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For Japan, a Winning Formula is Cyber Defense and Innovation Offense
Commentary
The already great and increasing importance of the cyber domain in strategic competition makes the need for Japan to advance its cyber-security and technology entrepreneurship...
By Krista Auchenbach & Daniel Kliman
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Dr. Patrick Cronin Previews the Trump-Abe Summit
Podcast
Dr. Patrick Cronin, Senior Adviser and Senior Director of CNAS' Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses what to expect from Friday's meeting. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Patrick M. Cronin & Neal Urwitz
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Terrible But Justified: The U.S. A-Bomb Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Were the atomic bomb attacks on Japan in August 1945 justifiable? As the world marks the 70th anniversary of these momentous and terrifying events, it is important to ask this...
By Elbridge Colby
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America and South Korea Strengthen Military Alliance
The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are embarking on a bold experiment of shared command at the tactical level. On June 3, 2015, the U.S. Forces in Korea (USFK)...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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Abe's Apology: For Americans, Not for Asians
In the heart of Washington D.C., trees along Massachusetts Avenue, where Embassy of Japan is located, were decorated with three flags: the District of Columbia, the United Sta...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program pens an op-ed discussing the state of U.S.-Japan Relations.
At 9:30 AM on April 28, 1952 the U.S.-Japan alliance stood up as the U.S. occupation of Japan stood down. At the end of this month, the U.S.-Japan alliance will step up as Jap...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Japan Leads a New Asian Order
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress later this month will mark the first time a Japanese leader has spoken before America’s premier ven...
By Richard Fontaine
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Visiting Fellow Dr. Van Jackson discusses Japan’s militarization
Is Japan striving for military “normalcy,” hedging against uncertainty, or balancing a more assertive China? Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has increased defense spen...
By Van Jackson
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A New Model of U.S. Defense Cooperation
How are our European allies meant to cope with the predations of Russia, Middle East friends with the Islamic State, and Asian partners with the gray-zone challenges of China?...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Dr. Van Jackson before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Visiting Fellow Dr. Van Jackson testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on U.S. Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia P...
By Van Jackson
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Local Flavor: What Asia’s Hedging Trend Tells Us about Asia, and Strategy
When modern scholars and strategists discuss trends as a hook to some larger observation or policy argument, they typically do so with an eye to trends at the global level — t...
By Van Jackson
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Dr. Patrick Cronin: Maritime Strategy in Asia
Asia-Pacific Security Director Patrick Cronin discusses the Maritime Strategy in Asia Project on This Week in Defense News....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Asia Goes Nuclear: Elbridge Colby December 2014 Interview
Robert M. Gates Fellow Elbridge Colby discusses his op-ed on nuclear weapons in Asia with The National Interest....
By Elbridge Colby
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Why Japan’s Election Matters
Amidst the worst Russian aggression since the Cold War, the seizure of large swaths of the Middle East by Islamist extremists, a teetering nuclear negotiation with Iran and a ...
By Vance Serchuk
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A Republican Congress Is Good News for Asia
Having attended summits in China and Burma, President Barack Obama heads to Australia this weekend for the G-20 summit, all while carrying the albatross of his party’s elector...
By Elbridge Colby & Richard Fontaine
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South Korea's ADIZ Enforcement Challenge
A recent report submitted during last month’s National Assembly Audit revealed that the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) remains largely unprepared to enforce the expanded ...
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The U.S.-Japanese Alliance: The Cornerstone of Asia's Regional-Security Architecture
Asia is bracing itself for a tsunami of summit diplomacy. Much of the next fortnight will be dominated by a series of top-level meetings better known for their acronyms (APEC,...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Maritime Strategy Project Workshop #2, pt. 2
Any strategy that seeks to maintain peace and stability of the East China Sea – or any of Asia’s important waterways – will unfold in a phased manner, with critical attention ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Transcript: CNAS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Upcoming Trip to Asia
On Monday, October 27, the Center for a New American Security held a press briefing for reporters to lay out the major issues President Obama will face during his upcoming tri...
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner & Patrick M. Cronin
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Vietnam agreed to control the South China Sea conflict, the crisis is expected to lift?
By Alexander Sullivan
