U.S.-Japan Commission on the Future of the Alliance

The Asia Pacific region is the center of dynamism in the international system, and events there are defining the security and prosperity of the world.  Increased economic interdependence and a budding institutional architecture create a solid foundation for a vibrant and stable future, but the region also faces an array of challenges that could destabilize the security environment.  For over six decades the U.S.-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone of security and stability in the Asia Pacific, and it should continue to play an important role in shaping the regional order. 
 
The U.S. and Japanese governments are taking important steps to strengthen the alliance and ensure that it remains a lynchpin in maintaining regional stability and prosperity.  In 2013 the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) established a bilateral commission of distinguished policymakers and scholars to develop a strategic vision for the alliance.  The commission met for the third time in July 2014, and will continue over the next two years to discuss a range of issues animating the bilateral relationship.

Final Report

The U.S.-Japan Alliance to 2030: Power and Principle
Report of the Commission on the Future of the Alliance

Executive Summary: The U.S.-Japan Alliance to 2030: Power and Principle

Interim Report

Interim Report - July 14, 2014

Papers

U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Cybersecurity
James Andrew Lewis

Southeast Asia's Geopolitical Centrality and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Modeling a Stronger U.S.-Japan Alliance: Assessing U.S. Alliance Structures
Jeffrey W. Hornung

Decoding China's Emerging "Great Power" Strategy in Asia
Christopher K. Johnson

Final Report: Research on PLA Modernization

The Future Economic Growth of China and Security in East Asia (English)
The Future Economic Growth of China and Security in East Asia (Japanese)

Maritime Expansion by China as it Pursues Changes in Order (English)
Maritime Expansion by China as it Pursues Changes in Order (Japanese)
Masafumi Iida

Report on Energy Security (Japanese)

Japan's Democracy Diplomacy
Daniel M. Kliman, Daniel Twining

Next Steps for Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Space
Todd Harrison and Zack Cooper

The Japan-U.S. Counterterrorism Alliance In an Age of Global Terrorism
Juan C. Zarate

Press Release

Press Statement: Alliance Commission Calls for Enhanced U.S.-Japan Ties

Press Statement of the U.S.-Japan Commission on the Future of the Alliance

CSIS and Sasakawa Peace Foundation Announce U.S.-Japan Commission on the Future of the Alliance