International House of Japan, Tokyo, 31 October 2025
The United States Studies Centre (USSC), University of Sydney, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation (JF), hosted the JADE Workshop to discuss challenges and opportunities in Japan–Australia cooperation — strengthening ties under the Special Strategic Partnership (2014) and the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (2022).
The session highlighted the importance of sustaining long-term collaboration through deeper understanding, people-to-people ties, and engagement among emerging leaders.
MIMA Research Fellow & Head of the Centre for Straits of Malacca, Ms. Cheryl Rita, attended the workshop in her capacity as a Visiting Fellow at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan.
As a policy research institute under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia, MIMA continues to contribute to regional maritime dialogues and collaborations that strengthen understanding and cooperation across the Indo-Pacific.
