Experts
Yuichi Yoshida
LEAP Fellow
Research Fellow, Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy（RAIS）
Profile
Yuichi Yoshida is a LEAP Fellow at the International House of Japan and is currently based at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy（RAIS）. He specializes in international security, with a focus on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific; U.S.–Japan–ROK security cooperation; the security implications of critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned systems; and European and Russian security, with particular attention to energy security.
Prior to his current appointments, Yoshida was a Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs（JIIA）, where he conducted research on Indo-Pacific security and the implications of critical and emerging technologies for foreign and security policy. He also served in the Political Section of the Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria, covering the country’s foreign and security policy.
He holds an MSc in EU Politics from the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science（LSE）and a BA in Policy Management from Keio University.
Expertise
International Security / Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific / Japan–ROK Relations and U.S.–Japan–ROK Security Cooperation / Critical and Emerging Technologies/ European and Russian Energy Security / Foreign and Security Policy of Central and Eastern Europe
Publications
“Lessons for Japan from Russia’s war in Ukraine,” Japan Times, 2026.
“Japan can be a hub and ‘guardian’ for the submarine cable system,” Nikkei Asia, co-authored with Athena Tong and Gabriele Maletta, 2025.
“Japan,” in Risk and Threat Perception in the Indo-Pacific, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2024.
“The Impact of the Development and Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Systems on Security,” in Strategic Outlook 2025, Japan Institute of International Affairs, 2024.
“The War in Ukraine and Bulgarian Security,” Global Vision, November 2023.［In Japanese］
“The Three Seas Initiative 2023 Summit: Evaluation and Prospects,” JIIA Strategic Comments, Japan Institute of International Affairs, 2023.