Keynote & Fireside Chat: Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt & Dr. Kazuto Suzuki

Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Competitive against China? / How Can Diplomacy Resolve the Iran Crisis? / Trump Factor in the Iran Crisis / Who Can Broker a Deal with Trump? / Japan–Europe Cooperation in a New Geopolitical Era / The Role of Japan and Europe in Security
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Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki is Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Department of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, and received his Ph.D. from Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, England. He has worked for the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique in Paris, France as an assistant researcher, as an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba from 2000 to 2008, and served as Professor of International Politics at Hokkaido University until 2020. He also spent one year at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University from 2012 to 2013 as a visiting researcher. He served as an expert in the Panel of Experts for Iranian Sanction Committee under the United Nations Security Council from 2013 to July 2015. He has been the President of the Japan Association of International Security and Trade. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
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