"Peace Building and Establishment of Order in the Middle East and Africa" International Study Group

In cooperation with research institutions and researchers in conflict zones and relevant countries in the Middle East and Africa, this study group will discuss new approaches to resolving civil wars and regional conflicts and present recommendations to the Japanese and relevant governments.

Member

Hideaki SHINODA

Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Professor, Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Dr. Hideaki Shinoda is Professor at the Institute of Global Studies of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is  a Visiting Senior Research Fellow of RCAST of the Univesity of Tokyo actively participating research activities of ROLES organizing international projects on conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Tomonori YOSHIZAKI

Professor, Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies

Tomonori (Tom) Yoshizaki is Professor at the Institute of Global Studies ot Tokyo University for Foreign Studies since April 2023.

He was Vice President for Academic Affairs of Japan MoD’s National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS). At NIDS, He was Director of Policy Simulation (2015-22), and Director of Security Studies Department (2011-2015) at NIDS.  He has been regularly attending NATO Defence College Conference of Commandants (COC), and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Meeting of Head of National Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions. He is currently a visiting professor/lecture at Self-Defence Forces Staff Colleges, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies, and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). Previously, he was an assistant director of Office of Strategic Studies of MoD, a visiting scholar at Kings College London, and Hudson Institute; His areas of expertise include alliance management, European security and NATO, Japan’s security policy and peace operations.

松田拓也/Takuya MATSUDA

特任研究員 
専門は安全保障、国際政治、アメリカ外交など。ロンドン大学キングスカレッジ戦争学部より博士号、ジョンズホプキンス大学高等国際問題研究大学院(SAIS)より修士号を取得。慶應義塾大学法学部政治学科卒。

ノートルダム国際安全保障研究センターのモーゲンソーフェロー(米)、ジョージワシントン大学安全保障紛争研究センター客員研究員(米)、政策研究大学院大学客員研究員などを経て、2023年10月より現職。

Twitter: @takuyamatsuda1

Member

Member

Hideaki SHINODA

Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Professor, Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Dr. Hideaki Shinoda is Professor at the Institute of Global Studies of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is  a Visiting Senior Research Fellow of RCAST of the Univesity of Tokyo actively participating research activities of ROLES organizing international projects on conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Tomonori YOSHIZAKI

Professor, Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies

Tomonori (Tom) Yoshizaki is Professor at the Institute of Global Studies ot Tokyo University for Foreign Studies since April 2023.

He was Vice President for Academic Affairs of Japan MoD’s National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS). At NIDS, He was Director of Policy Simulation (2015-22), and Director of Security Studies Department (2011-2015) at NIDS.  He has been regularly attending NATO Defence College Conference of Commandants (COC), and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Meeting of Head of National Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions. He is currently a visiting professor/lecture at Self-Defence Forces Staff Colleges, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies, and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). Previously, he was an assistant director of Office of Strategic Studies of MoD, a visiting scholar at Kings College London, and Hudson Institute; His areas of expertise include alliance management, European security and NATO, Japan’s security policy and peace operations.

松田拓也/Takuya MATSUDA

特任研究員 
専門は安全保障、国際政治、アメリカ外交など。ロンドン大学キングスカレッジ戦争学部より博士号、ジョンズホプキンス大学高等国際問題研究大学院(SAIS)より修士号を取得。慶應義塾大学法学部政治学科卒。

ノートルダム国際安全保障研究センターのモーゲンソーフェロー(米)、ジョージワシントン大学安全保障紛争研究センター客員研究員(米)、政策研究大学院大学客員研究員などを経て、2023年10月より現職。

Twitter: @takuyamatsuda1