The webinar was held on October 11, 2024
As 2023 marks 50 years since the start of Japan-ASEAN relations, both Japan and ASEAN are making efforts to strengthen cooperation to ensure peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. This webinar invites experts from Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond to discuss the future prospects of Japan-ASEAN relations from a historical and broad perspective, drawing on the historical analysis in Professor Taizo Miyagi's book, Japan's Quest for Stability in Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2018).
Speakers:
Dr. Rory Medcalf (Head of National Security College, ANU)
Professor Rory Medcalf AM FAIIA is Head of the National Security College (NSC) at the Australian National University. He is a member of the Board of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, the ASEAN Regional Forum Register of Experts and Eminent Persons, the Scientific Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute for International Affairs, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (FAIIA)
Ms. Sharon Seah (Senior Fellow; Coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre; Coordinator, Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme)
Ms Sharon Seah is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of ASEAN Studies Centre and the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Prior to academia, Ms Seah spent fifteen years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Environment Agency of Singapore.
Moderator:
Dr. Kei Koga (Head of Division/Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University)
Professor Kei Koga is Head of Division/ Associate Professor in the Public Policy & Global Affairs Programme, School of Social Sciences, NTU.
