The New Europe Center invites to The IV Ukraine-Japan Forum “Special Global Partnership. Ukraine and Japan in the context of Russian war”. The event will be held with the participation of Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, Deputy Head of Presidential Office of Ukraine, leading Ukrainian and Japanese experts.
Date: March 15, 2024.
Working languages: Ukrainian and English.
The event will be broadcasted on New Europe’s Facebook in Ukrainian and Youtube in English.
The New Europe Center has been making project-based efforts to develop the Ukraine-Japan partnership since 2021. More information about Ukraine-Japan forums, analytical materials and infographics on Ukrainian-Japanese relations is here.
The Ukrainian-Japan forums aim to establish closer cooperation and develop a better understanding between two countries, in particular at the level of think tanks. Across three discussion panels, analysts and academics from Japan and Ukraine will discuss issues related to the broader security environment in which both countries are operating today, as well as bilateral relations in the context of ongoing Russia’s war in Ukraine.
PROGRAM
Introductory remarks
Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, New Europe Center
Welcoming remarks
Kuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine
Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan
Keynote speech
Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of Presidential Office of Ukraine, Diplomatic Adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Discussion panel #1. Lessons (un)learned. How the outcome on Russia’s war is seen from Ukraine, Europe and Japan:
- Hideki Matsunaga, Chief Representative, JICA Ukraine Office
- Hanna Hopko, Chair of the Board, ANTS NGO’s Network, Former Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee at Ukrainian Parliament
- Gustav Gressel, Senior Analyst, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
- Mykhailo Gonchar, President, Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI”
- Atsuko Higashino, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba
- Moderator: Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow, New Europe Center
Discussion panel #2. The real power of security guarantees. What security arrangements could make Ukraine and Japan feel secure?
- Bonji Ohara, Senior Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
- Yurii Poita, Visiting Research Fellow, Taipei-based Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR)
- Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Keio University
- Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes, Razumkov Centre
- Peter Dickinson, UkraineAlert Editor, Atlantic Council
- Moderator: Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director, New Europe Center
Discussion panel #3. From special to really special. How to upgrade Ukraine-Japan partnership according to new status of relations?
- Olena Halushka, Co-Founder of International Center for Ukraine’s victory (ICUV) Member of Board of Anticorruption Action Center (ANTAC)
- Daisuke Kitade, Senior Analyst, Mitsui&Co. Global Strategies Studies Institute
- Nataliya Butyrska, Visiting Senior Fellow, New Europe Center
- Yuliya Dzyabko, Junior Associate Professor, Ibaraki Christian University
- Moderator: Takashi Hirano, Head of Japan section, Ukrinform agency
Media Partner: Ukrinform
