Dr Tomohiko Satake

Tomohiko Satake is an associate professor at the School of International Politics, Economics and Communication (SIPEC) at Aoyama Gakuin University. Previously he was a senior research fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) located in Tokyo. He specializes in international relations, Indo-Pacific security, and Japanese and Australian security policies. Between 2013 and 2014, he worked for the International Policy Division of the Defense Policy Bureau of the Japan Ministry of Defense as a deputy director for international security. He earned B.A. and M.A. from Keio University, and PhD in international relations from the Australian National University. His recent publication includes: “’Kyori no Sensei’ wo Koete: Reisengo no Nichigo Anzenhosyo Kyoryoku” [Beyond ‘Tyranny of Distance’: Japan-Australia Security Cooperation after the Cold War] (Keiso Publishers, 2022) and “Explaining the Difference Between the Japan-Australia and Japan-ROK Security Cooperation”, The Pacific Review (September 2024).