Dear Colleagues,

Friday, October 20th, 2017 the Social Science Research Institute of the International Christian University will be hosting the below symposium.

All are welcome!

The Era of Uncertainty Leadership: East Asian responses to a G-Zero World and the role of Middle Powers Symposium at the International Christian University, Tokyo

Schedule
Friday 9:30-11:30
Panel 1: Perspectives from Northeast Asia
Changing East Asian Security Architecture and the Role of Middle Powers like South Korea
Professor Chaesung CHUN, Professor at the Department of International Relations in Seoul National University

Japan as a Staunch Pro-U.S. Middle Power
Dr. Masashi NISHIHARA, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security

Changing East Asian Power Structure and China’s Choice
Professor Qingsi LI, Professor, School of International Studies, and Chair, Department of Diplomacy, Renmin University of China

Korea as a Middle Power? Stuck between the Eagle and the Dragon
Professor JJ Suh, Professor of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University

LUNCH 11:30-12:45

Friday 13:00-15:00
Panel 2: Perspectives from South and Southeast Asia
Middle Powers and Regional Trade: TPP, RCEP and the Indian Perspective
Dr. Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) in the National University of Singapore

Seeking Partnership with the Philippines in Maritime Security: The Case of the Special Japan-Australia Strategic Partnership
Professor Renato Cruz De Castro, Professor in the International Studies Department, De La Salle University, Manila, and holder of the Charles Lui Chi Keung Professorial Chair in China Studies

Vietnam’s foreign policy in the current era of uncertainty
Dr. Viet Nguyen, Department of International Politics & Diplomacy of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

G-Zero World and Trade: A Return to Bilateralism and Self-interest
Professor Bryan Mercurio, Professor and Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Friday 15:15-17:15
Panel 3: Perspectives from Western Countries
G-Zero World realities and Canada as a Middle Power
Professor Stephen Nagy, Professor of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University
The role of Germany in an Era of Uncertainty
Professor Wilhelm Vosse, Professor of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University & Director of Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)

How a Traditional Middle Power Adapts To a G-Zero World: The Case of Australia
Dr. Thomas Wilkens, Senior Lecturer Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney

The US-Japan-India Relationship: Mini-lateralism in Indo-Pacific
J. Berkshire Miller, Visiting fellow with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, Senior fellow with the Tokyo-based Asian Forum Japan and the director of the Ottawa-based Council on International Policy

Closing Remarks 17:15-17:30

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Stephen R NAGY (PhD)

Senior Associate Professor
Department of Politics and International Studies
International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan
Phone: 0422-33-3107
email: nagy@icu.ac.jp

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