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Japan Steps Up

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green , Jude Blanchette , and Christopher B. Johnstone — January 17, 2023

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Building a U.S.-Japan-Philippines Triad

The United States and Japan should strengthen the strategic foundations of their partnerships with the Philippines, highlight the mutual benefits of working together, and assess the role of trilateral cooperation in regional security. 

Brief by Gregory B. Poling , Andreyka Natalegawa , and Danielle Fallin — February 1, 2023

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Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations

Please join the Interpret: China project, the CSIS Japan Chair, and a panel of leading experts for a discussion of likely trajectories for China-Japan relations, drawing on insights from newly translated Chinese primary source documents.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , and Rumi Aoyama — January 31, 2023

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The Impossible State

Japan's New National Defense Strategy: Implications for Korea

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Mr. Christopher B. Johnstone to discuss the implications of Japan’s new National Defense Strategy for the United States and Korea, the Biden-Kishida Summit, and ROK-Japan bilateral relations.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Christopher B. Johnstone — January 20, 2023

CSIS The Impossible State North Korea

A Readout of the U.S.-Japan Leaders' Meeting

The CSIS Japan Chair hosted a readout of the recent Biden-Kishida meeting and a discussion highlighting key pillars for the U.S.-Japan alliance going forward.

Event by Christopher B. Johnstone , Kurt Campbell , and Koji Tomita — January 17, 2023

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The Asia Chessboard

Japan Steps Up

Mike and Jude are joined by Christopher B. Johnstone to look at what Japan’s new national security strategy means for its role in the region and the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green , Jude Blanchette , and Christopher B. Johnstone — January 17, 2023

CSIS The Asia Chess Board

A Readout of the U.S.-Japan Leaders' Meeting

The CSIS Japan Chair hosted a readout of the recent Biden-Kishida meeting and a discussion highlighting key pillars for the U.S.-Japan alliance going forward.

Transcript — January 17, 2023

Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP/Getty Images
The Trade Guys

Have Your Cake and Discuss it Too

On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, Scott and Bill talk about this week's North American Leaders Summit, U.S-Japan trade relations ahead of Prime Minister Kishidas' visit, and the new Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and what it portends for the Republican trade agenda.

Podcast Episode by Emily Benson , Scott Miller , and William Alan Reinsch — January 13, 2023

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The Truth of the Matter

Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

CSIS’s Mark Cancian joins the podcast to discuss the wargame exercise he created for a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Mark F. Cancian — January 13, 2023

CSIS the truth of the matter

Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023

What is the outlook for U.S.-China relations? Which of the U.S. alliance networks in the Indo-Pacific is most promising? Will IPEF thrive? Join CSIS experts to explore these and other questions during our annual preview of political, security, and economic developments.

Event by Victor Cha , Emily Benson , Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Ellen Kim , and Bonny Lin , Lily McElwee , Erin L. Murphy , Yuko Nakano , Gregory B. Poling , William Alan Reinsch , Nicholas Szechenyi , Raymond Vickery , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Taeyong Cho , Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez — January 12, 2023

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