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)

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Speakers:

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1) Australia:

Ms. Karen Radford,

Counsellor, Defense Policy

Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

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2) France:

Captain Jér?me Chardon

Defense Attaché

French Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

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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

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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.

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Yours sincerely,

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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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