On February 4, 2026, the New Europe Center held the VI Ukraine-Japan Forum, “Restoring the Rules-Based Order. Ukraine and Japan’s Roles in Global Security”. During the event, analysts and academics from Japan and Ukraine discussed issues related to the broader security environment in which both countries operate today and bilateral relations in the context of the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine.

Namely, the discussion panels were devoted to the following issues:

• The War of Democracies Against Dictatorships. A Reality Check for Ukraine and Japan
• Ad hoc Alliances, Ambitious Partnerships: How Cooperation in Europe and Asia Has Changed Since 2022?
• Soft Power: What Has Changed Over the Past Four Years?

Video recordings of the forum are available in Ukrainian and English.

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