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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Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability

An audio version of “⁠Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano, and Kristi Govella. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano, and Kristi Govella — July 21, 2025

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Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability

On July 20, Japanese voters cast their ballots in a pivotal upper house election. In this analysis, the CSIS Japan Chair unpacks key outcomes, the issues that shaped voter decisions, and the broader implications for Japan’s domestic agenda and foreign policy trajectory.

Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano, and Kristi Govella — July 21, 2025

Enabling Forward Sustainment

To reduce the risks relating to contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. Air Force should consider deepening maintenance and repair cooperation with Japan—leveraging its industrial strength to build a more resilient, forward-positioned sustainment capability.

Report by Cynthia R. Cook, Nicholas Szechenyi, Henry H. Carroll, Audrey Aldisert, Sarah Hendrick, and Javier Nater — June 26, 2025

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