Chris Johnstone

It’s hard to think of a more consequential topic than Taiwan. And, it’s hard to think of three countries more invested in preserving regional stability than 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇦🇺. The @CSIS @AustraliaChair & @JapanChair have a new report to address this topic 👇 csis.org/analysis/us-au…

VOA Washington Talk with @cb_johnstone

Check out our newest feature: Alliance Online, a digital page documenting the history of the US-Jpn alliance, with timelines, expert interviews, a database of documents, and more. A resource for students and experts! features.csis.org/evolution-of-t…

Attached is a new report co-authored with my colleague @maxbergmann , which offers a deliberate and focused agenda for deepening European security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Feedback welcome! csis.org/analysis/europ…

Privilege to join my former boss Richard Lawless on VOA for a discussion of Putin's visit to the DPRK and implications for security in Asia. Thanks to @EunjungCh0 for the opportunity!

[NEW ANALYSIS] Learn what @CSIS Directors Dr. Bonny Lin and Mr. Chris Johnstone think Taiwan, the United States, and Japan should do to respond to a more coercive Chinese Coast Guard and a potential PRC quarantine of Taiwan: bit.ly/3Rhf9NW

Sharing my new piece, with Victor Cha, on the extraordinary Japan-ROK agreement over the weekend to normalize bilateral defense ties. Largely overlooked in the media. csis.org/analysis/south…

Join us next week to hear from leading Japanese lawmakers and other experts on the road ahead for the U.S.-Japan Alliance. 🗓️5/3 🕓10:00am In-person or online csis.org/events/new-era…

Our spring issue is out! In Alliance Management, @BrianDBlank, @tara_varma, @W_Verstraete, @ka_grieco + @jekavanagh, @nktpnd + @TeeAndersVolpe, and @cb_johnstone on balancing the trade-offs of burden sharing in Europe and the Indo-Pacific

On Monday at 10 am ET, the CSIS @JapanChair welcomes the @USAmbJapan Rahm Emanuel and the Japanese Ambassador to the United States Yamada Shigeo, to preview Prime Minister Kishida's upcoming visit to Washington, DC. Register here: csis.org/events/preview…

On April 8th, the CSIS @JapanChair welcomes the @USAmbJapan Rahm Emanuel, and Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Yamada Shigeo for a conversation previewing Prime Minister Kishida's upcoming visit with President Biden. Register here: csis.org/events/preview…

Since 2000, former DepSec State Richard Armitage and former Asst Scty of Defense Joseph Nye have periodically convened a bipartisan group of experts to chart an agenda for the U.S.-Japan alliance. Join us for the launch of a new report on April 4! csis.org/events/us-japa…

@cb_johnstone testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (@USCC_GOV) yesterday on China's Evolving Counter Intervention Capabilities and Implications for the United States and Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners. Read more: csis.org/analysis/china…

It was great to join @Eunjung_VOA, @VOANews and Amb Jeffrey yesterday for a discussion of alliances, burdensharing, and deterrence in East Asia. Watch here! youtube.com/watch?v=j5Fef6…

My latest, with Jim Schoff: Tokyo has embarked on an ambitious defense strategy, and it’s time for the next step in U.S.-Japan alliance transformation: modernizing its command and control architecture. We offer a concrete blueprint for doing so. csis.org/analysis/vital…

Check out the first installment of CSIS' 2024 Global Forecast. Lots of great essays. @CharlesEdel and I argue that the role of allies is critical to sustaining deterrence in a year of potential American distraction. features.csis.org/global-forecas…

This year is the 30th anniversary of the US-Jpn Security Seminar, hosted annually by CSIS. The alliance has come a long way--from a period of uncertainty and drift, Jpn today is easily the most impt partner for the US in the region. Check out our event: csis.org/events/2024-us…

Privilege to collaborate with Jude Blanchette and @gdp1985 on this piece. The economic and financial impacts of a cross-strait crisis, some of which would unfold before hostilities, are not well understood. This piece sets out some broad conclusions. csis.org/analysis/scare…

A warm congratulations to Amb Tomita Koji @JapanEmbDC , who is approaching the end of his time as Japan's Ambassador to the United States. Just the right person at a consequential time in the U.S.-Japan relationship. You'll be missed!

It was a pleasure to join @Eunjung_VOA and @snydersas for a discussion of the APEC meetings, the U.S.-ROK alliance, and trilateral relations with Japan. Check it out here! youtube.com/watch?v=2_B8V4…