[Topics]Europe

Since its founding, the Japan Institute of International Affairs has sought close relationships and organized joint conferences with leading European think tanks. Research on Europe at JIIA is mainly focused on European integration, economics, foreign policy, energy, and security.

Research Projects

JIIA is engaged in a range of research on international and global issues. Our research emphasizes policy analysis and recommendation as well as the dissemination of information to stimulate informed public debate.

Ongoing Research Programs (FY2017-2019)

A. Japan’s rule-making strategy in a transition period of international order- China’s rise and renewed cooperation among Japan, the US, and Europe.

China in a “new era” and transformation of the international order
Vacillating international order and future of American global leadership
Japan-Europe cooperation in the context of US-China hegemonic competition

Research Outcomes

A-3: Europe in Turbulence


C-2: Global Risk

Subgroup (1) Analysis of Current Situation in the Middle East and Energy Issues
Subgroup (2) Analysis of Populism and Demographic Shift (Immigrant and Refugee) Issues
 

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AJISS-Commentary

AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication. It aims to present a variety of Japanese views on international relations to international intellectuals interested in Japanese external policy.

No.260
Japan-EU EPA Moving Towards Ratification: Its Significance and Prospects
Soko Tanaka (2018-07-11)

No.253
Can the "West" survive?
Masayuki Tadokoro (2017-12-08)

No.228
The Brexit Issue from an Economic Perspective
Soko Tanaka (2016-05-13)

No.168
Japan: a Treasure Trove for Approaches to Dealing with the European Crisis
Hajime Takata (2012-12-19)

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JIIA Forum / Symposium

JIIA organizes some 30 forums annually in which we invites distinguished speakers from Japan and abroad to address germane issues and offer insights on international relations and Japanese foreign policy.


[Recent Forum / Symposium on Europe]
Theme: "What’s next beyond JPN/EU EPA? Our common responsibility for the open and free trading system?"
Panelist: Dr. Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner for Trade (and more)
(2019-04-10)
Video
JIIA Open Symposium "Brexit and Europe—Political and Economic Analyses"
(2019-03-06) Video
Symposium "ASIA AND EUROPE FROM THE VERSAILLES TREATY TO THE PRESENT: The Legacies of Past War-Endings and Peace-making between Constraints and Forward Looking" co-hosted by JIIA and FRS
(2019-01-28)
Public Seminar “Japan-Spain: Strategic Cooperation between Likeminded Countries”(Session 2-3)
(2018-04-19)
Video
Public Seminar “Japan-Spain: Strategic Cooperation between Likeminded Countries”(Session 1)
(2018-04-19)
Video
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International Policy Conference

JIIA regularly organizes international conference to exchange opinions and discuss policies. We hold a variety of meetings at which officials, journalists, academics and other foreign-policy specialists debate world affairs.

March 2015

3rd Japan-India Dialogue, Tokyo

Japan-US Security Seminar Follow-up Meeting, Washington, DC

February 2015

8th JIIA-IPIS (Institute for Political and International Studies, Iran) Roundtable, Tehran

2nd JIIA-CSR (Center for Strategic Research, Expediency Discernment Council, Iran) Dialogue, Tehran

JIIA-IIRI (Ilmin International Relations Institute (IIRI), Korea University) Dialogue, Seoul

JIIA-RAND Corporation Dialogue, Tokyo

January 2015

4th JIIA-INSS (Institute for National Security Strategy, South Korea) Dialogue, Tokyo

December 2014

3rd JIIA-IIS (Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China) Dialogue, Tokyo


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Japan Digital Library Archive of high-quality scholary works translated from Japanese to English

AJISS-Commentary

JIIA Annual Brochure 2018

A highlight of JIIA's recent activities and a summary of its organization.

Publication

Journal


Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs)

No.680 April 2019 "Protecting Human Rights via International Procedures"



Japan Review

Vol.2 No.4 Spring 2019
"Japan and the Post-World War II Liberal International Order"

Books

What Do Alliances Mean to the US?
(Fumiaki Kubo ed., 2013)

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Institutional Repository by JIIA

Donation