Philipp BUSCHMANN

A member of the Directorate for Research and Programs, Philipp Buschmann earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tokyo’s College of Arts and Sciences before completing a master’s degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Prior to joining JIIA in July 2026, he worked in the office of Member of the House of Representatives Minoru Kiuchi and at NIKKEI’s Washington Bureau. His research focuses on Indo-Pacific security, the U.S.-Japan alliance, and cross-Strait security. Drawing on his academic and professional experience in Japan, the United States, and Europe, he conducts research on U.S. foreign policy and Japanese security policy. He is originally from Austria.

Education

2015 - 2020　B.A., College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
2017 – 2018　Certificate in Social Sciences and Humanities, Paris Institute of Political Studies （SciencesPo）
2023 - 2025　MAIR, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Professional Experience

2020 - 2023　Policy Advisor, Office of Minoru Kiuchi, Member of the House of Representatives
2024 – 2025　Assistant Researcher, Washington Bureau, NIKKEI

Selected Research Papers

• “Could Japanese Weapons Strengthen NATO’s Baltic Flank? Procurement Opportunities After Japan’s Export Policy Shift” (June 2026), Poland-Japan Foundation (PJF), https://polandjapanfoundation.com/en/nowe-perspektywy-wspolpracy-obronnej-japonii-i-europy-2
• “’A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency’ —and how Japan and Taiwan should prepare for it” (July 2025), Next-Generation Perspectives on Taiwan, pp. 10-14, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS), https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/TUPP%202025.pdf
• “An Evaluation of the Japanese Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act's Permissibility under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol”, Journal of Human Security Studies Vol.10, No.2 (Special Issue 2021), pp. 79-96, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jahss/10/2/10_79/_article/-char/ja

Current Research Projects

• U.S.-Japan Relations in the Era of America First: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance and Japan’s Defense Capabilities
  Subproject I: MAGA Study Group
• Assessing the Current State of Traditional Security in the Indo-Pacific and the Future Direction of Japan’s Security Cooperation, Including Official Security Assistance (OSA)
  Subproject I: Country Profiles