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Indo-Pacific Security Round Table 1

Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision: Balancing accommodation and security

An increasing number of countries are releasing Indo-Pacific visions in an attempt to develop a strategic vision for the region. Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision (FOIP) is no exception. This panel will discuss the different dimensions of Japan’s FOIP vision in the context of Japan’s attempts to mitigate the security challenges emerging in the region and its need to foster deeper and broader rules-based economic, institutional and political integration in the region. The discussion will include maritime security cooperation, infrastructure and connectivity, trade and institution building. 

Speakers:

Professor Yoichio Sato, Asia Pacific University, Beppu
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, MacDonald Laurier Institute
Professor Akiko Fukushima, Aoyama University
Professor Stephen Nagy, ICU/ JIIA/ CGAI