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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What to Expect from the U.S.-Japan Economic Dialogue

Vice President Mike Pence will travel to South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and Australia from April 15 to 25, including for the launch of a new economic dialogue with Japan’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, Taro Aso.

Critical Questions by Matthew P. Goodman, Michael J. Green, and Nicholas Szechenyi — April 14, 2017

The Abe-Trump Summit: Aiming for the Fairway

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the United States later this week for a two-day summit meeting with President Trump aimed at reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship for both countries. 

Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Matthew P. Goodman, Nicholas Szechenyi, and David A. Parker — February 8, 2017

The Abe-Putin Summit: Timing and Priorities

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin just concluded a two-day summit in Japan focused on the potential to resolve a longstanding territorial dispute and enhance economic cooperation as a means toward that end.

Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Heather A. Conley — December 16, 2016

A Rare Television Address by Japan’s Emperor

On August 8, Emperor Akihito of Japan, in a rare televised address to the nation, referenced his declining health and Japan’s aging society as segue to sharing his personal reflections “on a desirable role for the emperor when the emperor, too, becomes advanced in age.”

Critical Questions by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 8, 2016