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 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
U.S. allies and partners gird for return of ‘transactional’ Trump
Nicholas Szechenyi in The Japan Times — November 7, 2024
“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
Election shock in key US ally Japan could embolden China, other rivals
Nicholas Szechenyi in Reuters — October 29, 2024
Japan’s new PM hoped snap elections would secure grip on power. They backfired.
Nicholas Szechenyi in The Christian Science Monitor — October 28, 2024
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Japan’s Lower House Election: Kishida Gets a Mandate for Now
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano — November 1, 2021
Japan’s Ruling Party Elects a New Leader
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano — September 29, 2021
Previewing Japan’s Leadership Election and Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations
Event — September 28, 2021
Japan’s Prime Minister Steps Aside
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi — September 3, 2021
Press Briefing: Prime Minister Suga’s Visit to Washington
Event — April 15, 2021
The Return of the Quad: Will Russia and China Form Their Own Bloc?
Commentary by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, Heather A. Conley, and Cyrus Newlin — April 6, 2021
Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Commentary by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Kiyoaki Aburaki — March 9, 2021
Asia Forecast 2021
Event — January 26, 2021
Yoshihide Suga—Japan’s New Leader
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi — September 14, 2020
Online Event: Japan After Abe: Legacy and Next Moves
Event — September 1, 2020