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 fellow at EconVue. Her research interests span a wide range of subjects including U.S. alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific; Japanese foreign policy and security; Japan - Taiwan relations; the Quad; and workforce development efforts with advanced technologies.

Ms. Hughes frequently authors reports and opinion pieces on contemporary geopolitics in Asia. Her works have appeared in Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times,　The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, among other outlets. She has been interviewed by and quoted in broadcast and online media including Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle (DW), 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 was also previously a Kim Koo Fellow at the Korea Society.  Currently, she is a member of the Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Council on Foreign Relations’ Young Professionals Program, and The Australian American Leadership Dialogue's Young Leadership Dialogue. 

Eleanor holds a MA in Asian Studies from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and a BA in History from Saint Mary's College. She speaks Japanese.