Jane Nakano

Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Jane Nakano

Jane Nakano is a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Her research interests include U.S. energy policy; energy geopolitics; global market and policy developments concerning natural gas, hydrogen, nuclear energy, and critical minerals; and energy security and climate issues in the Asia-Pacific region. She frequently writes and speaks on these issues at domestic and international conferences and to media around the world. She has also testified before Congress on China's competitiveness in energy technology manufacturing and exports as well as U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on U.S.-China nuclear energy cooperation. Prior to joining CSIS in 2010, Nakano worked in the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy, where she covered a host of energy, economic, and political issues in Asia. From 2001 to 2002, she served at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo as a special assistant to the energy attaché. Nakano graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

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Japanese Energy Companies Step Up U.S. Investments

An audio version of “⁠Japanese Energy Companies Step Up U.S. Investments⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ben Cahill and Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ben Cahill and Jane Nakano — January 23, 2026

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Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30

An audio version of “Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Leslie Abrahams, Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Mathias Zacarias, Ray Cai, and Alexis Burns. This audio was generated using text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by CSIS Scholars — November 25, 2025

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Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30

COP30 showcased noteworthy progress while exposing persistent roadblocks in global climate diplomacy. CSIS experts react to the conference’s most significant outcomes and their implications for the future of climate, energy, health, development, and the COP process at large.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — November 25, 2025

Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear?

A slew of recently announced trade deals and investment agreements could amount to the most ambitious U.S. government action to support nuclear energy in decades, but key questions remain.

Critical Questions by Ray Cai, Jane Nakano, and Joseph Majkut — November 7, 2025

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Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear?

An audio version of “⁠Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear?⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Ray Cai, Jane Nakano, and Joseph Majkut. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Ray Cai, Jane Nakano, and Joseph Majkut — November 7, 2025

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Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum

The Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present the inaugural Manila Strategy Forum, bringing together leading experts from the Philippines and the United States to discuss some of our most pressing regional and global challenges.

Event — September 9, 2025