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The Security Environment Confronting the Nordic and Baltic States
Co-hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and
Waseda Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies (ORIS) - EUIJ Waseda

January 12, 2018

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan will invite leaders and influential individuals from the Nordic and Baltic states to Japan and host the Japan-Nordic Baltic Seminar to promote mutual understanding and to further strengthen the friendly relations. The theme of this year's seminar is “The Security Environment Confronting the Nordic and Baltic States”. As outlined below, each participant will make a presentation.

Time and Date

26 January 2018 (Fri.) 2:30~6:10 p.m. (15 minute presentation by each participant + Q&A session, short break)

Venue

(27 of the map in the link above)

  • Tokyo Metro Tozai line, Waseda station (4 min walk)
  • Streetcar Arakawa line, Waseda station (8 min walk)
  • Toei Bus from JR Yamanote line, Sodai Seimon stop (1 min walk)
  • Language: English (simultaneous interpretation will be provided)

[Note] Free of charge

Co-hosted by

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Waseda ORIS - EUIJ Waseda

Speakers

Denmark

Mr. Kristian Søby Kristensen, Deputy head of centre, Centre for Military Studies, Copenhagen University

Estonia

Mr. Sven Sakkov, Director, International Centre for Defence and Security

Finland

Mr. Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Iceland

Mrs. Ólöf Hrefna Kristjánsdóttir, Counsellor/ Directorate for International and Security Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Norway

Mr. Jo Inge Bekkevold, Head of Centre for Asian Security Studies, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies

Sweden

Mr. Julius Liljeström, Head of Department, Department for European Security Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

For prior registration, please send the necessary information through “First Japan-Nordic Baltic Seminar Registration FormOpen a New Window” in the link below by midday on 25 January (Thu.).

For inquiries related to registration

Waseda Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies (ORIS)
oris-jimu@list.waseda.jp

For inquiries regarding the contents of the seminar

Western Europe Division, European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Nordic-Baltic unit)
Tel: 03-3580-3311

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