Daiki is a first year Politics and International Relations student at University College London, in the United Kingdom. His academic interests include security and defense, and in particular counterterrorism. For his research, Daiki examines how foreign and domestic policies are (re)shaped by security, defense, and terrorism concerns. Some variables introduced into his analysis include international market indices and other domestic indicators.

Motivated by his strong interest in domestic and international security, Daiki aims to advance research on how political actors use their response to armed violence and instability as political tools.