Sean Flanagan is an analyst at RAND Europe within the Defense, Security and Justice research group. He primarily works within the Defence Workforce and Armed Forces Community research portfolio. He is also involved with the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) funded Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community. His expertise is in civil-military relations and overseas basing agreements, specifically focused on Japan and the Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining RAND, he worked as a coordinator for international relations within the International Exchange Division of the Prefectural Government of Okinawa, Japan, and as a research intern for the Japan External Trade Organization. Flanagan completed his undergraduate studies in Japan and the United States, focusing on Japanese literature and political science, and his M.Sc. in international relations at the London School of Economics. Flanagan is bilingual in Japanese and English.
M.Sc. in international relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science; B.A. in japanese literature & international relations, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Japanese; English
Analyst, Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community
