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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise betwe

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey as part of joint military drill Operation Keen Sword in Kumamoto, Japan, on November 16, 2022. (Marine Corps photo by Justin Marty)

Commentary

Germany Shirks Its Defense Pledge, Imperiling the Asia "Pivot"

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Hyūga launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training in the Philippine Sea on January 21, 2022. (DVIDS photo by Jeremy Faller)

Commentary

Japan Abandons Pacifism

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

10 Min Read

U.S. Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

(Screenshot via Sasakawa Peace Foundation/YouTube)

In the Media

US Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano

Dec 8, 2022

In the Media

(Screenshot via House Foreign Affairs Committee/YouTube)

Testimony

House Foreign Affairs Committee: Understanding and Addressing Challenges in the Mekong Region

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 7, 2022

Testimony

1 Min Read

A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on June 16, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

Reports

How to Defeat Russian Expansionism

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Nov 23, 2022

Reports

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 48: Australian MP Andrew Hastie on the China Challenge

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Oct 13, 2022

Podcast

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Xi Jinping attends the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. (Shanghai Cooperation Organization/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Makes Its Move in Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Husain Haqqani & Aparna Pande

Oct 7, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of Bahrian, and Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE at the White House after signing the Abraham Accords on September 15, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Here’s How the Two-Year-Old Abraham Accords Can Help Solve Today’s Biggest Challenges

Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Jacob Olidort

Director, Middle East Peace Project, America First Policy Institute

Robert Greenway & Jacob Olidort

Sep 15, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Yoon to Address Global Concerns including North Korea in UN Speech

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Sep 14, 2022

In the Media

Joe Biden addresses the second and final day of the NATO 2022 Summit on June 30, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. (Europa Presse/E. Parra via Getty Images)

Commentary

The US and Europe May Need to Identify New Approaches

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Sep 12, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses reporters as Secretary of State John Kerry listens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, on May 16, 2015. (State Department)

In the Media

China's Unrivaled Sphere of Influence