Yoko Hirose

Yoko Hirose is Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, and Deputy Director of Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI). She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University before going on to gain a master’s degree from the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics at the University of Tokyo, where she also studied toward a doctoral degree. Following this, she earned a Ph.D. in Media and Governance from Keio University. Professor Hirose specializes in international politics and regional studies, focusing in depth on the former Soviet Union as her particular area of expertise. From 2016 to the present, she has served on numerous of government committees, including as an advisor to Japan’s National Security Secretariat (NSS) from 2018 to 2020. She is the author of Crossroads of Caucasian International Relations (2008, Shueisha Shinsho), as well as numerous other books.