Yu Koizumi is an Associate Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He has held various positions, including Assistant Analyst at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Special Research Fellow at the Institute for Future Engineering (IFENG), and Research Fellow at the National Congressional Library. His main research theme is the national security of Russia and the former Soviet republics. He has actively commented on these issues in TV and radio programmes. He holds a master's degree from Waseda University.