Gloceps team led by Ag. Executive Director, Dr Ken Asembo paid a courtesy call to Amb Moi Lemoshira, MBS @kenyaTokyo. The visit to Japan aims to strengthen and create new networks of friendship and collaboration between GLOCEPS and like minded Japanese institutions in areas of mutual interests. Key among them is research partnerships and collaboration in the key GLOCEPS pillars of security and defence, foreign policy, governance, development and transnational organised crimes. The visit further aims to facilitate knowledge and skills transfer between Japanese expertsv and Eastern Africa professionals on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy ( FOIPS). This is in line with GLOCEPS Key Results Area 4 on Strategic Engagement and Visibility as in the Strategic Plan 2022-2027. During the Visit, GLOCEPS will engage with researchers from National Institute for Defense Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO).