On 12 December, the Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) division of Comparative Political Dynamics and the Division of Global Security and Energy Transition (GSET), The University of Tokyo welcomed Dr. Naosuke Mukoyama, Associate Professor at the Institute of Future Science of the University of Tokyo, for the RCAST Security Seminar 'Fueling Sovereignty: Colonial Oil and the Creation of Unlikely States'.

The book of Fueling Sovereignty (Cambridge UP) has been highly acclaimed both nationally and internationally since its publication in 2024, and the author, Dr Naosuke Mukaiyama, was invited to speak at the seminar.

After an opening address by Professor Ryo Nakai of the RCAST, Dr Mukoyama gave a talk based on the book. A lively question-and-answer session ensued between the floor and the participants, and the discussion went on beyond the scheduled closing time.