On March 6, 2024, Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable with the following experts from Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada): 1. Ms. Christine Nakamura, Vice President, Central Canada Office 2. Ms. Vina Nadjibulla, Vice President, Research and Strategy The event featured a discussion on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and APF Canada’s efforts to …

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On February 29, 2024, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) held a symposium titled “Japanese Companies in the Age of Geoeconomics Based on Analysis of Two Surveys ,” jointly with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) at the International House of Japan. At the symposium, Mr. ITAGAKI Shinichi, Director of Division 1, Strategic Research Department …

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On February 15, 2024, Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable with the following experts from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in the United States: 1. Dr. Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action 2. Mr. Scott A. Snyder, Senior Fellow …

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On February 14, 2024, Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable featuring the following experts from the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands: 1. Dr. Monika Sie Dhian Ho, General Director 2. Dr. Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Senior Research Fellow The event kicked off with keynote presentations by the distinguished guests on the topic of Economic Security in …

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The Asia Leaders Fellowship (ALF) is a community of 30 new leaders in the region who share a belief that Asia needs a place of dialogue, where “do-ers” can form meaningful and purposeful connections, articulate Asian ideas, and discuss Asian issues from Asian perspective. At the inaugural gathering in Japan, 24 entrepreneurs, investors, executives of …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda, “The Past, Present, and Future of Japan’s Geoeconomic Leadership,” and its transcript are now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted …

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On December 15, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Sohn Yul. Dr. Sohn is Professor at Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University & President, East Asia Institute (EAI). The event began with a keynote presentation by Dr. Sohn on “Analysis of 2023 Japan and …

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On December 12, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable featuring eight researchers from the QUAD countries, namely Australia, India, Japan and the United States. This event provided a platform for in-depth discussions between these researchers and the experts from API. The participating researchers belong to the following …

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Asia Pacific Initiative (API), together with the Institute of Japanese Studies, Kookmin University, hosted the “2023 Japan-Korea Future Vision Dialogue” on December 1, 2023, at the International House of Japan. Researchers, parliament members, and government officials from both Japan and the Republic of Korea participated in the Dialogue and engaged in a lively exchange of …

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On November 28, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a meeting with Ms. Cindy Termorshuizen, Canada’s G7 Sherpa and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Participants discussed a variety of issues related to the Indo-Pacific region. API frequently organizes international policy dialogues of similar kind as part of our …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda, “The EU’s Geoeconomic Strategy and its Future in the Indo-Pacific,” and its transcript are now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) – International House of Japan (IHJ), has published “The Transformation of the Liberal International Order” by Springer on October 25, 2023, as part of the Liberal International Order(LIO) project. In conjunction with this, we are pleased to invite the editor, Hans Kundnani, to a book launch event as follows. The …

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“The Transformation of the Liberal International Order: Evolutions and Limitations,” edited by Yuichi Hosoya and Hans Kundnani, was published by Springer on October 25, 2023. This open access book has been released as part of Asia Pacific Initiative’s Liberal International Order project. This book aims to emphasize the potential for Japan, Europe and Indo-Pacific countries …

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Asia Pacific Initiative (API, President: Dr Ken Jimbo, Managing Director of the International House of Japan (IHJ)) and The Asan Institute for Policy Studies co-hosted the “2023 Japan-Korea Policy Dialogue” at the IHJ on October 23, 2023. Participants included researchers of the two institutions and other invited experts. The attendees discussed topics including “Peace and …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda, “Canada & the Indo-Pacific,” and its transcript are now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted by Paul Nadeau, Geoeconomic Agenda …

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On August 30, 2023, the Asia-Pacific Initiative (API), under the leadership of its President, Ken Jimbo, co-organized an international symposium titled “2023 Japan-Korea Future Dialogue: Envisioning a New Era.” This event was jointly hosted in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan. The symposium brought together experts from both Japan and …

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On August 29, 2023, the International House of Jaspan organized a special panel session titled “Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Relations for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”. In this panel session, we invited three key figures, His Excellency Mr. Rahm Emanuel, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr. Yun Dukmin, the …

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On August 24, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Leif-Eric Easley, Professor, International Security and Political Economics, Division of International Studies, Ewha Womans University in Korea. The event began with a keynote presentation by Prof. Easley on “Stabilizing Japan-Korea Relations for Defense of the International …

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On July 25, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Eyck Freymann. Dr Freiymann is Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and the author of “One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World”. The event began with a keynote presentation by Dr. Freymann on “Future Pathways …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda, “Semiconductors & the Economy of the Future with Chris Miller,” and its transcript are now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. …

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On June 30, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Phillip Lipscy. Dr. Lipscy is professor of political science at the University of Toronto, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Global Japan. He is also professor at the Faculty of Law, University of …

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On June 28, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Valérie Niquet. Dr. Niquet is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Japan Program at The Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), an independent French think tank focusing on international security and defense. The event began with …

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On June 27, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Mr. Graham Webster, a research scholar and the editor-in-chief of the DigiChina Project at the Stanford University Cyber Policy Center. The event began with a keynote presentation by Mr. Webster on “The Role of Technology in US-China …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), together with the Yomiuri Shimbun, hosted “Chip War – Nation’s Technology Faces Crucial Test (Yomiuri International Forum)” on June 20, 2023, at the International House of Japan. We invited Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology and Associate Professor of International History …

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On June 19, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API, API President: Ken Jimbo) co-hosted a roundtable with The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation at the International House of Japan (I-House) in Tokyo. Participated by a total of more than 30 scholars and researchers including Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars (Cohort 2), API researchers and guest scholars in the …

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On May 30, 2023, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), under the leadership of Director Kazuto Suzuki, submitted a booklet containing the results of an economic security survey of 100 companies and their voices to Sanae Takaichi, Minister of State for Economic Security. The booklet conveyed over 60 opinions and requests received from companies in response …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), led by Director Kazuto Suzuki, hosted a seminar in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy on May 29, 2023, featuring David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, and Ian McKay, Ambassador of Canada to Japan and Canada’s Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, at the International House of Japan. First, Ambassador Ian McKay …

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Photo: Shutterstock The article of Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, “The Big Hole in the Biden Administration’s Economic Diplomacy,” was published on The Diplomat on May 24, 2023. On April 27, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivered a policy speech on “renewing American economic leadership.” It was, in Sullivan’s words, an attempt to explain …

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On 16 May 2023, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable at the International House of Japan in Tokyo, featuring Dr. Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of the Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies (MERICS), a think-tank in Berlin, Germany. Following a keynote speech by Dr. Huotari entitled “Navigating uncertainty – the future of EU-China relations”, …

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The Institute for Geoeconomics (Director: Kazuto Suzuki) submitted “Nine Check Items for the G7 Summit Highlighted by the Institute of Geoeconomics” to the Economic Security Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 11th and the International Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Office on May 13th, in preparation for the G7 Hiroshima …

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On April 26, 2023, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable with Mr. Giorgio Cuscito, a Geopolitical analyst at Limes, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, a renowned Italian geopolitical journal, at the International House of Japan. Mr. Cuscito delivered a keynote speech titled, “Italy and Japan: strategic interests and challenges in the US-China-Russia triangle, with …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), led by Kazuto Suzuki, held a preparatory meeting for the Asia Pacific Geoeconomics Council on March 29, 2023, at the International House of Japan. Experts on economic security from South Korea, Singapore, Australia, and India were invited to discuss their respective countries’ economic security in the context of the varying …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda is now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted by Paul Nadeau, Geoeconomic Agenda will feature interviews with guests from across …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda is now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted by Paul Nadeau, Geoeconomic Agenda will feature interviews with guests from across …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) conducted a survey on economic security among 100 Japanese companies and published its results, marking its second implementation following 2021. The main investigation surveys 100 Japanese companies (including research organizations) that are considered by the IOG to play a critical role in the realm of economic security, as well as …

Second Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security Announced
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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Ken Jimbo, President, Asia Pacific Initiative) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily …

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Asia Pacific Initiative (API), together with the Japan Program of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University, and the Yomiuri Shimbun, hosted “Taiwan and Ukraine: Challenging Authoritarianism (Yomiuri International Forum)” on January 16, 2023 at the International House of Japan. The event’s discussions were extremely lively, with approximately 80 participants attending in person …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

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On October 25, 2022, the International House of Japan (IHJ) organized MOROFUJI Seminar, inviting Mr. Matt Pottinger to Japan. Mr. Pottinger is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The seminar was organized as a dialogue between Dr. Kazuto Suzuki, Director …

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The recorded videos are available here On October 24, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director: SUZUKI Kazuto) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (VUB-CSDS) co-hosted the “Europe and Japan in a Changing World” symposium at the International House of Japan. After the opening remarks by Haitze Siemers, Deputy Head of …

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On October 5, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director: Suzuki Kazuto) held its inaugural symposium entitled “Geoeconomics in the Time of Crisis.” As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lingers and the uncertainty surrounding Taiwan increases, how will the international order change and how should we manage geoeconomic risks? In this event, IOG dove deep into …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

“Populism and Geoeconomics: Implications on Free Trade” – IOG’s Video is now available Read More »

The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) is pleased to announce that IOG’s Director SUZUKI Kazuto will participate in the webinar “Economic security: Japan and the West’s sanctions coordination against Russia” on September 13, 2022. This webinar will be moderated by TOGASHI Mariko, Asia Pacific Initiative’s Matsumoto-Samata Fellow (IISS Research Fellow for Japanese Security and Defence Policy). …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the symposium, held on July 26, 2022, is now available. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in this Symposium do not necessarily reflect those of IOG or any other organizations to which the speakers belong.

On July 26, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) hosted the symposium “Economic Security from the British and Japanese Perspectives”, inviting experts from the Geo-economics programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The event was held at the International House of Japan. This symposium was the first seminar hosted by …

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