Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Her research examines the intersection of comparative politics and international relations in Asia, particularly focusing on Japanese politics, trade-security linkages, and regional institutions. Her current book project analyzes the influence of foreign multinational enterprises on the Japanese political economy across sectors and across time. She is the co-editor of Linking Trade and Security: Evolving Institutions and Strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States (2012) and Responding to a Resurgent Russia: Russian Policy and Responses from the European Union and the United States (2011). She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.