『Voice』11月号に「東南アジア諸国が抱く『期待』と『懸念』」と題する論考を寄稿しました。東南アジア諸国が日本に対して抱く視点や認識について論じてます。

『国際安全保障』に「東南アジアにおける戦略的・機能的ミニラテラリズム」を寄稿しました。ミニラテラリズムのタイポロジーを提示し、「戦略的」ミニラテラリズムのとしてのASEANがいかに現在の多国間枠組みに発展していったのかを論じています。https://is-japan.org/journal/articles_jp.html#53-2

Just received "Asia’s Aging Security" by Andrew Oros, which includes Chapter 5 that I co-authored with him! It looks great, and I hope to invite him for a book talk sometime soon!

The webinar, "Japan’s Role in Asian Development: Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Beyond," is now uploaded to our website. Thanks again to Prof. Tanaka, Prof. Srabani, and Dr. Vannarith for the stimulating discussion! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mFo...

The day after tomorrow! Please register from here: www.ntu.edu.sg/sss/news-eve...

Glad to share that our book (co-authored with Prof. Saori Katada), "Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World," will be published by OUP in December 2025! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

We (SSS, NTU) will host a webinar, "Japan’s Role in Asian Development: Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Beyond" on July 30, 2025, from 2:00pm (Singapore Time), featuring excellent academics/practitioners/researchers in Asia! Please join us by registering here: www.ntu.edu.sg/sss/news-eve...

"Japan’s diplomacy and political stance have become increasingly aligned with Southeast Asia’s strategic interests" | NBR nonresident fellow Kei Koga (@k-since2024.bsky.social) quoted in South China Morning Post: www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...

Glad to contribute one chapter on the development of Japan-Singapore security cooperation to the edited volume, "The Land of the Rising Sun and the Lion City: The Story of Japan and Singapore" (edited by Professor Tommy Koh and Ambassador Ishikawa Hiroshi)!

State of Southeast Asia 2025 is out (by ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute): "The US has overtaken China to become the prevailing choice (52.3%)..." & "Japan remains the most trusted major power in Southeast Asia (66.8%)..." www.iseas.edu.sg/wp-content/u...

Our recent webinar on "Shaping the Future of ASEAN" is now available on our website. A big thanks to all panelists, Thomas, Kitti, and Sharon, for the engaging and insightful discussion! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p98...

[Today!!] Our school, SSS NTU, is hosting a webinar, "Shaping the Future of ASEAN: The Role of Global Partnerships" on March 26, 2025, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Singapore Time), featuring prominent researchers in Southeast Asia! Please join us by registering here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The new issue of The British Journal of Politics and International Relations (2025) is out! This issue includes "Special Issue: Foreign Policy Signaling in the Indo-Pacific: Responses to the US-China Rivalry in a Multipolar World" journals.sagepub.com/toc/bpia/27/1

Just published "Hedging for Balancing: Japan's Foreign Policy in the 2010s-2020s" in East Asian Policy. www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10....

日経：バイデン政権のインド太平洋戦略についてコメントしました。 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Made a quick comment on Ishiba's trip to Malaysia and Indonesia. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01...

Recommended reading for this Friday! Our interns at the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs interviewed @k-since2024.bsky.social on "Navigating Power in Asia: Insights into Regional Order Japan’s Role as a Middle Power in Asian Diplomacy"! ⬇️

Great to have a conversation about the regional order in Asia with Lena at ISDP! (Also, thanks, Jagannath, for having me!). www.isdp.eu/publication/...

Just published in the "Building Bridge: Japan’s balancing act in the Indo-Pacific" in East Asia Forum Quarterly, highlighting Japan's current strategic position in the Indo-Pacific region and the Ishiba administration's future challenges. press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr...

What explains the recent rise of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific region? [now Open Access] “Tactical hedging as coalition-building signal: The evolution of Quad and AUKUS in the Indo-Pacific” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....