The New Europe Center invites you to join the online discussion “Asian Security Models: Lessons for Ukraine”, which will explore how Asian countries have built and maintained their defense resilience in the face of continuous threats — and what lessons Ukraine can learn from their experience.
Date: November 6, 2025.
Time: 10:30 a.m. Kyiv / 4:30 p.m. Taipei / 5:30 p.m. Seoul, Tokyo.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Working language: English.
Experts from Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan will discuss the effectiveness of alliance-based guarantees, self-reliant defense capacities, and the future of global deterrence systems.
Key questions:
- How effective are Japan’s, South Korea’s, and Taiwan’s models of security in today’s environment?
- How reliable do U.S. security guarantees remain amid shifting global priorities?
- What lessons can Ukraine draw from Asian experiences to strengthen its own defense system?
- How can Asian security approaches be combined with European and Euro-Atlantic security models?
Speakers:
- Leonid Litra, Senior Research Fellow, New Europe Center (Ukraine);
- Atsuco Higashino, Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsucuba (Japan);
- Kim Youngjun, Professor, Dean of Academic Affairs, National Security College at the Korea National Defense University; Advisor for Arms Control and Verification, Ministry of National Defense (Republic of Korea);
- Cathy Fang, Policy Analyst in the National Security and Economic Security Research Program, Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (Taiwan).
Livestream will be provided on Youtube channel and Facebook page of New Europe Center.
The online event is organized by the New Europe Center and supported by the International Renaissance Foundation. The opinions and positions expressed during the event are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the position of the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF).
