Eleanor Shiori Hughes

Eleanor Shiori Hughes is currently a Defense Analyst at The Asia Group in Washington, DC, and she researches security and industry developments for the firm's aerospace and defense practice. She is also a non-resident affiliate for EconVue. Her research interests span a wide range of subjects including U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific; Japanese foreign policy and security; Japan - Taiwan relations; the talent pipeline in the semiconductor industry; and the impact of China's rise in the 21st century. Ms. Hughes frequently authors reports and opinion pieces on contemporary geopolitics in Asia. Her works have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, Real Clear Defense, The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, among other outlets. She has been interviewed by and quoted in broadcast and online media including Nikkei Asian Review, Voice of America, South China Morning Post, and TaiwanPlus.
Eleanor has previously worked at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues. She is a member of the Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and the Council on Foreign Relations’ Young Professionals Program. She is also a delegate for The Australian American Leadership Dialogue's Young Leadership Dialogue.
Eleanor holds a MA in Asian Studies from the Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and a BA in History from Saint Mary's College. She speaks Japanese.
Anticipating Anomalies in Global Supply Chains
A webinar organized by Foreign Policy with experts from both the public and private sector. The panelists included Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Bob Kolasky, Brittany Masalosalo, Col. (ret.) John Mills, and journalist Maggie Lake as the moderator. It was a wide-ranging conversation on assessing the current state of global supply chains while coexisting with the COVID-19 virus.
View postU.S.-Taiwan Relations After the U.S. Election Talk at Georgetown's SFS
Eleanor Shiori Hughes is an MA Candidate in Asian Studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS). In this report, she details how she recently hosted a webinar for her graduate program with Sean King, Senior VP of Park Strategies and an affiliated scholar at the University of Notre Dame's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, on the evolution of U.S.-Taiwan relations and its trajectory going forward under the incoming Biden administration.
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The Evolution of US-China Relations Under Xi Jinping at Georgetown’s Asian Studies Program
Eleanor Shiori Hughes, an MA Candidate in Asian Studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), recently hosted a webinar for her graduate program with Lyric Hughes Hale, Editor-in-Chief of EconVue, where the two discussed issues in Chinese foreign policy and U.S.-China relations since Xi Jinping took power.
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- Hong Kong Weathering the High Tides of Beijing's Political Interference (The Diplomatic Courier, 06/07/2020)
- Japan's Olympic Challenge Could Be a Great Comeback Story for Tokyo (The National Interest, 02/20/21)
- The U.S. - Japan Summit: Cherry Blossoms & Reality Checks (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 04/22/21)
- Not Your Typical Olympics (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 07/23/21)
- Semiconductors: the skills shortage (The Lowy Institute, 09/15/2021)
- Biden and Kishida plan Quad summit in Japan in late spring (Nikkei Asian Review, 01/22/22)
- Who's Watching the Winter Olympics? (Wall Street Journal, 02/15/22)
- Shinzo Abe’s Taiwan Legacy (The Hudson Institute, 03/14/2022)
- Abe warns of China’s ‘new militarism’ (Taipei Times, 03/18/2022)
- The Hale Report: Episode 27 with Dr. Michael Green and Eleanor Shiori Hughes (EconVue, 04/02/22)
- Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated at Campaign Rally (TaiwanPlus, 07/08/22)
- Analysis: Shinzo Abe's Legacy of Taiwan-Japan Relations (TaiwanPlus, 07/11/22)
- Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe (The Japan Times, 07/28/22)
- Bipartisan Japanese Delegation Arrives in Taiwan (TaiwanPlus, 08/22/22)
- Legislators from Japan to Europe Visit Taiwan to Talk Defense, Chips (Voice of America, 09/30/22)
- Washington’s Asia strategy leading up to the midterms: Keep calm and carry on (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 10/07/22)
- Singapore’s new cyberdefence force: a reflection of modern warfare in the digital age (South China Morning Post, 11/06/22)
- Japan joining Aukus: the ‘logical choice’, but would it be a full partner in the alliance? (South China Morning Post, 11/27/22)
- The Quad: Emerging Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific (La Trobe Asia, 11/16/22)
- A next-generation agenda for US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation (Atlantic Council, 12/20/22)
- Japan PM Arrives in Washington for Summit With U.S. President Biden (TaiwanPlus, 1/13/23)
- Taiwan's unofficial diplomacy gains as democracies sour on China (Nikkei Asia, 2/28/23)
- Tokyo is very much invested in Taiwan's future (The Japan Times, 3/09/23)
- Analysis: Japan and South Korea Seek Closer Ties Amid Regional Security Threats (TaiwanPlus, 3/16/23)
- Japan holds evacuation drills amid Taiwan invasion fear (Deutsche Welle, 3/28/23)