On 22 November 2024, ESRP organized a symposium “Japan-Sweden relationship in a shitting era: Exploring common interests and opportunities following the 2024 elections” with Embassy of Sweden Tokyo, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), and Swedish National China Centre (NKK).
Akira Igata, Director of ESRP, H.E.Viktoria Li, Sweden Ambassador to Japan, Björn Jerdén from NKK and UI, Åsa Malmström Rognes from UI (from the left of the picture above) gave opening remarks.
In the first session, “The 2024 elections, the Russia-China nexus and their implications for Japan and Europe” was discussed. Björn Jerdén from NKK and UI, Yee Kuang Heng from GraSPP The University of Tokyo, and Ryo Nakai from RCAST The University of Tokyo (from the left of the picture above) served as panelists.
In the second session, “Responses to a rising China: Security implications for the Indo-Pacific” was discussed. Victor Ferguson from RCAST The University of Tokyo, Lisa Zhang from NKK and UI, and Antoine Roth from Faculty of Law Tohoku University served as panelists.
In the third session, “Comparing de-risking approaches between Europe and Japan” was discussed. Åsa Malmström Rognes from UI, Hillevi Parup from NKK and UI, and Akira Igata, Director of ESRP served as panelists.
In the middle of threats from China and Russia are rising, this symposium, that experts discussed the possibility of cooperation between Japan and Sweden has been meaningful for the bilateral relation.
