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  NAGY, Stephen R.

   Professor

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1.
Degree Acquisition
Waseda University, Ph.D.
2.
Degree Acquisition
Waseda University, M.A.
3. 1994/05
Degree Acquisition
University of Calgary, Bachelor of Science
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■ Professional Background
1. 2025/06~2025/09 Visiting Fellow, Connectivity, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA)Link
2. 2025/07~2025/08 Invitited Distinguished Research Fellow, Corvinus Institute for Asia Studies, Corvinus University Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS)Link
3. 2025/06 Distinguished Fellow, Indo-Pacific Studies CentreLink
4. 2024/12~ CDA Institute Fellow, Conference for Defense AssociationsLink
5. 2024/11~ Chief Executive of Strategic Initiatives, Asia Pacific Security Inoovatory Forum (APSI Forum)Link
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■ Present Specialized Fields
International relations, Politics, Area studies (Key Word:International relations of the Indo-Pacific, Sino-Japanese relations, Japan-US-China relations, Indo-Pacific regional integration、regionalism) 
■ Profile
Dr. Stephen Nagy is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University, specializing in Indo-Pacific geopolitics and great power competition. He holds strategic appointments as Senior Fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute, Research Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and Visiting Fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs. His expertise is further recognized through affiliations with the Institute for Security and Development Policy, the East Asia Security Centre, and the Research Institute for Peace and Security. From 2017-2020, he served as Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation.

As Policy Studies Director for the Yokosuka Council of Asia Pacific Studies, Dr. Nagy leads the Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue Series, and has contributed to regional business governance as a former Governor for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

His academic credentials include previous tenure as Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009-2014) and a doctorate in International Relations from Waseda University (2008).

Dr. Nagy's funded research examines critical regional dynamics, including "Sino-Japanese Relations in the Wake of the 2012 Territorial Disputes" and "Perceptions and Drivers of Chinese Views on Japanese and US Foreign Policy." His current work focuses on middle power strategies amid great power competition in the Indo-Pacific.

His policy-relevant consulting portfolio encompasses CPTPP expansion analysis, online extremism assessment in Japan, Sino-Japanese economic relations, and trilateral US-Japan-China dynamics.

A sought-after geopolitical analyst, Dr. Nagy provides strategic insights to governments, corporations, and media outlets. His scholarly contributions appear in peer-reviewed journals including China Perspectives, East Asia, and International Studies Review. His policy analyses feature in prestigious publications such as China Economic Quarterly and World Commerce Review, while his commentary regularly reaches audiences through Diamond OnLine, SCMP, East Asian Forum, and global media platforms including the New York Times, BBC, CNN, Japan Times, cNBC, and Al Jazeera.
■ Main Course Titles
Politics and International Relations in China, Regionalism in East Asia, Chinese Foreign Policy: From history to practice, Research Methodology and Design, Introduction to Foreign Policy
■ Books and Articles
1. Article The Chinese Strategy of Cooperation With Central and Eastern Europe: Temporary Difficulties or the Prospect of Imminent Collapse? European Foreign Affairs Review pp.73-96 (Collaboration) 2025/05Link
2. Book A new model of major power relations and sources of insecurity in the region' Third country perspectives   (Collaboration) 2025/04Link
3. Book Middle Power Connectivity in Indo-Pacific: Leading the Way to a New Indo-Pacific Minilateral   (Collaboration) 2025/01Link
4. Article Reboot, Continuity, or Adaptation? Making Sense of Japan’s FOIP Vision Update in the Context of China and Taiwan Chinese Political Science Review 78(2024/12),pp.77-121 (Collaboration) 2024/12Link
5. Book Reinventing Canada’s Middle Power Identity: Practicing Pragmatic Realism in an Era of US-China Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific  pp.85-101 (Collaboration) 2024/12Link
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■ Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2024/11/30 Canada Indo-Pacific Dreams: Relevance or Idealism? Foreign Policy at Critical Juncture (Asia Pacific Conference 2024 Bridging Divides for Global Recovery)Link
2. 2024/11/24 Building a maritime community for a shared future (The 5th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance)Link
3. 2024/08/03 Building Bridges, Connecting Continents (4 th MCC festival (Mathias Corvinus Collegium))Link
4. 2024/07/26 The Global South and the Liberal International Order: Conceptual Challenges and Structural Limitations (International Relations in a World of Flux: Understanding Continuity, Change and Contestation)Link
5. 2024/07/09 The Indo-Pacific and international order
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■ Lectures
1. 2025/06/11 Japan–Global South Relations III (South-East Asia)
2. 2025/04/25 Japan in the Trump Era: Trade, Supply Chain and Security
3. 2025/04/24 Japan-China Relations: Balancing engagement, resilience, and deterrence in a era of instability (on-line)
4. 2025/01/29 Navigating the Indo-Pacific: Security, Trade and Strategic AutonomyLink
5. 2024/12/24 South East Asia in the Indo-Pacific (on-line)Link
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■ Academic Society Memberships
1. 2007/03~ International Studies Association
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■ Teaching Experience
1. Graduate student research guidance(Waseda University, Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies)
2. International relations of Japan, Japan China relations, Introduction to Japanese Studies, Research Methodolgy(Chinese University of Hong Kong)
■ Professional Achievements
● Other note that should be mentioned specially on duty
1. Stephen is a Senior Associate Professor in March 2017 and works at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University since September 2014. Concurrently, he he is a Research fellow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) and a Visiting Fellow with the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA). Previously he was selected as a Distinguished Fellow for the Asia Pacific Foundation from 2017-2020. Prior to returning to Tokyo, he was an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong from Dec. 2009 -Jan. 2014. He obtained his PhD from Waseda University, Japan in International Relations in Dec. 2008 and worked as a Research Associate at the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at Waseda University from Oct. 2007 -Nov. 2009. 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”, and “Perceptions and drivers of Chinese view on Japanese and US Foreign Policy in the Region”. He is currently working on middle power approaches to great power competition in the Indo-Pacific. Stephen provides macro-level geopolitical analysis on trends in the region to businesses, governments and the media. He has 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 on topics related to trade, nationalism and China-Japan relations. He has 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 Diamond OnLine, SCMP, the East Asian Forum and Policy-net on issues facing the region, Dr. Stephen R. Nagy is a frequent political/ economic and security commentator on Japan-China-Korea-US relations in Japanese and international media outlet such as the New York Times, BBC, CNN, SCMP, The Japan Times, The National Post, cNBC, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, etc.
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■ Research Topics, Funded Research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1. 2022/04~2023/03  "Promoting Internationalism Internship Learning,"  (Key Word : Internationalism, Internship)
2. 2014/05~  Chinese perceptions of Japanese Foreign Policy in post Cold War Period  (Key Word : China, Japanese Foreign Policy, Perceptions, Cold War)
3. 2016/05~  Sino-Japanese relations in the 21st Century: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities  (Key Word : Sino-Japanese relations, territorial disputes, trade)
4. 2013/05~2014/01  Sino-Japanese Relations in the Wake of the 2012 Territorial Disputes: Investigating changes in Japanese Business’ trade and investment strategy in China  (Key Word : Sino-Japanese relations, territorial disputes, trade)
5. 2013/01~2014/01  Restoration after 3.11: pain, suffering, memory and trauma  (Key Word : 3/11, non-traditional security cooperation, regionalism)
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■ Websites
   Professor Nagy's Homepage
   Linkedin Profile
■ Works
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Hosting a conference at the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo on Middle Powers
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Appearance on BBC
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Graduate students and I at the Canadian Embassy working together on a Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision report
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Middle power friends at conference co-hosted by the Navel War Collage and Bind University, Austalia
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My graduate students in a post conference celebration
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■ Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number
40746682
■ researchmap "Other"
1. 2025/07 Nagy, S.R. 2025, "NATO’s 5% Reality Check: Why Canada’s Defence Free-Riding Must End," in CDA Institute, July 2nd, 2025, (https://cdainstitute.ca/natos-5-reality-check-why-canadas-defence-free-riding-must-end/)Link
2. 2025/06 Nagy, S.R. 2025, "Canada's middle power myths give way to harsh realities Ottawa must deepen ties with Washington to safeguard its sovereignty and prosperity," in The Japan Times, June 29th, 2025, (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/29/world/canada-day-2025/)Link
3. 2025/06 Nagy, S.R. 2025, "Back to the future? Rethinking Canada’s Foreign Policy Architecture for Great Power Competition," in World Geostrategic Insights, June 27th, 2025, (https://www.wgi.world/back-to-the-future-rethinking-canadas-foreign-policy-architecture-for-great-power-competition/)Link
4. 2025/06 Nagy, S.R. 2025, "Trump, the death of multilateralism and the ‘rise of the rest’," in The Japan Times, June 26th, 2025, (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/trump-and-death-of-multilateralism/)Link
5. 2025/06 Nagy, S.R. 2025, "Kananaskis G7... summit interruptus 'Canada faces exclusive multilateralism’s fading relevance.'," in Western Standard News, June 18th, 2025,(https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/nagy-kananaskis-g7-summit-interruptus/65508)Link
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■ External Researcher ID
orcID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1533-2927