#  Associates' Panel, "Technology, Geopolitics, and New Security Challenges" 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 14, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:15PM EDT 

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 **Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)**  



 

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“The Growing Threats of Unmanned Aircraft System and the SDF’s Response”  
[Hiroyuki Kobayashi](/people/hiroyuki-kobayashi)  
Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Japan Air Self-Defense Force

“Cross-Border Evidence Collection in Cyberspace: Challenges for Japan’s Law Enforcement”  
[Takashi Kojima](/people/takashi-kojima)  
Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; National Police Agency

“Taiwan Contingencies and Future Challenges of Japan’s Military Operations”  
[Takayuki Sugimoto](/people/takayuki-sugimoto)  
Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Former Vice Admiral, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; Senior Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center

Discussant: [Jennifer Lind](https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/jennifer-m-lind)  
Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

Moderator: [David Howell](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/david-howell)  
Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History; Professor of History; Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University

*Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center.*

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