Special Symposium




Sovereignty and Security of Sri Lanka
A Critical State in the Global-local Linkage of Socio-political Dynamics




September 5 (Thu.) 2019, 15:00-17:30

Kabayama Room, International House of Japan
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo





Chair: Nobumasa Akiyama (Professor and Dean of School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi
University)


1, Opening Remarks: Yoshiko Ashiwa (Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University)


2, Keynote Speech: Dr. Jehan Perera (Executive Director of National Peace Council)

"Sri Lanka: Caught in the Cross Currents of Indian Ocean Politics"


3, Panel Discussion: Panelists

1) Yasushi Akashi (former UN Under-Secretary-General)

2) Nobumasa Akiyama

3) Satoshi Ikeuchi (professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo
University)

4)Yoshiko Ashiwa





4, Open Discussion



5, Concluding Remarks: Nobumasa Akiyama

< Reception> 17:00 - 17:30

*Please pre-register by sending your name and affiliation by e-mail to < yoko.kamijo@r.hit-u.ac.jp <mailto:yoko.kamijo@r.hit-u.ac.jp>>

Co-organizers: Center for the Study of Peace and Reconciliation, Hitotsubashi University, School of International
and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University and Asia Leadership Fellow Program (International House of
Japan/Japan Foundation)