The International Institute for Justice (IIJ) is proud to begin the year on a strong and constructive note with the new grant agreement with the Government of Japan. IIJ’s Officer-in-Charge, Reinhard Uhrig, welcomed Mr. Tadahiko Yamaguchi, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Malta, to IIJ headquarters, where both parties formalised continued support our work addressing the international challenges of #CT arising from the exploitation of new technologies such as AI in Southeast Asia.
Through this renewed partnership, IIJ’s initiatives will support urgent dialogue among experts and criminal justice practitioners, equipping the latter to better identify, prevent, and respond to AI-assisted terrorism. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to strengthening AI governance frameworks that uphold justice, the rule of law, security, and regional stability in Southeast Asia.

On 22 December 2025, the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) and Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism (CoE-DAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise and strengthen their cooperation in the justice sector. 

The MoU was signed at the IIJ’s headquarters by IIJ Executive Secretary Mr. Steven Hill, and Col. Halil Siddik AHYAN, Director and Turkish Senior National Representative of the NATO COE-DAT.

The purpose of this MoU is to provide a non-legally binding framework that sets out the scope and modalities of cooperation between COE-DAT and the lIJ to enhance and strengthen the competencies of criminal justice practitioners, defence and security officials, and other stakeholders to address terrorism and related transnational criminal activities within a rule-of law framework and in accordance with international human rights standards.