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February 6, 2023
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31Jan
(In Sasebo) Community Conversations Seminar Series: The Japan-U.S. Alliance and the Senkaku Islands: A Source of Conflict or Strategically Important?
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25Jan
(In Yokosuka) Community Conversations Seminar Series: China's Quest for Control of the Cognitive Domain and Grey Zone Situations
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25Jan
The Role of the Japan-US Alliance in the Indo-Pacific in 2023: Russia-Ukraine War and China
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(In Misawa) Community Conversations Seminar Series: Has Japan Finally Become a Reliable Partner? A Look at the Evolution of Japan's Security Policy
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12Dec
SPF China Observer: Satellite Imagery Analysis-China's Plutonium Production and Nuclear Arms Expansion
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09Dec
A Conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon Richard Marles MP
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05Dec
New form of capitalism in Japan and the Nordic vision: Labor participation, gender equality, and work-life balance
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28Nov
Ensuring a Sustainable Blue Economy in an Open and Interconnected Indo-Pacific Region: Japan-Bangladesh Cooperation in Synergizing Latent Potentials Among South & Southeast Asian Bay of Bengal Littoral and Adjacent Countries
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Social Challenges and Initiatives in the Middle East: With a Journalist from Jordan
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The Intersection of Cults and Violent Extremism: What Intervention is Necessary? From Global De-radicalization Efforts
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A Conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles MP (Dec. 9, 2022)
In October, Prime Ministers Kishida and Albanese signed the landmark Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, renewing a 2007 commitment to closer defence and security cooperation. At the signing, Prime Minister Albanese said the agreement would serve as a compass for Japan-Australia cooperation for the next decade, accelerating each other’s efforts to realise a stable, open, and prosperous region.
December 15, 2022