Experts
Research Fellow
Diletta Fabiani
Affiliation
Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit
Strategy and Deterrence Program
Expertise/Areas of interest
Multilateral Security Cooperation/Non-traditional Security Cooperation/AI governance
Languages
Italian/English/Japanese
Academic/Professional Background
Joined SPF in March 2024. She was a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) scholarship recipient from 2013 to 2017 and received a PhD in International Studies from Waseda University in 2024. She holds an MA in International Relations from Bologna University (Italy) and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Macerata (Italy). She previously worked as a research associate at Waseda University and as a part-time lecturer at several Japanese universities.
Papers
| Papers | Date of Papers |
|---|---|
Before the vote: informal diplomacy and positioning on Artificial Intelligence in the United Nations Security Council, Journal of Economic Policy Reform |
July 2026 |
| ‘AI’s Best Friend’: the Japanese Government’s Narrative about AI, Asiascape: Digital Asia Vol. 12 (2025), 75-103. | 2025 |
| The United States and Japan in the ASEAN Regional Forum: Keeping Adversaries Close (Doctoral dissertation), Waseda University | January 2024 |
| The United States Use of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): Between Engagement and Balancing -Analyzing the Case of United States and North Korea-, Journal of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies no. 45 (2023.03), 17-32 | March 2023 |
Publications
| Publications | Publishing company | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|
| "Prospects and Challenges of Cyber and AI Governance in the QUAD, APEC, and G7" (book chapter in "Statecraft and Governance in Cyberspace," edited by Laura-Anca Parepa, pp 221–245) | Springer | April 2026 |
Reports
| Reports | Date of Reports |
|---|---|
| International Information Network Analysis (IINA) - List of publications |
As of September 2, 2026