Experts
Kuniharu Kakihara
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Profile
Born in 1964, Kuniharu Kakihara graduated from the National Defense Academy and holds master’s degrees in Regional Studies from the University of Tsukuba and in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University in the United States. Additionally, he completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security Course at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
A retired Lieutenant General of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Kakihara served in key leadership roles, including Commander of the Air Development and Test Command and Chief of Staff at the Air Defense Command.
[Concurrent Positions]
Principal Research Director, National Security Institute, Fujitsu Defense & National Security, Ltd
Expertise
National Security Strategy / Military Strategy / Nuclear Strategy / Space Strategy / International Military Affairs / U.S.-China Relations / Korean Peninsula / Military Innovation
Publications
“The Post-9/11 Paradigm Shift and Its Effects on East Asia,” IIPS Policy Paper 292E, January 2003, Institute for International Policy Studies
“Countering the North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat,” IIPS Viewpoint Series, April 2003, Institute for International Policy Studies
“Counterbalancing China: Improving the Effectiveness of Resilient Response and Deterrence by Allied Forces,” JAAS AZIYA KENKYU(Asian Studies), Vol.60, No4, October 2014, AIYA SEIKEI GAKKAI (Japan Association for Asian Studeies)
“Obama Stands at a Strategic Crossroads: Priority Choice and a New Offset Strategy’s Implications,” KAIGAI JIJO (Journal of World Affairs), Vol.63, No2, February 2015,
Institute of World Studies, Takushoku University
“Both U.S. presidential candidates’ security strategies raise concerns,” The Japan Times, Saturday-Sanday, Nov.2-3, 2024, P9