New forms of cooperation are emerging, and countries are increasingly turning to smaller, more flexible alliances to navigate uncertainty.

In this new landscape, partnerships between like-minded actors matter more than ever, and the relationship between the European Union and Japan is a key example of this.

In this episode of Making Sense of EU, recorded in Tokyo, we explore how the EU and Japan are adapting to a more fragmented and unpredictable world. Together with Professor Akiko Fukushima (Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research) and Dr Wrenn Yennie Lindgren (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), we unpack the evolving balance between multilateralism and so-called “smaller clubs” — from ASEAN to the Quad — and what this means for global governance.

We also discuss where the EU and Japan can act together to shape new rules, relying as much on trust and dialogue.

As global governance continues to evolve, this episode asks: how can the EU and Japan not only adapt to change, but actively shape it? The host for this episode is Alix Bullman (Univerisité libre de Bruxelles).

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