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📢 New Article from the PR Team! On March 6, SPF’s Strategic Dialogue and Exchange Program hosted an online event on "The Spread of SNS and Changes in Democracy in the Politics of Southeast Asian Countries and Japan." 🌏📱 Experts analyzed how social media shaped elections in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Japan—from influencing voter behavior to transforming campaign strategies. Highlights included insights on the 2023 Thai general election and the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, as well as the growing role of social media in Malaysian and Filipino politics, especially among young voters. 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNx6WUMj #SPF #Democracy #SocialMedia #Elections #SoutheastAsia

🎧 SPF World Views Podcast 🎧 Global Crisis in 2025 and Beyond In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group, about global crises around the world and their impact on Japan. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gTUw6d9E #SPFWorldViews #podcast

📢 This Week’s Newsletter 📢 Explore critical analyses and discussions shaping the global landscape in this week's newsletter. 🔹 China’s New Amphibious Assault Ship Launched — Analysis of the Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan and Possible Tactics 🔹 Why the Japan Coast Guard Needs a Large, Multipurpose Patrol Vessel 🔹 Historical Reversal in the Perception of “One China”: Why Is China in a Hurry to Unify with Taiwan? 🔹 SPF World Views: Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group — Global Crises in 2025 and Beyond 📰 Read more & subscribe today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dS2-Si6E #SPFNewsletter #Geopolitics #China #Japan #GlobalCrisis #InternationalRelations

🚢 Latest IINA Article! 🚢 Yasuhiro Kawakami, Director & Senior Research Fellow at the SPF Security Studies Program, analyzes China’s newly launched Type 076 amphibious assault ship—designed as a joint unmanned special warfare carrier—and its potential tactics. 🔎 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gbw2gquU #MaritimeSecurity #China #IINA #DefenseStrategy #Geopolitics

🚨 New SPF China Observer Alert! SPF Senior Fellow Hiroyasu Izumi analyzes the urgency behind Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for unification and the evolving international perception of “one China” in the latest SPF China Observer article. 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gBfGcETY #SPFChinaObserver #XiJinping #Taiwan #OneChina #InternationalRelations #MilitaryAnalysis #SasakawaPeaceFoundation

🚢 New IINA Article! 🚢 Professor Kentaro Furuya at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and the Japan Coast Guard Academy analyzes the Japan Coast Guard's recently announced large multipurpose patrol vessel in the latest IINA article. He outlines the ship’s objectives and design, explaining why it should not escalate tensions or lead to a race among nations, including China, to build increasingly larger patrol ships. 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCRCqK6k #MaritimeSecurity #JapanCoastGuard #IINA

The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings President Toshikazu Yamaguchi: “In a world where false information is rife and extremist speech is rampant, I believe it is vital for newspapers to stick to their roots of accurate fact reporting and moderate commentary. In addition to this, we will contribute to countering false information by strengthening our cooperation with fact-checking organizations and related groups, and by leading the way as a newspaper company that promotes internet technology that can verify the reliability of the sources of information, including Originator Profile, which was introduced at today's forum.”   #SasakawaYomiuriGlobalForum #disinformation #cognitivewarfare

Former U.S. National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster: “We should educate our populations and look for ways to get the truth to the people behind the information firewalls that authoritarian regimes erect… We can counter cognitive warfare with our deeds as we work together on a positive agenda to restore peace, prevent war, promote prosperity, and build a better future for generations to come.”   #SasakawaYomiuriGlobalForum #disinformation #cognitivewarfare

Former U.S. National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster took the stage for keynote remarks reflecting on his time as President Trump’s National Security Advisor from 2017 to 2018 and outlining his perspective on the geostrategic threats to Japan and the U.S. under the second Trump administration.   “Japan and the United States are confronting a more dangerous world. That is because an axis of aggressors including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, has coalesced...The stakes are high. If they succeed, our world will be less free, less prosperous and less safe.” #SasakawaYomiuriGlobalForum #disinformation #cognitivewarfare

SPF President Atsushi Sunami: “Cognitive warfare through disinformation and other means is nothing less than a threat to liberal democracy. As generative AI technology evolves, it is also expected that fact-checking will become even more difficult. In this critical situation, I hope that today's forum will help deepen our understanding of cognitive warfare and disinformation and improve our information literacy.” #SasakawaYomiuriGlobalForum #disinformation #cognitivewarfare