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Japan-US-Australia Trilateral Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Defense, Economic Security, and Values
As the risk of a crisis over Taiwan is loudly voiced today, the tripartite relationship between Japan, the United States, and Australia is gaining increasing importance in the evolving security landscape of the Indo-Pacific. This relationship is expanding its collaboration in various fields such as diplomacy, security, economics, and values. With a view to further deepening this relationship, the University of Tokyo's Advanced Mizui Research in Rule Formation Strategy and Economic Security Program will host a panel discussion featuring experts from Japan, the U.S., and Australia.
To realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific," the panel will examine not only military cooperation but also address economic intimidation, diversification of critical supply chains, and collaboration in advanced science and technology as economic security issues. Furthermore, the panel will also discuss challenges related to the ideological conflict between democracy and authoritarianism, as well as tackling disinformation and influence operations on the soft-power front. The analysis will consider how the three countries should utilize multilateral frameworks like QUAD, AUKUS, BDN, PBP, G7, and IPEF to address these challenges.
Overview of the event
| Date | June 5th (Mon.), 2023 |
|---|---|
| Place | Komaba II Campus ENEOS Hall (RCAST 3rd South Building 1st floor） |
| Capacity | 172 |
| Fee | For Free |
| Speakers | Justin Bassi, Executive Director at ASPI (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) ╰─ HP Kristin Vekasi, Assistant Professor at the University of Maine, USA. ╰─ HP Kōnosuke Kokuba（國場幸之助）, Japanese Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Defense Division ╰─ 自民党HP ╰─ 衆議院HP Akira Igata（井形彬）, Project Lecturer at RCAST, the University of Tokyo ╰─ HP |
| Language | English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation) |
| Registration | Registration form |
| Details | YouTube Archives: [Digest Version] Japan-US-Australia trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific [Symposium] [70-second Version] Japan-US-Australia trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific [Symposium] Akira Igata "Indo-Pacific issues are serious enough to prompt unity" |
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This event is co-hosted by the Economic Security Research Program (ESRP) at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo (Japan)and the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) (US) in collaboration with the National Security College, Australian National University (Australia); the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) (India); the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) (US), and is endorsed by the Quad Investors Network (QUIN).
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