Japan and Germany: Guardians of Multilateralism

Datum
24 März 2021
Uhrzeit
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Ort der Veranstaltung
Deutschland

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The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), DGAP Regional Forum Frankfurt, and the Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt invite you to an online discussion.

Japan and Germany share many characteristics and have enjoyed a remarkably strong friendship throughout their respective histories. As important contributors to the international community in organizations such as the United Nations, Bretton Woods Institutions, WTO, and WHO, both countries rely on a rules-based multilateral order – not only to support their export-oriented economies, but also to transmit their foreign and security policy agendas. The panel will discuss how to strengthen multilateralism in an international environment that is characterized by growing instability, systemic competition, and national rivalries. How can Japan and Germany improve efficiency in international decision-making? What have the benefits of their partnership been so far and how can cooperation be reinforced to make the most out of it in the future?

 

Opening Remarks:
Setsuko Kawahara
Consul General of Japan in Frankfurt

Introduction:
Christoph Kehr-von Plettenberg
Chairman, DGAP’s Regionalforum Frankfurt

Speakers:
Sebastian Groth
Director for Policy Planning, German Federal Foreign Office

Friederike Bosse
Former Secretary-General, Japanese-German Center Berlin 

Prof. Shujiro Urata
Professor Emeritus, Waseda University’s Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies

Chair:
Andreas Schwarzkopf
Head of Opinion Section, Frankfurter Rundschau

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