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Report on the guest lecture（Dr. Barbara KRATIUK, Assistant Professor at Vistula University）
Dr. Barbara KRATIUK, Assistant Professor at Vistula University, Warsaw was invited as a guest speaker on November 26, 2025, for the Japan and the West course held by Dr. Astha CHADHA.
Dr. Kratiuk’s lecture covered various aspects of Japanese relations with the European Union, NATO and Poland. Dr. Kratiuk and Dr. Chadha are currently part of a joint research project on Japan-Poland relations, and Dr. Kratiuk’s visit to Ritsumeikan follows the recently signed Agreement of Cooperation for research between Ritsumeikan University and Vistula University in October 2025.
Dr. Kratiuk’s lecture addressed Japan’s relations with NATO, EU and Poland.
The lecture was followed by a group discussion session, wherein the students engaged with Dr. Kratiuk on topics such as Japan and the evolution of its relations with NATO, including the changes that happened after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. It also include the history for relations of relations of Japan with EU. A special case study was given to Poland which is both a member of NATO and of European Union.
Students asked questions regarding NATO and its policy, the role of EU in the international system and the overall relations between Poland and Japan.