On September 8, the Meiji University Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer (RIHGAT) welcomed two representatives from the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Ann Lundberg, a senior analyst, and Tobias Junerfält, a researcher, to the Surugadai Campus for an exchange of views on Japan’s security. The meeting was arranged in June at the request of FOI researchers.
The Meiji University Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer seeks to clarify the structures of the modern and contemporary world surrounding disarmament and arms control through comprehensive historical research. RIHGAT studies topics such as the relationship between arms transfers and disarmament and arms control, as well as the relationship between the arms industry and the state. It promotes interdisciplinary and international research that links historical studies with contemporary policy issues.
FOI is a government research institute under Sweden’s Ministry of Defence that conducts research on defense and security issues. The purpose of the visit was to examine Japan’s security and defense policies, and its defense industry. SHIRATO Shinichi and other researchers from RIHGAT attended the meeting. RIHGAT and FOI plan to continue exchanging views.