Masahiro Matsumura is a Professor of International Politics and National Security at St.  Andrew’s University in Osaka. He specializes in East Asian Security, US-Japan alliance, armament policy, and defense industrial policy. Prof. Matsumura received his LLB. from Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan, M.A. from Ohio University, and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park, and has held various fellowships, including at Harvard, Brookings, Heritage ,Cato, US NDU-INSS, and NCCU-IIR. His  articles appear in journals such Survival, Austral, Defense Analysis, Issues & Studies, International Journal of Korea Unification Studies, International Journal of China Studies, and Jebat, among others. His recent co-edited books include Defense Policy and Strategic Development: Coordination Between Japan and Taiwan, and Navigating the New Political Economy in Southeast Asia: Perspectives from Japan, Taiwan and the Region. He also has actively published many op-eds in English-language newspapers and online magazines, such as the Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, Taipei Times, Project Syndicate, and Ifimes.