RCAST Security Seminar
"Changing the Equations of Balance of Power and Influence in the new Middle East"

Date: April 7, 2025, 12:30-13:30 JST (light meal and Egyptian lunch is provided); 13:30-16:00 (seminar)

Venue:
RCAST Building 3, M2F floor, Seminar Room-1
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST)
The University of Tokyo (Komaba Research Campus)
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Format: In-person
Language: English
Participation: Please register from here

[Program]
Introduction
Satoshi IKEUCHI, Professor of Religion and Global Security, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo and Founding Chair of the ROLES

Keynote Speech
"Changing the Equations of Balance of Power and Influence in the new Middle East"

MG (ret.) Dr. Sayed Ghoneim, Chairman, Institute of Global Security and Defense Affairs (IGSDA) 

Topics of the keynote speech:
1. The Israeli-Iranian conflict
2. The new Syria and the Israeli-Turkish escalation
3. Developments in the Israeli conflict in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen
4. Annexation and the future of the Palestinian issue
5. Trump 2.0 Policy on the Middle East
6.  The Influence of Middle Eastern States in the Age of Trans-Atlantic Divide

Presentation:
"Role of Artificial Intelligence in War and Conflicts"
Eng. Mohamed Saieed, CEO of Potensia Systems

Participants:
Dr. Hussein Zanaty, Executive Director of the Arab-Japanese Center of the League of Arab States
Mr. Hamad Zanaty, CEO of Arablink Co., Ltd. Japan
Dr. Hala Abdelaal, Assistant and Reporter of Dr. Ghoneim

This seminar is jointly organized in cooperation with Institute of Global Security and Diffence Affairs (IGSDA) of Abu Dhabi, UAE.