We are pleased to announce the following MSP/SSP Webinar, organized as part of GRIPS 25th Anniversary commemoration.

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Topic: Strategic Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific: Interests, Engagements, and Implications

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 15:00-17:00 hrs.

Venue: Online by Zoom

Language: English (without interpretation)

Speakers:

1) Australia:

Ms. Karen Radford,

Counsellor, Defense Policy

Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

2) France:

Captain Jérôme Chardon

Defense Attaché

French Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

3) United Kingdom:

Mr. Daniel Salter

Political Counsellor, Foreign and Security Policy

British Embassy Tokyo, Japan

4) United States:

CDR Eric S. Burley, USCG

Coast Guard Attaché

US Embassy Tokyo, Japan

Moderator:

Dr. Yoko IWAMA

Director of Maritime Safety and Security Policy (MSP) Program; Director of Strategic Studies Program (SSP); Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan

Commentators:

1) Captain Kentaro FURUYA

Adjunct Professor, GRIPS

Professor, Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA)

2) Niranjan Pratap Singh

MSP Alumni (2019-2020)

3) Christopher Alfonso C. Castro

Master's Program of Public Policy, MP1 Alumni (2019-2020)

4) Daisaku Yamada

SSP Current Student (2021-2022)

Webinar Description:

In recent years, the Indo-Pacific has become the most dynamic region in the world with major countries stepping up their engagements. Indo-Pacific is the economic powerhouse of the world in the 21^st century, and the sustainable and stable development of this region has major security implications throughout the globe.

The webinar will focus on the interests and policies of Australia, France, United Kingdom, and the United States in the Indo-Pacific region and the activities that the countries are pursuing in the region to ensure a free and Indo-Pacific. Some countries have gone so far as to announce its own Indo-Pacific strategies or policy guidelines. Individual actions include building strategic and security cooperation with regional countries, joint exercises, and capacity building activities.

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Please RSVP by using the link below:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceCqqjstHdLVT0Cq7Sn3bsKTq1YbN4o9

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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I very much look forward to seeing you.

Yours sincerely,

Yoko Iwama, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Studies Program (SSP); Director of Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program (MSP); Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

7-22-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8677, Japan

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For inquiries, please contact:

Yasmin Adam, Ph.D.

Lecturer, MSP, GRIPS

Email: y-adam@grips.ac.jp

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