Top Global University Project Special Symposium “Thucydides Trap: Aspects of International Security in a Fundamentally Changing World.” will be held
Top Global University Project Special Symposium “Thucydides Trap: Aspects of International Security in a Fundamentally Changing World.” will be held as follows:
Thucydides Trap:Aspects of International Security in a Fundamentally Changing World
Date & Time：January 13th (Fri.) 3:00 pm – 6:20 pm
Place： Matsushita Library & Information Center 3rd floor, International University of Japan
Key Note Speaker: Professor David A. Welch
Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Security, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo
Keynote Speech: The Rise of China and the Thucydides Trap
＜Panelist＞
Professor Stephen M. Saideman
Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
Professor Takako Hikotani
Associate Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan
Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor, Columbia University
Professor Seung Hyok Lee
Assistant professor, Hokkaido University
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Professor Tomohito Shinoda
Professor, International University of Japan
＜Moderator＞
Professor Noboru Yamaguchi
Vice President, International University of Japan
＜Symposium Schedule＞
3:00-3:05 p.m. Opening Remarks
3:05-3:45 p.m. Keynote Speech “The Rise of China and the Thucydides Trap” By Professor David A. Welch
3:45-4:05 p.m. Q&A from Floor
4:05-4:15 p.m. Intermission
4:15-4:55 p.m. Panel Presentations
[Panel talk 1] “The challenge of uncertainty in a Trump world” By Professor Saideman
[Panel talk 2] “Japan’s Contribution to the Peacebuilding Process in Mindanao” By Professor Shinoda
[Panel talk 3] “The Role of Civilians in Security Issues” By Professor Hikotani
[Panel talk 4] “The Challenges of North Korean Factors to Japanese-South Korean Relations and Northeast Asia” By Professor Lee
4:55-5:05 p.m. Comments by Professor Welch
5:05-5:45 p.m. Panel Discussion/ Q&A from Floor
5:45-5:50 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:50-6:20 p.m. Reception
＜Application for Symposium＞
Anyone who wish to attend the symposium are requested to apply on the following Google form by Sunday, January 9, 2017
URL:https://goo.gl/forms/i6YXwySbQIk5As1o2
＜Language＞ English
＜Participation fee＞ Free
IUJ was selected by Top Global University Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. We will hold the symposium as a part of this project effort to equip our students with the knowledge necessary to play an active part in the world
<Contact us>
Office of Top Global University Project
Reiko Iriuchijima
Amy Kato
Tel: 025-779-1486
Email: sgu-stf@iuj.ac.jp
