Hans Horan is a strategic analyst at the The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, specializing in the Indo-Pacific, cyber threat intelligence, and security and defense affairs. Prior to joining HCSS, Hans worked for over seven years in the intelligence and security industry for both private and public sector organizations across the globe, including serving as a senior geopolitical risk analyst at Proximities. Hans received his master’s degree in Asian studies from Leiden University, where he specialized in the political economies of the East Asian region (Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and China). He earned his bachelor’s degree in International Studies at Leiden University, where he also studied politics, economics and sociology at Nagasaki University.