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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Trump: If NATO members don't pay, US won't defend them
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — March 6, 2025
Japan’s PM heads to Washington hoping he can recreate rapport of Trump-Abe era
Nicholas Szechenyi in The Guardian — February 6, 2025
Trump says Japan's prime minister will visit him next week
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — January 31, 2025
Japan’s Engagement with Central Asia
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — January 21, 2025
Despite Nippon Steel, US and Japan say ties stronger than ever
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — January 6, 2025
“就任初日は独裁者に” 再びトランプ氏の時代に…何が起きる?【11月7日(木)#報道1930】
Nicholas Szechenyi in BS-TBS — November 7, 2024
U.S. allies and partners gird for return of ‘transactional’ Trump
Nicholas Szechenyi in The Japan Times — November 7, 2024
Election shock in key US ally Japan could embolden China, other rivals
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — October 29, 2024
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Deepening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship
Event — April 11, 2025
Strategic Japan 2025: Norms in New Technological Domains
Event — March 19, 2025
Collaborating for Resilience: Japanese and U.S. Industry Cooperation on MRO for USAF Systems
Event — March 13, 2025
Deepening U.S.-Japan Clean Energy Cooperation
Event — March 12, 2025
2025 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar
Event — February 20, 2025
U.S. Allies and Partners Under the Trump Administration
Event — February 18, 2025
Resilient Allied Energy Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
Event — February 5, 2025
Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington
Podcast Episode by Nicholas Szechenyi — February 5, 2025

Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington
Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi — February 4, 2025
Japan’s Lower House Election: An Aura of Unpredictability
Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi and Yuko Nakano — October 28, 2024