Reviewed Articles
2022
● (with Keith Krause and Xinyu Yuan) “Pathways to Socialisation: China, Russia, and Competitive Norm Socialisation in a Changing Global Order." Review of International Studies (OnlineFirst). PDF.
2021
● (with Keith Krause, Oliver Jütersonke, and Xinyu Yuan) “Norm Contestation and Normative Transformation in Global Peacebuilding Order(s): The Cases of China, Japan, and Russia.” International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 65, No.4, pp.944-959. PDF.
● (with Herbert M’cleod) “Rethinking Business Reforms in Post-Conflict Settings: The Case of Sierra Leone.” Conflict, Security and Development, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.43-61. PDF.
● (with Yuji Uesugi and Tomoaki Honda) “Japan’s Peacebuilding under the (Second) Abe Administration: Change and Continuity, 2012-2020.” East Asian Policy, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp.94-107.
2020
● “Is Normative Power Cosmopolitan? Rethinking European Unity, Norm Diffusion, and International Political Theory.” Cooperation and Conflict. Online First: PDF.
● “Japanese Pathways to Peacebuilding: From Historical Legacies to Contemporary Practices.” Pathways to Peace and Security, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp.9-25. PDF.
2019
● “The normative limits of functional cooperation: the case of the European Union and Eurasian Economic Union.” East European Politics, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp.1-16. PDF.
● “More is Less? An Institutional Realist Perspective on Competitive Regional Governance in Eurasia.” The Study of Global Governance [グローバル・ガバナンス], Vol. 5, pp. 45-65.
2017
● “Whose Liberal International Order? The Remaking of Eurasia and the Shifting Balance of International Ideas.” Russia in Global Affairs, 16 November 2017. Link.
● “Whose Global Governance? Explaining the Evolution of Russia’s Approach to Global Governance, 1945-2016.” Rising Power Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.183-209. PDF.
2016
● “Why the West is Not Ready for A Liberal Democratic Russia.” The National Interest, 4 May 2016. Link.
2013
● “The ILO Global Labor Regime and Extractive Industry Regulations: A Rationalist Perspective on Global Corporate Governance.” Bologna Center Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 16, pp.119-130. Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies: Bologna, Italy.
2012
●“Global Politics and Humanitarian Action –Meaning of September11 in Linking Militarization and Politicization.” Annual Review of the Economic Society [年報経済学], No.72, Additional Volume, pp.1-76. Tohoku University Graduate School of Economics and Management: Sendai, Japan.
● (with Keith Krause and Xinyu Yuan) “Pathways to Socialisation: China, Russia, and Competitive Norm Socialisation in a Changing Global Order." Review of International Studies (OnlineFirst). PDF.
2021
● (with Keith Krause, Oliver Jütersonke, and Xinyu Yuan) “Norm Contestation and Normative Transformation in Global Peacebuilding Order(s): The Cases of China, Japan, and Russia.” International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 65, No.4, pp.944-959. PDF.
● (with Herbert M’cleod) “Rethinking Business Reforms in Post-Conflict Settings: The Case of Sierra Leone.” Conflict, Security and Development, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.43-61. PDF.
● (with Yuji Uesugi and Tomoaki Honda) “Japan’s Peacebuilding under the (Second) Abe Administration: Change and Continuity, 2012-2020.” East Asian Policy, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp.94-107.
2020
● “Is Normative Power Cosmopolitan? Rethinking European Unity, Norm Diffusion, and International Political Theory.” Cooperation and Conflict. Online First: PDF.
● “Japanese Pathways to Peacebuilding: From Historical Legacies to Contemporary Practices.” Pathways to Peace and Security, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp.9-25. PDF.
2019
● “The normative limits of functional cooperation: the case of the European Union and Eurasian Economic Union.” East European Politics, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp.1-16. PDF.
● “More is Less? An Institutional Realist Perspective on Competitive Regional Governance in Eurasia.” The Study of Global Governance [グローバル・ガバナンス], Vol. 5, pp. 45-65.
2017
● “Whose Liberal International Order? The Remaking of Eurasia and the Shifting Balance of International Ideas.” Russia in Global Affairs, 16 November 2017. Link.
● “Whose Global Governance? Explaining the Evolution of Russia’s Approach to Global Governance, 1945-2016.” Rising Power Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.183-209. PDF.
2016
● “Why the West is Not Ready for A Liberal Democratic Russia.” The National Interest, 4 May 2016. Link.
2013
● “The ILO Global Labor Regime and Extractive Industry Regulations: A Rationalist Perspective on Global Corporate Governance.” Bologna Center Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 16, pp.119-130. Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies: Bologna, Italy.
2012
●“Global Politics and Humanitarian Action –Meaning of September11 in Linking Militarization and Politicization.” Annual Review of the Economic Society [年報経済学], No.72, Additional Volume, pp.1-76. Tohoku University Graduate School of Economics and Management: Sendai, Japan.
Policy Reports and Non-Reviewed Articles (selected)
2019
● "Doumei no shuuen to hirakareta yurasia no seiki: kakudai chiiki no shiten kara miru nihon no heiwagaikouseisaku no tenbou [The end of the alliance order in an open Eurasian century: Maco-regional prospects for Japan’s peace policy]." Honjo International Scholarship Foundation 20th Anniversary Memorial Papers, pp.65-71.
2018
● (with Vladimir Nelidov). Russia-Japan Cooperation in Eurasia. RIAC Working Paper No.43. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. PDF. In Russian: RIAC. (trans.). Сотрудничество России и Японии в Евразии. РСМД Рабочие тетради No.43.
2017
● (with Achim Wennmann, Brian Ganson, John Luiz, Claudia Seymour, Herbert M’Cleod, and Koenraad van Brabant). Study on the Lessons and Experiences of Business Environment Reform Programming in Fragility and Conflict Affected States. A policy report commissioned by the U.K. Department for International Development. London: .U.K. Department for International Development. PDF.
2016
● “Pax Integrationem? Exploring Institutional Responses to Regional Security Challenges.” UNU-CRIS Working Paper W-2016/5. Brussels: United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies. PDF.
2015
● (with Oliver Jütersonke). Employment and Decent Work in Fragile Settings: A Compass to Orient the World of Work. Geneva: Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding and International Labor Organization. PDF.
Other internal policy reports commissioned by and submitted to OCHA, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and others. For a detailed list, see my CV.
● "Doumei no shuuen to hirakareta yurasia no seiki: kakudai chiiki no shiten kara miru nihon no heiwagaikouseisaku no tenbou [The end of the alliance order in an open Eurasian century: Maco-regional prospects for Japan’s peace policy]." Honjo International Scholarship Foundation 20th Anniversary Memorial Papers, pp.65-71.
2018
● (with Vladimir Nelidov). Russia-Japan Cooperation in Eurasia. RIAC Working Paper No.43. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. PDF. In Russian: RIAC. (trans.). Сотрудничество России и Японии в Евразии. РСМД Рабочие тетради No.43.
2017
● (with Achim Wennmann, Brian Ganson, John Luiz, Claudia Seymour, Herbert M’Cleod, and Koenraad van Brabant). Study on the Lessons and Experiences of Business Environment Reform Programming in Fragility and Conflict Affected States. A policy report commissioned by the U.K. Department for International Development. London: .U.K. Department for International Development. PDF.
2016
● “Pax Integrationem? Exploring Institutional Responses to Regional Security Challenges.” UNU-CRIS Working Paper W-2016/5. Brussels: United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies. PDF.
2015
● (with Oliver Jütersonke). Employment and Decent Work in Fragile Settings: A Compass to Orient the World of Work. Geneva: Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding and International Labor Organization. PDF.
Other internal policy reports commissioned by and submitted to OCHA, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and others. For a detailed list, see my CV.
Op-Eds (selected)
2020
● “The Promise of a Non-Binary World: A Japanese Perspective on the Global Corona Crisis.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 16 June 2020. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
2019
● “South Korea and Japan: An Alliance without Friendship.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 2 December 2019. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
● “Democratic conflicts: Japan, South Korea, and the Alignment of Distrust.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 27 August 2019. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
2018
● “Keep Calm and Carry On? A Japanese Perspective on A Post-Liberal World.” RIAC Analytics, 14 September 2018. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans.). Японский взгляд на постлиберальный мир. Аналитика 1 октября 2018. Link.
2015
● (With Manuel A.J. Teehankee). “The AIIB’s Launch Sets the Stage for Supply-Side Competition in Development Finance.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 14 July 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC (trans). “Oткрытие банка АБИИ: предпосылки для конкуренции в финансировании экономического развития.” Аналитика, 28 июля 2015. Link.
● “The Japanese Vision on State and Order.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 8 July 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans). “Государство и порядок по-японски.” Аналитика, 9 июля 2015. Link.
● “Peace-Broker or Peace-Breaker? The Future of Japanese Military Power.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 27 April 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans). “Гарант мира или угроза безопасности? Будущее японских вооруженных сил.” Аналитика, 27 апреля 2015. Link.
● “The Failure of Democracy and the Coming Silver Age in Japan.” Politiikasta (ISSN 2323-7090), 11 March 2015. Helsinki: Finish Political Science Association. Link.
2014
● “The Weakest Link in the Western Sanction Chain: Russian-Japanese Relations during the Ukrainian Crisis.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 7 August 2014, Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC (trans.). Слабое звено в цепи западных санкций. Российско- японская солидарность в свете украинского кризиса. Аналитика, 6 августа 2014. Link.
2010
● “Sekai to no yakusoku [A Promise of The World].” SYNERGY. No. 147. Special Edition of Discourse on the Millennium Development Goals, p.31. Tokyo: Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation.
● “The Promise of a Non-Binary World: A Japanese Perspective on the Global Corona Crisis.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 16 June 2020. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
2019
● “South Korea and Japan: An Alliance without Friendship.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 2 December 2019. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
● “Democratic conflicts: Japan, South Korea, and the Alignment of Distrust.” Valdai Expert Opinions, 27 August 2019. Moscow: Valdai Discussion Club. Link.
2018
● “Keep Calm and Carry On? A Japanese Perspective on A Post-Liberal World.” RIAC Analytics, 14 September 2018. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans.). Японский взгляд на постлиберальный мир. Аналитика 1 октября 2018. Link.
2015
● (With Manuel A.J. Teehankee). “The AIIB’s Launch Sets the Stage for Supply-Side Competition in Development Finance.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 14 July 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC (trans). “Oткрытие банка АБИИ: предпосылки для конкуренции в финансировании экономического развития.” Аналитика, 28 июля 2015. Link.
● “The Japanese Vision on State and Order.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 8 July 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans). “Государство и порядок по-японски.” Аналитика, 9 июля 2015. Link.
● “Peace-Broker or Peace-Breaker? The Future of Japanese Military Power.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 27 April 2015. Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC. (trans). “Гарант мира или угроза безопасности? Будущее японских вооруженных сил.” Аналитика, 27 апреля 2015. Link.
● “The Failure of Democracy and the Coming Silver Age in Japan.” Politiikasta (ISSN 2323-7090), 11 March 2015. Helsinki: Finish Political Science Association. Link.
2014
● “The Weakest Link in the Western Sanction Chain: Russian-Japanese Relations during the Ukrainian Crisis.” Foreign Affairs Analysis, 7 August 2014, Moscow: Russian International Affairs Council. In Russian: RIAC (trans.). Слабое звено в цепи западных санкций. Российско- японская солидарность в свете украинского кризиса. Аналитика, 6 августа 2014. Link.
2010
● “Sekai to no yakusoku [A Promise of The World].” SYNERGY. No. 147. Special Edition of Discourse on the Millennium Development Goals, p.31. Tokyo: Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation.