Michael J. Green

Senior Adviser (Non-resident) and Henry A. Kissinger Chair
Michael J Green

Michael Green is senior adviser (non-resident) and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to June 2022, he served as senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair and director of Asian studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, until his appointment as CEO of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He served on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) from 2001 through 2005, first as director for Asian affairs with responsibility for Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand and then as special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Asia, with responsibility for East Asia and South Asia. Before joining the NSC staff, he was a senior fellow for East Asian security at the Council on Foreign Relations, director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center and the Foreign Policy Institute and assistant professor at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, and senior adviser on Asia in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He also worked in Japan on the staff of a member of the National Diet. Dr. Green has authored numerous books and articles on East Asian security, including most recently Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo (Columbia University Press, 2022). He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from SAIS and did additional graduate and postgraduate research at Tokyo University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Kenyon College with highest honors.

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The Asia Chessboard

Russia, the Newest Disrupter in Southeast Asia?

Mike speaks with Ian Storey about his new book, Putin's Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin's Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — June 5, 2025

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The Asia Chessboard

Indo-Pacific Strategy with U.S. Rep. Ami Bera

This week Mike speaks to Congressman Ami Bera, who represents California’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Bera is a senior Democrat serving as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discuss the role of Congress in determining U.S. Indo Pacific Strategy.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — May 20, 2025

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The Asia Chessboard

The Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Legacy

This week Mike joins Mira Rapp-Hooper, a political scientist and expert on the Indo-Pacific who formerly served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at the National Security Council, White House.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — April 15, 2025

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The Impossible State

The Future of U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Michael Green discussed U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation, the Trump administration’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific, and more.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Michael J. Green — April 11, 2025

The Impossible State Podcast
The Asia Chessboard

South Korean Tumult and Strategic Direction

This week Mike joins Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair. They discuss South Korea's recently failed coup in 2024, and the future of South Korean international relations in the region.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Victor Cha — April 1, 2025

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The Asia Chessboard

Abe's Legacy and Japan's Next Moves

This week Mike joins Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Kanehara previously served as assistant chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, he also became the inaugural deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat. He also served as deputy director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. They discuss Japan's foreign policy and what to expect in the coming years.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — March 18, 2025

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The Asia Chessboard

Schemes and Scam Inc. in Southeast Asia

Mike hosts Sue-Lin Wong, the Economist’s Southeast Asia correspondent. She was formerly a China correspondent for The Economist and host of The Prince, a multiple award-winning Economist podcast series about Xi Jinping. They discuss Southeast Asia and her new podcast Scam Inc.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — March 6, 2025

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