Symposium
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As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues and the world enters into an ever more uncharted period, Europe and Japan – or more broadly Europe and the Indo-Pacific region – face increasingly connected challenges. The symposium explored two of the key tasks for Japan and Europe, namely the need to enhance deterrence and to address the China challenges, while awaiting the US elections.
Agenda:
14:15 – 14:45 Registration
14:45 – 14:55 Opening remarks
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Michito Tsuruoka, Deputy Director, KCS / Associate Professor, Keio University
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Luis Simon, Director, CSDS
14:55 – 15:05 Keynote address
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Petra Sigmund, Ambassador-Designate of Germany to Japan
15:05 – 15:15 Keynote address
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Katsuro Kitagawa, Director-General / Assistant Minister, European Affairs Bureau, MOFA
15:20 – 16:20 Session 1: “Enhancing deterrence”
Speakers:
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Luis Simon, Director, CSDS
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Satoru Mori, Deputy Director, KCS / Professor, Keio University
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Moderator: Michito Tsuruoka, Deputy Director, KCS / Associate Professor, Keio University
16:25 – 17:25 Session 2: “Addressing China Challenges”
Speakers:
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Eva Pejsova, Japan Chair, CSDS
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Shinji Yamaguchi, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)
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Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office, European Values Center for Security Policy (EVC) / Marcin Król Fellow, Visegrad Insight
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Moderator: Giulia Tercovich, Assistant Director, CSDS
Closing remarks: Naoki Takiguchi, Senior Program Manager, KAS Japan