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
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
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Japan Takes a Step Forward on Defense Policy Reform
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi — July 2, 2014
A Second Shot for Japan’s Third Arrow
Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi and David A. Parker — June 26, 2014
Decoding China's Emerging "Great Power" Strategy in Asia
Event — June 11, 2014
Power and Order in Asia: A Survey of Regional Expectations
Event — June 5, 2014
Japan Chair Platform: Japan’s Debate over Collective Self-Defense: Time to Move Forward
Newsletter by Nicholas Szechenyi — May 22, 2014
China's Air Defense Identification Zone: Impact on Regional Security
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, Victor Cha, Christopher K. Johnson, and Bonnie S. Glaser — November 26, 2013
Abenomics, Part Three
Critical Questions by Matthew P. Goodman and Nicholas Szechenyi — June 7, 2013
Shinzo Abe Comes to Washington
Critical Questions by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Matthew P. Goodman — February 21, 2013
Will US-Japan-ROK Relations “Reset” in 2013?
Event — January 22, 2013