Authors
Japan-U.S. alliance/Security in Asia/Politics and foreign policy of Japan and the United States
Security law (domestic and international), policy and strategy
Foreign aid and security cooperation
Military History and Strategy, International Security Policy and Strategy, Japan-U.S. Alliance.
Ideology of International Relations, Theory of the International Order, Japanese Diplomatic History
International law, law of the sea, maritime security
International politics, African security
Foreign & Security Policy of the Republic of Korea, International Relations in East Asia
International Relations in South Asia
Middle East and Islamic studies, peacebuilding, international cooperation
Middle East and foreign policy
European Security, New domains (space, cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum), Defense Technology Innovation
Peacebuilding, Development
Security and international relations in Southeast Asia
Indo-Pacific security; Australian foreign policy; Japanese foreign policy; Australia-Japan relations
North Africa Area studies, Energy Economics, France's Middle East Policy
Maritime Security, Developing Defense Capabilities
Europe, NATO
Expertise: Russia’s foreign and security policy and Eurasian geopolitics
Theory of international relations, security theory, U.S. diplomacy
International Relations & Military Strategy, Law of the Sea, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Rhetorical Argumentation Theory
strategic communications of the second Abe administration, Japan’s foreign and security policy, and Japan-Korea relations.
Security (Strategic Tactics:Operational Art), Ocean Security, National Defense Studies, Leadership
Nuclear non-proliferation and Civilian use of nuclear energy
Russian Military Thought/Russian National Security Policy/Politics and International Relations of the Former Soviet Republics/Defence Technologies
Multilateral Security Cooperation, Cooperative Security, Wargaming
International Politics (Strategic Assessment, National Cyber Security), Public Policy
US military bases in Okinawa, Japan-US-China relations, Indo-Pacific Security, Japanese Intelligence and Counter-intelligence, British foreign policy
Maritime Security, Chinese Military Strategy
International Relations, Security Studies, Strategic Studies, U.S.-Japan Security Relations
Contemporary Chinese Studies
Asian international relations, conventional warfare, strategic nuclear issues, wargaming.
International Relations, Security, American Politics and Foreign Policy, Arms Control, Defense Industries
US-Japan alliance, Security in East Asia, and emerging technology policy coordination.
Trade, World Trade Organization, Foreign Direct Investment, Global Governance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Asia and the Pacific
Japan, Northeast Asia, U.S.-Japan relations, Asia and the Pacific, U.S. Strategy in Asia
Chinese Economy, Japan-China relations, East Asian Economic Integration
Mis/disinformation ecosystem, fact-checking, press freedom, news literacy, media sociology. With strong regional focus on countries in the Asia-Pacific.
India, Indian Ocean
Cyber Security, Information Warfare, Influence Operation, Disinformation
Central Asian regional studies (Especially: International Relationships, Development, Water resource management)
Pacific Islands (Politics, Economy and Development Assistance)