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2015.3.9[Mon]

GRIPS Parliamentarians Exchange Seminar “Toward a Future Partnership between Japan and NATO”

About the Seminar:

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) will organize Parliamentary Exchange Seminar “Toward a Future Partnership between Japan and NATO” in collaboration with NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) and Diet Members Council for Comprehensive Security (DMCCS). In the seminar, three members of NATO PA will give their views on the latest and world-wide issues and challenges, including NATO’ priority, situation in the Middle-East, and cyber security, from the perspectives of NATO and its member countries; and will have discussion with the audience on the future collaboration between Japan and NATO.

 

Organizer: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Co-organizers: NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) ,Diet Members Council for Comprehensive Security (DMCCS)

Managed by: SciREX (Science for Redesigning Science, Technology and Innovation Policy) Center, GRIPS 

 

 

Program and Tentative Topics

Time

Program

14:00-14:05

Opening Remarks and Moderator

Prof. Narushige MICHISHITA, Professor & Advisor to the President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

14:05-15:35

Speech Session (20 min. Speech and 10 min. Q&A)

14:05-14:35

Sir Hugh BAYLEY, Former President (United Kingdom)

Comprehensive security issues and presentation of ”The citizen’s guide to NATO’s summit priority after Wales summit”

14:35-15:05

Mrs Angelien EIJSINK, Vice-President (The Netherlands) Netherlands-Japan security partnership (including the provision of security for Japan Ground Self Defense Forces dispatched to Iraq); the Netherlands’ policy on ISIS, including the issue of building public support for military intervention in Iraq.

15:05-15:35

Mr. Philippe VITEL, Special Rapporteur of Science and Technology Committee (France)

Presentation of the STC special report for 2014 on “Cyber space and Euro-Atlantic security”

15:35-16:00

Discussion

16:00

Closing

Biography of Speakers:

See the attached file.

 

Rules on Discussion:

This seminar will be held under the “Chatham House Rule.” Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

 

Registration:

Please register through the Registration Form.

https://krs.bz/scirex/m?f=28

If you cannot open the form, please send email to the Secretariat, gist-mlgrips.ac.jp .

Registration email must include: 1) your name*, 2) institution*, 3) job title, and 4) contact information (email address or phone number)*, and 5) Car Information (if any).

*Required items

The application will be closed as soon as the number of applicants reaches the capacity.

 

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SciREX Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

gist-mlgrips.ac.jp

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Date / Time Monday, March 9th , 2015 14:00-16:00
Venue Meeting Room 3C, 3rd F, GRIPS
Fee Free(The application will be closed as soon as the number of applicants reaches the capacity.)
Language English (Consecutive interpretation in English, French and Japanese will be available)
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