2023 Research and Study
Project Title:
The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia: Understanding the Reality of Great Power-led Connectivity Strategies and Regional Order Restructuring in an Era of Competition among Nations
Duration:
From April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026
Summary:
While the influence of the United States is declining, Russia, India, and China are expanding their influence in the Middle East/Eurasia, which extends from Asia, including the Middle East, to Europe, and competition among nations is becoming increasingly fierce. Based on this understanding of the situation, this project aims to elucidate the reality of great power-led connectivity strategies and regional order restructuring in the Middle East/Eurasia through research on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and regional-led diplomacy in the Middle East, and to propose a role for Japan in the region as it works to formulate a rules-based order.
Members:
Project Manager
Akitaka Saiki
President, Middle East Institute of Japan (MEIJ)
Deputy Project Manager
Kiyoshi Asako
Vice President, MEIJ
Unit Chief
Kenta Aoki
Executive Research Fellow, MEIJ
Member
Ryohei Kasai
Visiting Associate Professor, Center for South Asian Studies, Gifu Women's University/Director, Japan-India Association
Member
Mizuki Chuman
Senior Researcher, Japan Business Association ROTOBO
Member
Hisae Nakanishi
Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University
Member
Masaki Mizobuchi
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Meijigakuin University
Member
Emi Mifune
Professor, Faculty of Law, Komazawa University
Member
Mayu Kaneko
Secretary General and Senior Research Fellow, MEIJ
Member
Kenichiro Takao
Executive Research Fellow, MEIJ
Member
Masahide Takahashi
Senior Research Fellow, MEIJ
report:
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- Reports of research groups2024/12/04
- NEW11.27 The 7th Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Commentary2024/11/22
- The Challenges of Building International Transport Corridors and Neighborhood Diplomacy in Iran under Sanctions: Focus on Relations with Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Dissemination of results2024/10/25
- 10.24 Symposium on the Middle East “What is Happening in the Middle East Today?: Seeking Regional Security under Great Power Competition”
- Reports on overseas research2024/09/17
- 2024.09 Field Trip to UAE and Bahrain
- Reports of research groups2024/09/02
- 8.27 The 6th Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Reports on overseas research2024/08/28
- 2024.08 Field trip to Egypt
- Commentary2024/06/17
- The International North–South Transport Corridor in the Context of the Middle East and Eurasia and the Belt and Road Initiative as “Great Power Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era”
- Reports of research groups2024/06/07
- 5.24 The 5th Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Commentary2024/05/01
- How to Connect to “Near Yet Far” Central Asia: India’s Central Asia Policy and Connectivity Options through the Middle East
- Dissemination of results2024/04/26
- Project Progress Report 2023
- Reports on overseas research2024/04/10
- 2024.02 Field Trip to Azerbaijan
- Reports of research groups2024/03/21
- 3.15 The 4th Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Reports on overseas research2024/03/19
- 2024.03 Field trip to Qatar
- Commentary2024/03/18
- Diversification of Iran’s Diplomacy and its Connectivity Strategies: Focusing on Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
- Reports on overseas research2024/03/18
- 2024.02 Field trip to Saudi Arabia
- Reports of research groups2023/12/22
- 12.20 The 3rd Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Commentary2023/11/22
- International North-South Transportation Corridor and Russia-NIS: Growing Interest in and Importance of War and Sanctions
- Reports on overseas research2023/11/16
- 2023.08 Field trip to Türkiye
- Reports on overseas research2023/09/28
- 2023.08 Field trip to Iran
- Reports on overseas research2023/09/28
- 2023.08 Field trip to India
- Commentary2023/09/19
- What is the Abraham Accords: Israel and Jews for UAE and Bahrain
- Reports of research groups2023/09/11
- 9.8 The 2nd Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Commentary2023/07/10
- Understanding Middle East’s "Tectonic Shift": Strategic Retreat of the US and the Emerging Middle East-led Diplomacy
- Reports of research groups2023/06/08
- 5.30 The 1st Workshop on “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
- Project-related information2023/06/08
- Launch of “The Role of Japan’s Diplomacy in the Middle East/Eurasia”
