Japan’s Energy Priorities and Policies in the MENA Region
A discussion featuring:
Dr. Ken Koyama
Managing Director, Chief Economist
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council
Dr. Kota Suechika
Visiting Scholar
London Middle East Institute School of Asian and African Studies
Dr. Yasuyuki Matsunaga
Professor of Political Science, Graduate Program in Peace and Conflict Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
The Hon. Frederic C. Hof
Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
Atlantic Council
Opening remarks by:
Mr. Masataka Okano
Political Minister
Embassy of Japan
Welcome remarks by:
The Hon. Richard L. Morningstar
Founding Director and Chairman, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council
Nearly 90 percent of Japan’s imported oil comes from the Middle East, a region where protracted conflicts cause continued turmoil. Through its private sector, Japan's extensive financial assistance to the region, and its 2016 role as a nonpermanent member on the UN Security Council, Japan's strategic interests and resulting policies will continue to be important factors in global energy markets and international relations.
On March 10, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Global Energy Center will bring together Japanese scholars and practitioners alongside US analysts to discuss Japanese energy priorities and policies in the Middle East. These experts will discuss how the Middle Eastern landscape impacts Japan’s energy policies, and how Japanese policies in turn impact the region.
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