7/07/2025 Global Security Challenges

The program of the Japanese-Polish Academic Meeting, which took place on July 7, 2025 in Kyoto, included an open seminar entitled Global Security Challenges. The speakers were Prof. Takahashi Keikichi from Osaka University (Graduate School of Law and Politics) and Prof. Łukasz Zamęcki from the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. The panel discussion, which was moderated by Prof. Maciej Raś – Vice-Rector of the University of Warsaw for Student Affairs and Quality of Education (also representing the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies), was attended by Prof. Takeda Tomoki from the Faculty of Law at Daito Bunka University, Prof. Yajima Akira from the Faculty of Law at Meijo University, as well as Prof. Katarzyna Nawrot (Faculty of Law and Education, University of Warsaw) and Prof. Józef Pawłowski (Department of Sinology, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw).

Abstracts:

Prof. TAKAHASHI Keikichi 高橋慶吉教授 (Osaka University, Graduate School of Law and Politics), Unprecedented threats for Japan and the World: North Korea, China, and the United States

Japan and the world are currently confronted with three unprecedented geopolitical threats: North Korea’s nuclear missile development, China’s maritime expansion, and Trump’s illiberal foreign policy. This presentation elucidates how unprecedented they are and explores potential strategies for Japan and the international community to effectively address and respond to these challenges.

Assoc. Prof. Łukasz ZAMĘCKI, PhD Habil. ウカシ・ザメンツキ教授 (Faculty of Political Science and International Studies UW), Democracy Under Siege: The Global Security Implications of Authoritarian Resurgence and Disinformation Warfare

In his 2022 Warsaw address, President Joe Biden highlighted a pivotal global shift: the emerging divide between democratic and authoritarian states, framing it as a defining challenge of our era. This presentation examines how contemporary autocratic regimes employ hybrid strategies – combining disinformation, digital manipulation, and societal polarization – to undermine democratic institutions and processes. Drawing on recent studies, we explore the mechanisms through which disinformation campaigns, often state-sponsored, exploit social media platforms to erode public trust, influence elections, and destabilize societies. We will show a typical path of modern forms of autocratization. The analysis underscores the urgency for democracies to develop resilient infrastructures and collaborative frameworks to counter these multifaceted threats, emphasizing that safeguarding democratic integrity is integral to global security.

Projekt finansowany przez Narodową Agencję Wymiany Akademickiej w ramach Programu Międzynarodowe Wydarzenie Naukowe na Wystawie Światowej Expo 2025 w Osace, Kansai (nabór 2024/Kierunek EXPO 2025 – umowa nr BPI/OSA/2024/1/00020/DEC/01).