KOBAYASHI Amane

Senior Researcher

Expertise

Politics and Security of the Middle East and North Africa focusing on Libya, Energy Geopolitics, International Politics

Amane KOBAYASHI, Ph.D. is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).His expertise includes politics and security of the Middle East and North Africa focusing on Libya and energy geopolitics in the region.From 2021 to 2023, Amane worked as the Deputy Head of Mission at Japan's Embassy in Libya, where he oversaw political and economic affairs as well as cooperation with international organizations. He has previously served the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the U.S., and Keio University, Japan. He also worked for the post-conflict development of Libya with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 2013 to 2014. Amane teaches/taught international relations and security, contemporary politics in the Middle East, and energy policies at several universities in Japan.Amane received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Media and Governance, and B.A. in Policy Management at Keio University, Japan. He was a Research Fellow at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

2023	Senior Researcher, JIME Center, IEEJ
2021	Deputy Head of Mission, Japan's Embassy in Libya
2020	Senior Researcher, JIME Center, IEEJ
2019	Ph.D. in Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan
2017	Research Fellow, JIME Center, IEEJ
2016	Japan Institute of International Affairs(JIIA), Japan
2015	Center for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS), the U.S.
2013	Research Assistant, Keio University, Japan
2011	M.A. in Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan
2009	B.A. in Policy Management, Keio University, Japan