Chikara Hashimoto received his Ph.D. in International Politics from Aberystwyth University, the UK, where he also hheld a BScEcon in International Politics and Intelligence Studies and an MScEcon in International History and Intelligence Studies. He was Assistant Professor in International Relations, University of Sharjah, the UAE, and Assistant Editor of Intelligence and National Security. Before assuming his last post at the University of Sharjah since 2014, he taught at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels at Aberystwyth University and also worked as Research Assistant to Professor Len Scott.