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American Strategy and Critical Changes in the U.S. “Energy Import Dependence"

Changes in energy technology and in the way oil and gas reserves are estimated, have led to major changes in estimates of future of U.S. dependence on energy imports, how this affects U.S. strategy, and the nature of the U.S. strategic partnership with the Arab Gulf states.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 4, 2015

CSIS Transcript: Conference Call on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to Washington

Center for Strategic and International Studies Conference Call on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to Washington  Participants: Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS Matthew P. Goodman, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS Nicholas Szechenyi, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Japan […]

Commentary — April 30, 2015

The 2015 U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines: End of a New Beginning

It has been nearly 15 years since the alliance last revised the Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation.  Both governments revised these Guidelines as a part of the security relationship’s transition to the post-Cold War environment, while abiding by the constraints of Japan defense policies at that time.  Speaking of the 1997 Defense Guidelines, Japan’s Ambassador […]

Commentary — April 30, 2015

The Maritime Security Implications of the New U.S.-Japan Guidelines

The new U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines will upgrade bilateral operational cooperation and enhance the alliance structure. The new Guidelines enable Japanese and U.S. forces to conduct effective combined operations defending each other’s units and assets in the high seas—even beyond Japanese territorial waters. The new Alliance Coordination Mechanism will endorse this upgraded operational cooperation. Under this […]

Commentary — April 30, 2015

The U.S.-Japan Alliance Upgrades and Maritime Contention in Asia

On Monday, the U.S. and Japanese government announced the conclusion of their upgrade of their alliance.[1] The U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation Guidelines have been revised for the second time since they were drafted in 1978, first in 1997 to respond to the early disruptions after the end of the Cold War, and today to cope with […]

Commentary — April 30, 2015

The Turkish Economy: Temporary Crisis?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been invariably positive about the Turkish economy, caused a surprise on April 18 when he said “although some people are not noticing it, the numbers show that the Turkish economy has been sliding for three years.”

Commentary by Bulent Aliriza and Craig Bonfield — April 30, 2015