Canada Events

Please join us on March 16 to welcome Dr. Kei Koga for a presentation of his new book, Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World, co-authored with Dr. Saori Katada. Using a historical institutionalist lens, the book traces four key turning points – the inter-war era between World War I and II, the Cold War era, and the Post-Cold War/Indo–Pacific era – to demonstrate how shifts in the strategic environment, leaders’ perceptions, and domestic constraints shaped Japan’s evolving 'grand strategy.'  

This event will include a presentation by the author followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. 

We hope you can join us for this timely discussion on Japan’s role in a fast-changing regional order with leading scholars of Japanese foreign policy and international relations whose work sheds new light on Japan’s strategic thinking and policy trajectory in the Indo-Pacific. 

Speaker:

 Dr. Kei Koga, Associate Professor/Head of Division, Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, Nanyang Technological University

Foreign interference and transnational repression are emerging as urgent challenges for democratic institutions and diaspora communities in Canada and across the G7. Following the 2025 Kananaskis meeting, G7 leaders committed to deepening global understanding of these threats and strengthening co-ordinated responses. 

This panel brings together legal, political science, and diaspora community experts to examine how these dynamics are unfolding in Canada and allied jurisdictions, and to explore how policy developments in the U.K., U.S., and EU offer lessons for Canadian policymakers – particularly on safeguards, enforcement, and community protection.