Satoshi IKEUCHI, Professor of Religion and Global Security of RCAST of the University of Tokyo and Founding Chairperson of ROLES, appeared on the “Japan Memo” podcast produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to analyze and discuss the shifts in the regional order in the Persian Gulf resulting from the war in Iran, as well as international relations between the Gulf states and Japan.

The program was hosted by Robert Ward, IISS Japan Chair and Director of the Geo-Economics and Strategy, coordinated by Takahiro Kamisuna, Research Associate for Japan Chair Programme of IISS.

The recording took place on June 22.

Japan and the Gulf with Professor Ikeuchi Satoshi and Sakanashi Sachi, Japan Memo, IISS, 7 July, 2026.