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

Malaysia’s Path in a Contested Asia

This week Mike is joined by Elina Noor, Senior Fellow for the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss Malaysia’s approach to geopolitics and outlook for the future.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — September 5, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

Debating America’s “Pivot” to Asia

Mike and Jude are joined by joined by Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine to discuss their new book Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — August 6, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

The View from INDOPACOM

Mike and Jude are joined by join Lt. General Stephen Sklenka, USMC, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. They discuss deterrence and the current state of play in the Indo-Pacific region.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — July 24, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

NATO and the Indo-Pacific

Mike and Jude are joined by Benedetta Berti, Director of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO, to discuss NATO’s developing perspectives on the Indo-Pacific region.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — July 9, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

How Will Taiwan's New Leader Govern?

Mike and Jude are joined by Kathrin Hille to discuss Taiwan after the inauguration of Taiwanese President Lai, and what it means for the United States.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — June 25, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

How Demographics Impact Security in the Indo-Pacific

Mike and Jude meet with Andrew Oros to discuss demographic shifts in Asia and how those shifts affect the geostrategic balance in the region. 

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — June 12, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

How Sri Lanka Navigates Great Power Competition

Mike and Jude meet with Amb. Julie Chung to discuss geopolitical competition in Sri Lanka and how it has developed in recent years.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — May 28, 2024

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The Asia Chessboard

Taiwan Decides: Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election

 Mike and Jude discuss the recent presidential legislative elections in Taiwan with Richard Bush, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the former chairman and managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — April 2, 2024

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