Nicholas Szechenyi

Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Nicholas Szechenyi

Nicholas Szechenyi is vice president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and senior fellow with the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He also served as deputy director of the Japan Chair from 2005 to 2022. His research interests include Japanese politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Japan relations, and U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to joining CSIS in 2005, he was a news producer for Fuji Television in Washington, D.C., where he covered U.S. policy in Asia and domestic politics. He holds an MA in international economics and Japan studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA in Asian studies from Connecticut College. He lived in Japan for six years and speaks fluent Japanese.

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Deepening U.S.-Japan Clean Energy Cooperation

The CSIS Japan Chair and Energy Security and Climate change Program welcome leading scholars from Japan and the United States to discuss the opportunities and challenges within joint energy strategy.

Event — March 12, 2025

2025 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

Join the CSIS Japan Chair in collaboration with The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) for the 2025 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

Event — February 20, 2025

U.S. Allies and Partners Under the Trump Administration

Please join the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department for a discussion of the ways in which U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Americas are navigating the new administration’s policies.

Event — February 18, 2025

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Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington

An audio version of “Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington,” a new commentary by CSIS's Nicholas Szechenyi. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Nicholas Szechenyi — February 5, 2025

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Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan will visit with President Trump on February 7 to reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance for both countries. Nicholas Szechenyi previews the agenda and the potential implications for international relations in Asia.

Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi — February 4, 2025

Japan’s Lower House Election: An Aura of Unpredictability

On October 27, Japan held a general election in which the ruling coalition lost its majority for the first time in 15 years. Nicholas Szechenyi and Yuko Nakano of the CSIS Japan Chair analyze the outcome and the path forward for Japan’s political future.

Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi and Yuko Nakano — October 28, 2024