Lecture: | Hitoshi Tanaka, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Chairman, Institute for International Strategy, the Japan Research Institute, Ltd., Senior Fellow,the Japan Center for International Exchange |
| Language: | English |
| Hosted by: | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| Abstract: | East Asia faces many security challenges. How likely is military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula? Would China become threatening in the process to realize "the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation"? Would the US security commitments in the region continue to be credible? Under these significantly changing threat perceptions, Japan must pursue proactive foreign and security policies. |