SSU Forum/Roundtable Discussion “The UK-led Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) deployment to the Indo-Pacific”: what it means for relations with Japan, Europe, and partners beyond the US.”

The Security Studies Unit (SSU), Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo hosted the SSU Forum/Roundtable Discussion titled “The UK-led Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) deployment to the Indo-Pacific”: what it means for relations with Japan, Europe, and partners beyond the US.”, co-organised by the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo, with the cooperation of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), UK.

Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Time: 10:30-12:00
Location: Lecture Hall B, 4F International Academic Research Building, UTokyo Hongo campus
Language: English

Speaker 1: Dr. Philip SHETLER-JONES (Senior Research Fellow in Indo-Pacific Security, RUSI)

Speaker 2: Dr. Keizo KITAGAWA (Captain, JMSDF(Ret);Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University; RUSI Associate Fellow; YCAPS Senior Research Fellow)

Speaker 3: Captain Colin WILLIAMS (Defence Attache, Head of Defence Section, British Embassy Tokyo)

Speaker 4: Colonel Maria Elisabeth FAGERHEIM (Defence Attache, Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo)

Moderator and Speaker 5: Dr. Yee Kuang HENG (Director of Security Studies Unit (SSU) and Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP)

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