Japan-Sweden Relationship in a shifting era: Exploring Common interests and opportunities following the 2024 Elections
The Economic Security Research Program (ESRP) at The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo and The Swedish National China Centre (NKK) and The Asia Programme at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) will co-host a symposium titled “Japan-Sweden Relationship in a shifting era: Exploring common interests and opportunities following the 2024 elections.”
This symposium will bring together Swedish and Japanese experts on security and economic issues to discuss: (1) How Sweden and Japan perceives the impact of various elections that have taken place in 2024 and the increasing coordination between China and Russia; (2) How Sweden and Japan are responding to the rise of China; and (3) Comparative approaches towards de-risking between Europe and Japan.
Program
14:00 - 14:30 Opening remarks
- Akira Igata - Project Lecturer, RCAST, The University of Tokyo
- H.E. Viktoria Li - Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo
- Björn Jerdén - Director, NKK, UI
- Åsa Malmström Rognes - Head of the Asia Program, UI
14:30 - 15:10 Session 1: The 2024 elections, the Russia-China nexus and their implications for Japan and Europe
- Björn Jerdén - Director, NKK, UI
- Ryo Nakai - Professor, RCAST, The University of Tokyo
- Yee Kuang Heng (moderator) - Professor, GraSPP, The University of Tokyo
15:30 - 16:10 Session 2: Responses to a rising China: Security implications for the Indo-Pacific
- Lisa Zhang - Analyst, NKK, UI
- Antoine Roth - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Tohoku University
- Victor Ferguson (moderator) - JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow, RCAST, The University of Tokyo
16:10 - 16:50 Session 3: The Future of NATO-Japan and IP4 Partnership
- Hillevi Pårup - Analyst, NKK, UI
- Akira Igata - Project Lecturer, RCAST, The University of Tokyo
- Åsa Malmström Rognes (moderator) - Head of the Asia Program, UI
16:50 - 17:00 Closing remarks
