Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi is an Associate Professor at the Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University; Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; and Adjunct Senior Fellow at Pacific Forum. Ryo specializes in defense and security, and transport governance in the Indo-Pacific. Ryo previously held positions at the University of Tokyo, Pusan National University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (reserve). Ryo received his Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales, and M.A. and B.A. from the Australian National University. Ryo was also a Korea Foundation Language Training Fellow.