Yohei Takahata received his B.A. from Hosei University in 2007 and his M.A. in International Studies from Waseda University in 2009. He joined the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) in 2009 and has since served in various capacities, including Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow. He currently serves as Executive Director and Distinguished Research Fellow at JFIR. He is also Senior Researcher at the Keio Research Institute at SFC and Executive Secretary of the Global Forum of Japan (GFJ). He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of e-Forum and as a Academic Member of GFJ. His research focuses on international relations theory, geopolitics, Eurasian diplomacy, polar governance, and the strategic behavior of states caught between great powers in a multipolar era. His major publications include:
Survival Strategies of States Caught Between Great Powers (co-edited, Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2026);Topics in International Politics: Theory, History and Regions (co-author, 2023); Japan’s Diplomacy in Eurasian Dynamism (co-author, 2022); “Japan’s Choice for ‘Eurasian Diplomacy’” (2022); “Reflections on Japan’s Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (2022); and various policy papers and commentaries on Japanese foreign and security policy.