“Shinzo Abe developed a clear vision for his country’s international role and worked alongside Japan’s partners to see it through,” I argue in my essay for Foreign Affairs. “His loss raises real questions about whether[…]
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Op-ed in Nikkei: Japan needs to increase its military role
In our Nikkei op-ed, Elbridge Colby and I argue that the worsening of Japan’s threat environment means Japan needs to take on a larger security role: shedding its longtime restraint. We compare Japan to West[…]
The End of the Yoshida Doctrine?
Delighted to join the conference, “Japan, the United States, and the Future of World Order,” hosted by the Kissinger Center at SAIS/Johns Hopkins. My paper argues that the tremendous changes in Japan’s security environment —[…]