Ken Jimbo ’s Research

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan /President, Asia Pacific Initiative
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JIMBO Ken is Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. He served as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense, Japan Ministry of Defense (2020) and a Senior Advisor, The National Security Secretariat (2018-20). His main research fields are in International Security, Japan-US Security Relations, Japanese Foreign and Defense Policy, Multilateral Security in Asia-Pacific, and Regionalism in East Asia. He has been a policy advisor for various Japanese governmental commissions and research groups including for the National Security Secretariat, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His policy writings have appeared in NBR, The RAND Corporation, Stimson Center, Pacific Forum CSIS, Japan Times, Nikkei, Yomiuri, Asahi and Sankei Shimbun. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
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Politics and Economics
Ruling LDP Bloc Loses Coalition: Japan’s General Election Results and Implications

Election results / New coalition partners? / …

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Security
How should Japan deal with Ukraine, Gaza and the Indo-Pacific region?

Today’s international security environment in…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Diplomacy
US-JP-ROK Trilateral Summit

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Security
A new tide of weapons imports, production and development

The essential part of a state’s national secu…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Diplomacy
India as a Strategic Partner

PM Modi's first state visit to the United Sta…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Security
War in Ukraine will set a course for international order — whatever the outcome

More than a year has passed since Russia inva…

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Ken Jimbo

Security
Japan’s New National Security Strategy

Regional context / Domestic political dynamic…

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Ken Jimbo

Security
Japan’s future security lies in a ‘denial and competition’ strategy

In December, the Cabinet approved three key s…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Diplomacy
Japan-South Korea Relations & Surrounding Security Challenges

South Korea's domestic debate on nuclear weap…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Security
The Choice Between Russia and Ukraine

In IOG Geoeconomic Insights, IOG's experts ta…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

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