SIGNAL Group

The Economic Security Intelligence Lab (ESIL) at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, is pleased to host a public seminar featuring a delegation from the Israel-based think tank SIGNAL Group titled:

Israel and Japan in an increasingly Multipolar World:
How Middle Powers are caught in Great Powers competition

Great Powers competition between the U.S. and China continues to fragilize an already fragmented world. Since the Covid-19 crisis, numerous challenges have tested the foundation of the post-Cold War global order, and middle powers are faced with a difficult choice between prioritizing traditional allies and sustaining the multilateral order. Israel and Japan stand as symbolic cases for this fragile equilibrium. Both countries are at the forefront of middle power struggle in a century of great power competition.

The delegation from SIGNAL is composed of various experts and policymakers who are confronted directly with this struggle. The think tank, which presents itself as the only think tank specializing in engagement with China, will bring the perspective of Israel on issues related to the Indo-Pacific security and the economic and political competition between the U.S. and China. Together with the Japanese perspective, they will discuss the future of multilateralism in an increasingly multipolar world.