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- Seminars—2016 Academic Year｜
Seminars—2016 Academic Year
- October 12, 2016
- “Geopolitical Trends in East Asia”
Speaker:
H.E. Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- October 25, 2016
- “Australia and the South China Sea Dispute”
Speaker:
Prof. Nick Bisley, Director of Latrobe Asia, La Trobe University
- November 22, 2016
- “How Will Drones Change International Politics?”
Speaker:
Lt. Gen. Masayuki HIRONAKA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Center for New American Security
Moderator:
Prof. Shino WATANABE, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University
Commentator:
Prof. Masatsugu NAYA, SIIR
- December 6, 2016
- “Modern Naval Operation”
Speaker:
Capt. Willem Vermeule, Netherlands Defense Attache in Japan
Moderator:
Mr. Hideshi TOKUCHI, SIIR
Lectures –2016 Academic Year
- April 15, 2016
- “Humanitarian Assistance and the Role of the Civil Society in Development”
Speaker:
Mr. Masaki WATABE, Head of Kobe Office, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- June 13, 2016
- “Information Void: How to Protect Journalists and Press Freedom in a Time of Unprecedented Danger”
Speaker:
Mr. Joel Simon, Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- September 30, 2016
- “UN Peace Operations: Living and Working in Ebola-Affected Areas”
Speaker:
Ms. Akiko IKEDA, Section Chief, General Services Section, Administrative Services Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- October 11, 2016
- “South Sudan Peace Process: The Current Situation and Future Prospects – Mediation by the International Community and Deployment of the Regional Protection Force”
Speaker:
Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI, Center for Global Discovery, Sophia University
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- November 17, 2016
- “Some Reflections on the Sixtieth Anniversary of Japan’s Membership in the United Nations”
Speaker:
H.E. Motohide YOSHIKAWA, Former Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations
Moderator: Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
- November 25, 2016
- “TICAD VI: Results and Prospects”
Speaker:
Mr. Shigeki KOMATSUBARA, TICAD Programme Adviser, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP
Moderator:
Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR
Seminars for Students
- June 27, 2016
- “Introduction to Latin American Area Studies”
Speakers:
Prof. Takeshi KISHIKAWA, SIIR
Speakers:
Mr. Kensuke KAKIHARA, Junior Student, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University
- October 14, 2016
- “Meet Sophia Alumni Diplomats”
Speakers:
Mr. Jun IMANISHI, Head of the Crisis Management Coordination Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MOFA
Mr. Hajime UEDA, Head of the Hague Convention Division, Consular Affairs Bureau, MOFA
Mr. Mondo YAMAMOTO, Secretary to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
Mr. Fuminori ANDO, Assistant Director, Oceania Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, MOFA
- January 6, 2017
- “Reconstruction and Reconciliation in a Post-Conflict State: The Current Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An Ambassador’s Perspective”
Speaker:
H.E. Kazuya OGAWA, Ambassador of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moderator:
Prof. Taro KOMATSU, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University
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