Josephine Pau
Senior Analyst (Coordinator) of East Asia Desk
Josephine Pau is Senior Analyst (Coordinator) with the East Asia Desk at World Order Lab. She is currently a Master's Student in International Governance and Diplomacy at Sciences Po. She is also a Research Intern at the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, as well as a member of the EPIS Think-Tank.
Josephine holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Liberal Studies from the School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, and was engaged in a number of summer and winter schools in security in Europe.
Previously, Josephine was a Research Intern at FACTS Asia, a Teaching Assistant for Women in Politics at Waseda University, and a Research Intern with the Regional Security Architecture Programme at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Josephine's research interests focus on international public policy, East Asian relations, international security, and global risk. She is also interested in gender studies, environmental governance and linguistics. In her personal time, she is a runner and publishes an independent zine.
Language: Chinese (Native), English (Native), Japanese (C2), French (B2).
Education:
Master's Degree, International Governance and Diplomacy
Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po (2025 - 2027)Bachelor's Degree, International Liberal Studies
School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University (2022 - 2026)
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Research Interests
Josephine Pau
Senior Analyst (Coordinator),
East Asia Desk
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Regional Focus
ASEAN
European Union
EU-ASEAN Relations
Geopolitics of East Asia
Global Risk
International Public Policy
International Relations
International Security
Regionalism
Singapore
Japan
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Europe
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Selected Articles & Publications
From Aid to Security: Japan’s Deployment of the OSA in ASEAN
FACTS Asia | April 17, 2026
Event Participations
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