On the 27th of January HCSS brought together experts from Japan, the US, and Europe to discuss economic and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. Two panels of experts talked about the potential for cooperation between Europe and Japan on supply chains of access to critical raw materials for the energy transition as well as the maintaining of open sea lines of communication in the Indo-Pacific.
What would be the impact on the Japanese and European energy transition of a disruption in the critical raw material supply chain? This question was explored by Mr. Kotaro Shimizu, Chief Analyst, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, Ms. Abigail Wulf, Vice President and Director, Center for Critical Minerals Strategy US SAFE, and Mr. Jeff Amrish Ritoe, Director Corporate Business Development at WMC Energy Nederland, during our webinar last week. The speakers also explored how Europe and Japan can better work together to enhance security of supply.
If you missed the webinar, go check out the video recording of the webinar on our YouTube:
How can free and open sea lines of communication in the Indo-Pacific be maintained? Mr. Masafumi Iida, Head, America, Europe, and Russia Division, Regional Studies Department, National Institute for Defence Studies, Ms. Celine Pajon, Research Fellow Head of Japan Research at IFRI, an Mr. Paul Van Hooft, Senior Strategic Analyst at HCSS and Chair of the HCSS Europe in the Indo-Pacific Hub, elaborated on the crucial role of the maritime routes connecting Europe and East Asia in our webinar.
If you missed the webinar, go check out the video recording of the webinar on our YouTube:
