Iku Tsujihiro

Research Associate

Iku Tsujihiro 辻廣 郁

At A Glance:

Iku Tsujihiro is a research associate with Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair.

Biography

Iku Tsujihiro is a research associate with Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair.

She researches various topics including the United States’ extended deterrence in Northeast Asia, Taiwan contingency readiness, and Indo-Pacific economic security. 

Ms. Tsujihiro was previously a Nuclear Scholars Initiative fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

She received her MA in security studies Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and her BA in philosophy from Brandeis University. 

She is originally from Tokyo, Japan.

Events
16
May 2025
Past Event
How the US and Japan Can Prevent War with China
Featured Speakers:
A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2 at Kadena Air Base in Japan on April 23, 2023. (DVIDS)
16
May 2025
Past Event
How the US and Japan Can Prevent War with China

Masashi Murano will sit down with Japan Chair Research Associate Iku Tsujihiro to discuss his new book, Preventing a US-China War.

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2 at Kadena Air Base in Japan on April 23, 2023. (DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Japan’s Defence Minister General Nakatani shake hands ahead of a joint press announcement aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on September 5, 2025. (Getty Images)
Caption
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Japan’s Defence Minister General Nakatani hold a joint press announcement aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on September 5, 2025. (Getty Images)