ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

Seminars, Lectures, and Symposia ー 2018 academic year

Seminars

May 18, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“The Frontier of Diplomacy on Climate Change: Competition over Diplomatic Leadership”

Speaker:

Mr. Tomoaki ISHIGAKI (Director, Climate Change Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MOFA])

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

November 6, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“Challenges of the Peace Process in South Sudan”

Speaker:

Amb. Ismail WAIS (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development [IGAD] Special Envoy to South Sudan)

Commentator:

Amb. Masahiko KIYA (Deputy Assistant Minister, African Affairs Department /Ambassador for TICAD, MOFA)

Moderator/
Commentator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

January 12, 2019, 14:00-16:00
“The Peace Agreement in South Sudan and International Assistance in the Post-Peace-Agreement Phase” (Hosted by Sophia Institute for Human Security, co-hosted by SIIR)

Speakers:

Amb. Seiji OKADA (Ambassador of Japan to South Sudan
Reports from NGO Staffs Working in South Sudan
Ms. Megumi YAMAMOTO (Director of Local Operations, Peace Winds Japan)
Mr. Takaki IMAI (President, Japan International Volunteer Center)

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

April 24, June 5, 19, 26, July 17, 2018
Seminar Series on “ Human Security and Peace Building”
(Hosted by Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University, co-hosted by SIIR)

Project Leader:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

Lectures

June 18, 2018, 18:20-20:00
“State Building and the Crisis of the Liberal International Order”

Speaker:

Prof. Keith Krause (Professor, International Relations/ Political Science, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

June 19, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“The Security Council in and Age of Great Power Rivalry”

Speaker:

Mr. Sebastian von Einsiedel (Director of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, (SIIR)

July 6, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“Reconsidering Issues on International Migration through Activities of Kino Border Initiative: Accompanying Migrants at the US / Mexico Border”

Speaker:

Ms. Joanna Williams (Director of Education and Advocacy, Kino Border Initiative)

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

Discussant:

Prof. Yuka MIZUTANI (Associate Professor, Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University)

August 31, 2018, 14:00-15:00
“How to Strengthen the United Nations: Gender, Environment, and the Peace and Security”

Speaker:

Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces (President of the United Nations General Assembly, 73rd Session)

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

October 25, 2018, 18:00-19:30
“Climate Change: The Devil is in the Details”

Speaker:

Mr. Franz Baumann (Former United Nations Official)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, (SIIR)

November 8, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“Roles and Functions of International Criminal Court (ICC)”
Co-hosted by SIIR and by Sophia University Human Resources Center for International Cooperation, Sponsored by Sophia University Alumni Association

Speaker:

Judge Kuniko OZAKI (Judge in the Trial Division of the International Criminal Court)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, (SIIR)

November 22, 2018, 18:30-20:00
“United Nations Peacekeeping—Making It Fit to Face Current Challenges—”
Co-hosted by SIIR and by the United Nations Information Centre

Speaker:

Mr. Jean-Pierre Francois Renaud Lacroix (UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Keeping Operation)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, (SIIR)

November 30, 2018, 18:00-20:00
“Trump’s Presidency after the Mid-term Elections: What Consequences for the Multilateral System?”

Speaker:

Mr. Jeffrey Laurenti (UN Association of the USA)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, (SIIR)

January 11, 2019, 13:30-15:00
“Toward the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)—Utilizing Japan’s Strength for the Betterment of the World”
(Hosted by Sophia Institute for Human Security, co-hosted by SIIR)

Speaker:

Amb. Masahiko KIYA (Deputy Assistant Minister and Ambassador for TICAD, MOFA)

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)

Round Tables

July 20, 2018, 17:00-18:30
“Korea, Japan, and the Changing Northeast Asian International Environment: A Roundtable Discussion”

Speaker:

Mr. Chanbuom LEE (Consul General at the Embassy of Republic of Korea)

Moderator:

Prof. Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)

October 30, 2018, 9:30-11:00
“Bracing for a New Cold War? Changing Security Environment in East Asia and the Future of US-Japan Alliance”

Speakers:

Prof. Michale J. Green (Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS]/ Professor, Georgetown University)
Mr. Hideshi TOKUCHI (Visiting Fellow, SIIR)

Moderator:

Prof. Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)

October 30, 2018, 18:45-21:00
“Meet Sophia Alumni Diplomats”

Speakers:

Mr. Jun IMANISHI (Chief of Protocol, MOFA)
Mr. Mondo YAMAMOTO (Director, Development Assistance Policy Coordination Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA)
Mr. Hajime UEDA (Director, Terrorism Preparedness and Response Division, MOFA)
Mr. Toru KAJIWARA (Director, Office of Global Health Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, seconded from MOFA)
Mr. Fuminori ANDO (Deputy Director, Russian Division, MOFA),

Moderator:

Amb. Ichiro FUJISAKI (President, Nakasone Peace Institute)

Symposia

May 22, 2018, 17:30-19:00
“North Korea-US Summit and the Constellation of International Politics”

Speakers:

Prof. Hideya KURATA (Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan)
“North Korea-US Strategic Relations over Denuclearization”
Mr. Hiroyuki AKITA (Commentator, the Editorial Office of the Nikkei Newspaper)
“Korean Peninsula and Major Power Diplomacy”

Discussant:

Prof. Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)

Moderator:

Prof. Masatsugu NAYA (SIIR)

November 27, 2018, 18:00-20:00
“The Emperor System / Constitutional Monarchy in Contemporary Politics”

Speakers:

Prof. Naotaka KIMIZUKA (Professor, Kanto Gakuin University)
“Contemporary Politics and the Development of Constitutional Monarchy”
Prof. Hideya KAWANISHI (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University)
“Postwar Japan’s Politics and the Emperor System”

Moderator:

Prof. Takeshi KISHIKAWA (SIIR)

Workshops

November 13, 2018, 18:00-20:00
“The Belt and Road Initiative and the World Order”
Co-hosted by the SIIR and by the Graduate Program in International Relations, Sophia University

[Part 1: Reports by Speakers]

Speakers:

Mr. Junichi ABE (Senior Research Fellow, the Kazankai Foundation)
“The Belt and Road Initiative Seen from the Viewpoint of China’s Strategy and Security”
Prof. Shigeo MUTSUSHIKA (Emeritus Professor, University of Shizuoka)
“The Belt and Road Initiative Seen from the Perspectives of European Countries”
Mr. Shinji HYŌDŌ (Director, Regional Studies Department, National Institute for Defense Studies)
“Belt and Road Initiative Seen from Russian Perspective”

[Part 2: Workshop]

Discussion among the Speakers

Moderator:

Prof. Masatsugu NAYA (SIIR)

January 25, 2019, 17:00-19:00
“Thinking about European Refugee Crisis—What Caused the Failure of EU Solidarity?”
Co-hosted by the SIIR and by the European Institute, Sophia University

[Part 1: Reports by Speakers]

Speakers:

Prof. Midori OKABE (SIIR)
“Integration toward Disunity?: Institutional Flaws of EU Immigration Control Systems”
Prof. Haruko HOSODA (Associate Professor, Nihon University)
“Linking Mediterranean Countries and EU?: Immigration and Refugee Policies of Spain”
Prof. Saho MASTUMOTO (Professor, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Nagoya City University)
“Migration Governance and Non-State Actors—The Activities of Christian Support Organizations”

[Part 2: Panel Discussion by Speakers]

Moderator:

Prof. Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)