Stephen Robert Nagy (Ph.D.) - ISM UW

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Stephen Robert Nagy (Ph.D.)
Senior Associate Professor
Department of Politics and International Studies International Christian
University, Tokyo
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
nagy@icu.ac.jp

Birth date: July 8th, 1971
Nationality: Canadian

                             Career Statement
I am an accomplished, multi-lingual academic who adeptly balances both research and non-research activities. I
have a strong record of broad contribution to academic and policy oriented publications.

                                           Research Interests
Research interests include international relations of Northeast Asia, Sino-Japanese relations, middle power
diplomacy, and Asian regional integration. His recent funded research projects are “Sino-Japanese Relations in
the Wake of the 2012 Territorial Disputes: Investigating changes in Japanese Business’ trade and investment
strategy in China”. Currently he is conducting a research project on the entitled “Perceptions and drivers of
Chinese view on Japanese and US Foreign Policy in the Region”.

With extensive experience in China, Japan and Northeast Asia, I provide macro-level geopolitical analysis on
trends in the region to businesses, governments and the media. I have published widely in peer-reviewed
international journals such as China Perspectives, East Asia, the Journal of Asian Politics and History and the
International Studies Review, Strategic Analysis on topics related to trade, nationalism and China-Japan relations.
I have also published in think tank and commercial outlets such as the China Economic Quarterly and the World
Commerce Review on trade and political risk. In addition to writing in media and policy forms outlets in Japanese
and English such as the Nikkei Shinbun, Kyodo News, Associated Press, New York Times, Hong Kong 01,
Thanhnien (Vietnam) Diamond OnLine (Japan), the South China Morning Post, the Japan Times, the East Asian
Forum and Asia & the Pacific Policy Forum on issues facing the region. Dr. Stephen R. Nagy also regularly
appears on ABC (Australia), BBC, cNBC (US/ Asia), Channel News Asia, Here and Now, NPR (US), Al Jazeera
for television and radio interviews related to political/ economic and security in East Asian politics and
international relations.

                                                   Education
January 2009                   Waseda University, Japan
                               PhD, International Relation/ Studies

March 2004                    Waseda University, Japan
                              MA, International Relations

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May 1994                      University of Calgary, Canada
                              Bachelor of Science

                                        Employment History
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (December 2017 to present)

International Christian University, Department of Politics and International Studies, Senior
Associate Professor (September 2014- present)

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Japanese Studies, Assistant Professor
(December 2009 to January 14, 2014)

Waseda University, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Research Associate
(October 2007 to November 2009)

                                    Publications (Abbreviated)
                                              Journal Articles

2018    Nagy, S.R. 2018. “The Maritime Silk Road and Japan’s Indo-Pacific Engagement: The utility of a Sri
        Lanka-Japan Strategic Partnership,” Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka Defense Review
        2018. Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka. (Forthcoming)

2017    Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Japan's Choice”, in The World Commerce Review. Vol. 11, Issue 3. Autumn.
        pp.10-17.

2017     Nagy, S. R. 2017. "Japan's Grand Strategy?: Chinese Interpretations of Japanese Foreign Policy in the
        post -Cold War Era," in Prospects for Peace and Prosperity in the New Age. Chih-mo Cheng (ed.).
        Taiwan: Department of Diplomacy & International Relations, Tamkang Univerity. pp. 71-97.

2017    Nagy, S.R. 2017 “Proactive Pacifism: Investing in Multilateralization and Omnidirectional
        Hedging,” Strategic Analysis. DOI:10.1080/09700161.2017.1295607

2016       Nagy, S.R. 2016, 'Diplomatic Signaling or Doublespeak: An analysis of PM Abe's Speech to the US.
           Congress in 2015 and his Domestic and Foreign Policy Initiatives', Journal of Asian Politics and
           History. Spring 2016, Issue 8, pp.17-30.

2016       Nagy, S.R. 2016. "The South China Sea in 2016. Towards recognising the global public good of the
           SCS," in World Commerce Review. Volume 10. Issue 1. Pheonix Multimedia: United Kingdom. pp.
           50-53. ISSN 1751-0023

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2015 Nagy, S.R. 2015. “The geopolitics of the TPP: Reconfiguring regional architecture in East Asia,” in
      World Commerce Review. Phoenix Multimedia. September 2015, Volume 9. Issue 3. Pp.72-75.
      ISSN: 1751-0023

2015 Nagy, S.R. 2015. “Balancing Trade and Security Relationships in the Asia Pacific: The Advent of a
       Trilateral Seikei Bunri Relationship between Japan, China, and the U.S.” Journal of Asian Politics
       and History. Spring 2015, Issue 6. Pp.5-24.

2014    Nagy, S.R. 2014. “Nationalism, Domestic Politics and the Japan Economic Rejuvenation,” East Asia.
         Volume 31. Issue 1. Pp. 5-21.

2014   Nagy, S.R. 2014. “Japanese Business In China— Alive In The Bitter Sea,” China Economic Quarterly:
        Dragonomics. March pp.31-36.

2013      Nagy, S.R. 2013. “Territorial Disputes, Trade and Diplomacy: Examining the Repercussions of the
          Sino-Japanese Territorial Dispute on Bilateral Trade,” in China Perspectives. Volume 4. (December).
          49-57.

                             Authored editorials, commentary (Abbreviated)
2018      Nagy, S.R. 2018. "Tiptoeing around Trump: Northeast Asian responses to mercurial leadership,"
        in Asia and Pacific Policy Society, Policy Forum. March 27th, 2018.
        (https://www.policyforum.net/tiptoeing-around-trump/)

2018    Nagy, S.R. 2018. "Maximizing the Fractures," in Asian Affairs. March                           Issue.
        (http://www.asianaffairs.in/magazine/maximizing-the-fractures/#.WrHryYjFIow)

2018    Nagy, S.R. 2018. "LA CRISI DEMOGRAFICA E UNA NUOVA RESTAURAZIONE MEIJI (Is
        Demography Destiny? Japan’s opportunity for a modern Meiji Restoration)," in La rivoluzione
        giapponese. Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica. 2/2018.

2018     Nagy, S.R. 2018. "How China Plans to Leverage Its Relationship with Japan," in The National
        Interest. February 27th, 2018. (http://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-china-plans-leverage-its-
        relationship-japan-24676?page=show)

2018 Nagy, S.R. 2018. "Gold medal brinkmanship: North Korea’s Winter Olympic coup d’état," Policy
     Forum: Asia & the Pacific Policy Society. January 30th, 2018. (https://www.policyforum.net/gold-
     medal-brinkmanship/)

2017 Nagy, S.R. 2017. "Rapid Round-up: Trump in Asia," Policy Forum: Asia & Pacific Policy Society.
      November 13th, 2017. (https://www.policyforum.net/rapid-round-up-trump-in-asia/)

2017    Nagy, S.R. 2017. "Trump’s East Asia tour de force?: Will it be America first, or making China great
        again?," Policy Forum: Asia & Pacific Policy Society. November 7th, 2017.
        (https://www.policyforum.net/trumps-east-asia-tour-de-force/)

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2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. "Rapid Round-up: China Congress, Experts react to this historic Communist
        Party," October 26th, 2017. Gathering (https://www.policyforum.net/rapid-round-up-china-
        congress/)

2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Japan faces a consequential decision in possible snap election”, in The Japan
        Times. September 22, 2017. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/22/commentary/japan-
        commentary/japan-facesconsequential-decision-possible-snap-election/#.WciapVuCyUk

2017       Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Quieting the language of war: Diplomacy struggles as Washington and
          Pyongyang ramp up the rhetoric”, in Policy Forum Asia and the Pacific Policy Forum. (August
          16th, 2017)

2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. “The problem of pacifism: The road to revising Japan’s Constitution”, in Policy
         Forum Asia & the Pacific Policy Society. (May 11th, 2017)

2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Solutions beyond Sabre Rattling: Compromise and diplomacy, not military
         might, has the greatest potential to bring peace to the Korean peninsula,” in Policy Forum,
         Asia and Pacific Policy Society. April 14th, 2017.
         https://www.policyforum.net/solutions-beyond-sabre-rattling/

2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Can Tillerson tackle a tense East Asia?: North Korea has ramped up
         regional anxieties ahead of US Secretary of State visit,” in Policy Forum, Asia and Pacific
         Policy Society. March 15th, 2017.
         https://www.policyforum.net/can-tillerson-tackle-tense-east-asia/

2017     Nagy, S.R. 2017. “Southeast Asia pins its hopes on US-Japan alliance: Much at stake in
         Trump and Abe’s upcoming meeting,” in Policy Forum, Asia and Pacific Policy Society.
         February 10th, 2017. https://www.policyforum.net/southeast-asia-pins-hopes-us-japan-alliance/

2017    Nagy, S.R. 2017. “In Japan’s national interest: Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbour,” in Policy
         Forum, Asia and Pacific Policy Society. January 6th, 2017.
         https://www.policyforum.net/japans-national-interest/

2016    Nagy, S.R. 2016. “What China expects from Trump: Three emerging schools of thought on the
        new US President,” in Policy Forum, Asia and Pacific Policy Society. December 2nd, 2016
        http://www.policyforum.net/china-expects-trump/

                          Conference Papers, Invited Lectures and Workshops
2017    “Rethinking Asia’s Regionalism: Security competition and visions of Asia’s regionalism,” Asian
        Regionalism in a Changing World. Chinese Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China. November
        22nd, 2017.

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2017 “G-Zero World realities and Canada as a Middle Power,” The Era of Uncertainty Leadership: East
Asian responses to a G-Zero World and the role of Middle Powers Symposium, International Christian
University, Tokyo. October 20th, 2017 (Conference organizer and speaker)

2017    Symposium on the Role of Middle Power Countries in an Era of Uncertainty, Co-hosted by the
Canadian Embassy, Tokyo and the Social Science Research Institute, International Christian University,
Tokyo. October 19th, 2017. (Organizer and round-table speaker)

2017 “Security Challenges around Japan: How Canada can help”, Hosted by Deputy Commander RCN,
      RAdm Gilles Couturier aboard the HMCS OTTAWA , Tokyo. July 13th, 2017 (Closed panel session)

2017    “A new model of Great Power Relations and sources of insecurity in the region: Third country
        perspectives,” at the 14th Annual East Asia Security Symposium: Conference, China Foreign Affairs
        University, Beijing, 30 June 2017

2017      “Proactive Pacifism under PM Abe: Chinese perceptions of Japan’s Foreign Policy Trajectory,”    in
the International Studies Association, University of Hong Kong, June 15-17, 2017.

2017 “Japan’s Grand Strategy? Chinese interpretations of Japanese Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War
       Era,” at the International Conference on Prospects for Peace and Prosperity in the New Age, organized
      by Tamkang University, Republic of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 27th, 2017 (Invited)

2016    “14th Japan - Canada Symposium on Peace and Security Cooperation”, Tokyo. December 12-13th
        (Invited)

2016 “JAPAN SOUTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY Partnerships: Diverging approaches to a rising
  China in an ear of Trumpian Populism,” China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea,
Nanjing University, November 30th, 2016 (Invited)

2016    “Trump’s rhetoric: retrenchment, status quo or deepening engagement?”
          Chinese Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China, November 24th, 2016 (Invited lecture)

2016     “US-Japan relations: Enhancing cooperation,” Remin University, Beijing, China. November
        22nd, 2016 (Invited Lecture)

2016 “JAPAN SOUTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY Partnerships: Diverging approaches to a rising
  China in an ear of Trumpian Populism,” Foreign Correspondence Club of China, Belgium Embassy, Beijing
China. November 22nd, 2016 (Invited lecture)

                            Visiting and Honorary Appointments
Salzburg Fellowship Faculty, Haverfold College without remuneration (2010-3 to present)

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Senior Fellow, Waseda University's Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration without remuneration (20097
to 2012-3-30)

Member, Waseda University’s Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (2012-4 to present)

                                                 Grants

2017 April
Grant type: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kaken)
Project Title: "Japan’s Grand Strategy?: Chinese interpretations of Japanese Foreign Policy in
the post-Cold War Era" Total Received: 4.2 Million Yen

2017 January
 Social Science Research Institute, International Christian University Conference Grant
Workshop title: The Era of Uncertain Leadership: East Asian responses to a G-Zero World and
the role of Middle Powers
Total Received: 700,000 Yen

2016 September
Grant Type: Japan ICU Foundation-Study Abroad Grant
Project Title: JAPAN-CHINA YOUNG LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Program
Link: http://www.jicuf.org/news/2017/1/4/japan-china-yldp-participant-experiences Total:
1.2 Million Yen

2016 January
Social Science Research Institute, International Christian University Conference Grant
Workshop title: Sino-Japanese relations in the 21st Century: Exploring the Challenges and
Opportunities
Total Received: 500,000 Yen

2015 June International Christian University Endowment Research Grant (Primary
Investigator(PI))
Project Title: Chinese Perceptions of Japan’s Foreign Policy under PM Abe since 2012 Total
received: 495,400 Yen
                                          Languages
English (Native) French, Japanese (Fluent speaking, reading and writing) Cantonese
(Intermediate speaking, reading, writing), Mandarin (Intermediate reading and writing,
elementary speaking)

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