On December 10, 2022, Professor Nobumasa Akiyama appeared as a moderator on a round-table discussion series released by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, entitled “U.S. Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and It’s Implications for the Indo-Pacific.” Other participants included Brad Roberts (Director at the Center for Global Security Research of the Lawrence Livermore National […]

On December 8, 2022, Professor Nobumasa Akiyama, Dean of the School of International and Public Policy, was elected as a member of Japan’s International Group of Eminent Persons for a World Without Nuclear Weapons by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. This is a group whose establishment was announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida […]

Humanitarian Assistance under Crisis in Myanmar Hnin Htet Htet Aung (Master’s student, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University) January 30, 2023 Introduction Nearly two years after undergoing a coup d’état in February 2021, the Myanmar people are confronting a humanitarian crisis. More specifically, the need for food, shelter, and water has escalated significantly. […]