Eleanor Shiori Hughes

Eleanor Shiori Hughes is currently a Research Assistant and 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 and Australian foreign policy and security; the nexus of business and geopolitics; and tech talent flows for semiconductors, among other things.
Eleanor was previously a Defense Analyst at The Asia Group (TAG), where she supported the firm's Defense and Aerospace practice by researching industry and complex geopolitical dynamics unfolding across Indo-Pacific markets. Before she joined TAG, she interned at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), where she monitored supply chain trendlines of various Indo-Pacific economies, U.S. tariffs on China, and regional economic integration in Asia. Prior to joining ASPI, Eleanor was a Research Assistant at Georgetown's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, where she conducted research on transnational issues including food security and kleptocracy. She also worked for the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she covered issues on the U.S.-Japan alliance, Japanese foreign policy, economic statecraft, and climate change. She was previously a Kim Koo Fellow at the Korea Society in New York City. 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; The Australian American Leadership Dialogue's Young Leadership Dialogue; and The Australian Institute for International Affairs and The Japan Foundation's Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network.
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 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 in Notre Dame, IN. 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.
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- Hong Kong Weathering the High Tides of Beijing's Political Interference (The Diplomatic Courier, 06/07/2020)
- The Evolution of the U.S.-China Relationship Under Xi Jinping (Lyric Hughes Hale and Eleanor S. Hughes, 09/18/20)
- U.S.-Taiwan Relations After the U S Election (Sean King & Eleanor S. Hughes, 11/13/20)
- 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)
- ‘The whole world right now needs to unite’: Rallies are being held across the US in support of Ukraine (CNN, 2/27/22)
- 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)
- Tsai meets McCarthy: Will China double down on threatening Taiwan or play it cool? (The China Project, 4/05/23)
- Japan and Taiwan: A Relationship Filled With Promise, But Not Without Limits (Global Taiwan Institute, 4/19/23)
- La Trobe Asia Brief: Fresh Perspectives on the Quad (La Trobe Asia, 5/03/23)
- Fresh Perspectives on the Quad Report Launch (La Trobe Asia: 5/03/23)
- Common threats bring Japan, South Korea closer together (Deutsche Welle, 5/09/23)
- Building a Quad that lasts to the next generation (The Lowy Institute, 5/19/23)
- At G7, Japan quietly strengthens alliances (Deutsche Welle News, 5/20/23)
- North Korea satellite plunges in sea in 'rushed' failure, more launches expected (Reuters, 5/31/23)
- North Korea 'resolute' to put military spy satellite into space despite rocket failure, expert says (The Sun & Reuters, 5/31/23)
- Japan's Position on Possible Taiwan War Worries Its Citizens (TaiwanPlus, 7/18/23)
- Analysts: US-Led Deterrence in South China Sea May Push Beijing to Become More Confrontational (Voice of America, 8/30/23)
- U.S.-China 'de-risking' will face stress test in election season (The Japan Times, 9/01/23)
- Japan's Military Asks for Record-Breaking $52B in Defense Spending, (TaiwanPlus, 9/01/23)