We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all applicants for the many submissions received from 17 countries and regions for The Abe Shinzo Award.Following a rigorous review by the Selection Committee, six papers were selected as “FOIP+ Featured Papers” from among the finalists.

From these six papers, the Selection Committee has further selected the recipients of The Abe Shinzo Award and the FOIP+ Honorable Mention.The award recipients and their winning papers will be officially announced at FOIP+ Dialogue 2026 on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

FOIP+ Featured Papers

1. Abigaël Collin-Delille
PhD Candidate in Geographical Sciences, Université Laval, Canada

New Caledonia and the Future of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Rethinking France’s Pacific Strategy through Stability, Legitimacy and Regional Integration

2. Caroline Jhoy R. Nacional
Founder and Executive Director, Women’s Alliance for Security and Peace Asia

Securing the Human Dimension of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

3. Kobayashi Amane
Associate Professor of Musashino University, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Mediation Support of Sasakawa Peace Foundation

インド太平洋との接続性を深める中東諸国――日本にとっての機会と課題

4. KURASHINA Takeshi
PhD Candidate at the University of Wollongong and Commander of the Japan Coast Guard

Driving International Cooperation at Sea: The Shiprider Programme as a Model for Regional Security

5. Maula Mohamad Haykal
Deputy Chair for Non-Proliferation Working Group, World Order Lab; Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia

Potential ASEAN-Japan Collaboration for Regional Missile Test Confidence- and Security-Building Measures

6. Pratnashree Basu
Associate Fellow: Indo-Pacific, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Broadening the Constituency for FOIP: India and the Next Phase of the Indo-Pacific

(Listed in alphabetical order by authors' displayed names.)

Outstanding research, ideas, and activities that contribute to one or more of the following areas:

・Advancing the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

・Upholding and reimagining the principles of peace and prosperity within a shifting global landscape

・Building comprehensive connections across the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans

・Driving international cooperation to address regional challenges in key sectors, including security, economic prosperity, technology, health, education, and environmental sustainability

・Research on the global legacy of Abe Shinzo

Individuals worldwide who are under the age of 50 are eligible to apply. In exceptional cases, the selection committee may consider candidates slightly over this age limit.

September 18, 2026

Kanehara Nobukatsu

Executive Director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, The inaugural deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat

Taniguchi Tomohiko

Former Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Prime Minister ABE, Shinzo (Foreign Policy Speechwriter); Specially Appointed Professor at the University of Tsukuba; Special Adviser to the Fujitsu Future Studies Centre; Chairman of Nippon Kaigi

Tokumoto Shinnosuke

FOIP+ Organizing Committee, Founder of the Abe Shinzo Digital Museum Project

We are unable to respond to individual inquiries regarding the selection status or results. There is no prize money.

Candidates for the award will be announced on the website around end of September 2026, and the winner will be announced at FOIP+Dialogue 2026 on October 17, 2026.
If you are unable to submit your application using the form, please submit it by email to the address below.
FOIP+ Organizing Committee
Email：info@foip-plus.com