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Author: Kuniharu Kakihara Faced with two wars, one in Europe and the other in the Middle East, as well as rising tensions in Ea
This American presidential election has been unusual, with striking events such as assassination attempts against former President
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
The worldview shaped by the “unipolar moment” — the period after the Cold War when the United States wielded overwhelming influenc
Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan
Ken Jimbo
When Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand took part in the NATO summit in Washington in July, the so-called Indo-Pacific
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
At the NATO summit in Washington in July, alliance members expressed continued support for Ukraine, even though deep uncertainty r
When Israel launched its counterattack against Hamas in October last year, United States President Joe Biden understood what was a
Civilian casualties caused by Russia's missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and Israel's assault on Gaza have raised international
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
In February, Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the United States House Intelligence Committee, said that there was credible evidence of a
Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
The transformation of liberalism, namely its polarization, lies at the heart of social divisions and a retreat of democracy in the
Since 2006, the world has seen levels of freedom and democracy slide for 17 consecutive years, according to Freedom in the World,
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
Kazuto Suzuki
Director & Group Head, Economic Security,
Kazuto Suzuki is Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Department of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, and received his Ph.D. from Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, England. He has worked for the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique in Paris, France as an assistant researcher, as an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba from 2000 to 2008, and served as Professor of International Politics at Hokkaido University until 2020. He also spent one year at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University from 2012 to 2013 as a visiting researcher. He served as an expert in the Panel of Experts for Iranian Sanction Committee under the United Nations Security Council from 2013 to July 2015. He has been the President of the Japan Association of International Security and Trade. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
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