Reserch Fellow, Global Security Division, Policy Studies Department
MOTOYAMA Isao
Security Studies,Regional Studies-Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Conflict Studies Political Science Game-theoretic approach

Education Education and Professional Experience

  • 2020-2022
    M.A. in Political Science, Waseda University, Japan. (Dean’s Academic Prize)
  • 2018-2019
    Exchange Student, University of California, Los Angeles. (Dean’s Honors List)
  • 2016-2020
    B.A. in Political Science, Waseda University, Japan.

Employment Education and Professional Experience

  • 2023-
    Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies
  • 2022
    Tokio Marine dR Co., Ltd.

Selected Publications Selected Publications

  • “Two Schools of Thought on the Logic of Nuclear Strategy”pdf
    Sukeyuki Ichimasa ed., New Horizons of the Nuclear Age (NIDS, 2024), pp. 57-71.
  • “Strategic Role of Counterforce Capabilities: Considerations for Formal Modeling”
    Security and Strategy, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Mar 2025), pp. 137-155. (An English summary is availablehere, p. 195.)