Timothee Albessard

Education

2024 -: PhD in International Relations at Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo)
2022 - 2023: Japanese Language Programme at Waseda University (Tokyo)
2018 - 2024: Curriculum at the École Normale Supérieure (Paris), Master's Degree in Geopolitics, Minor in Public Policy
2016 - 2019: Bachelor in Literature (Sorbonne University, Paris)

Professional Experience

April 2026 -: Research Fellow, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST), Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
January 2025 - March 2026: Special Research Fellow, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST), Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
September 2024 - January 2025: Teaching Assistant, International Security Policy, Hitotsubashi University
January - August 2024: Research Assistant for the Counsellor for Strategic Affairs and Continental Europe, Cabinet of the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs

Selected Research Papers

"More Is Not Better: The Risks of a US Nuclear Buildup for Extended Deterrence", The Washington Quarterly, 49:1 (2026), 25-44, https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.gwu.edu/dist/1/2181/files/2026/03/Albessard_TWQ_49_1.pdf 
"Japan's Nuclear Latency - A Dual-Use Diplomatic Lever?", Report 93, IRSEM, May 2022, https://www.irsem.fr/storage/file_manager_files/2025/03/etude-irsem-93-albessard-japan-en-v2.pdf