RIETI-UC Berkeley Seminar

New Economic Statecraft in the Asia-Pacific

Announcement

The rise of “new economic statecraft” (Aggarwal and Reddie 2020) is having a profound effect on international economic relations and security around the world. In the Asia-Pacific, we have seen aggressive intervention by countries in trade, finance, and investment, with all major countries in the region engaging in such behavior. This development raises a host of key academic and policy questions: What are the implications of such policies for international business? What are the effects of such policies on middle powers in the region, often on the receiving end of such policies by the U.S. and China? And what are the prospects of controlling such intervention from an international institutional perspective?

For more information, please refer to the special website at the following link;
https://events.berkeley.edu/ieas/event/272336-new-economic-statecraft-in-the-asia-pacific

Information

  • Time and Date: 14:00 – 16:00 (CST), November 20, 2024
  • Venue: IEAS Conference Room, Banway Building, 2111 Bancroft Way, 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94720 + Online (Livestreamed)
  • Hosts: Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry (RIETI), Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC), Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, Institute of East Asian Studies, Center for Japanese Studies, University of California Berkeley
  • Language: English

Program

14:00: Opening remarks

Shigetoshi IKEYAMA

Shigetoshi IKEYAMA (Vice Chairman, RIETI)

Vinod K. AGGARWAL

Vinod K. AGGARWAL (Distinguished Professor and Alann P. Bedford Endowed Chair, Political Science; Director, Berkeley APEC Study Center, UC Berkeley)

14:05-14:25: Presentation

Impact and Challenges of Japan’s Economic Security Policies

Yasuyuki TODO

Yasuyuki TODO (Program Director, Faculty Fellow, RIETI/ Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)

14:25-14:35: Q&A

14:35-14:55: Presentation

The Impact of Emerging Technology in an Uncertain World: Introducing the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab

Andrew REDDIE

Andrew REDDIE (Associate Research Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy / Founder of the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, UC Berkeley)

14:55-15:05: Q&A

15:05-15:55: Panel discussion

Panelists

Yasuyuki TODO

Shujiro URATA

Shujiro URATA (Chairman Emeritus, Distinguished Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Vinod K. AGGARWAL

Andrew REDDIE

Moderator

Vinod K. AGGARWAL

15:55-16:00: Closing remarks

Shigetoshi IKEYAMA

Vinod K. AGGARWAL