International Symposium on Security Affairs
NIDS holds an open symposium annually, inviting Japanese and overseas experts on international security. This symposium aims at contributing to security dialogues, as well as encouraging public discussion on security issues.
The 26th Symposium, 2025
Navigating the New Era of Defense Industrial Strategies: National Priorities and Global Collaboration
As the global security environment grows increasingly severe and complex, nations are intensifying their efforts to strengthen defense production and technological bases. This trend has become particularly evident in recent years, as the United States, the European Union, and Australia released their first-ever defense industrial strategies between 2023 and 2024. In 2025, the United Kingdom subsequently updated its own strategy.
While these strategies underscore the importance of closer cooperation with allies and partners as a central pillar, approaches to defense industrial collaboration vary, reflecting each nation’s unique strategic environment, as well as domestic industrial and technological capacities. Consequently, the scope and objectives differ, and challenges remain in effectively implementing these strategies through deeper collaboration.
Against this backdrop, the 26th International Symposium on Security Affairs will invite distinguished experts from Japan and abroad to analyze recent developments in defense industrial strategies from multiple perspectives and to discuss practical ways to reinforce international cooperation in this vital field.
| Date: | December 10, 2025 (Wed) 9:30 – 17:00 (JST) | |
| Format: | Online (webinar with simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation; pre-registration required) | |
| Participation Fee: | Free | |
| How to Register: | This event has ended. | |
| Inquiry: | Secretariat@sec-japan.co.jp | |
Program
Opening Remarks (09:30 - 09:35 JST)
Keynote Speech (09:40 - 10:10 JST)
Dr. Hideaki Watanabe
Chairman of the Defense Technology Foundation
The First Commissioner of ATLA, JMOD
Session 1: Megatrends in the Global Defense Industry (10:30 -12:00 JST)
Speakers:
・Dr. Christine Michienzi（Non-resident Senior Associate at CSIS）
・Prof. Dr. Luis Simón（Director of CSDS at VUB）
Discussants:
・Dr. Inbin Hwang（Associate Research Fellow at KIDA）
・Ms. Yuka Koshino（Principal at Ferocity Capital, Former Research Fellow at IISS）
Session 2: Defense Industrial Partnerships of the Commonwealth of Nations （13:15 -14:45 JST）
Speakers:
・Dr. Trevor Taylor（Professorial Research Fellow at RUSI）
・Dr. Peter Dean（Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU）
・Mr. Thomas Corben (Research Fellow in USSC at the University of Sydney)
Discussants:
・Dr. Laxman Behera (Associate Professor in SCNSS at JNU)
・Mr. Katsuyoshi Kiyooka (Research Fellow at NIDS)
Session 3 (Plenary Session): Towards Effective International Defense Industrial Collaboration（15:20 - 16:50 JST）
Moderator:
Prof. Masafumi Iida (Director of Security Studies Department at NIDS)
Panelists:
All the speakers and discussants
Wrap-up (16:50 - 17:00 JST)
Please note that the program is subject to change without prior notice.
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