Interests include Japan, International Trade, Asia, and US Politics | Husband, dad of 2 | Arkansas Razorback fan, WPS! Views are my own.

Arlington, Virginia
Joined September 2011
Here is a great article about how South Korea is turning away from China, interviewing my Eurasia Group colleague Jeremy Chan. #korea lnkd.in/gEQxgF9v
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Former prime minister Shinzo Abe still has outsized influence over Japanese politics and policymaking--here are my thoughts about it. #japan lnkd.in/gdymCmSS
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Washington has a profound skepticism these days towards free trade--a topic on which Biden and Trump are two peas in a pod. I shared that view with Hiroyuki Kotake in his column today (in Japanese). #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/gCthwDFt
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Here's all you need to know about the upcoming US-India summit--from my colleagues at Eurasia Group. #india Eurasia Group lnkd.in/dvWstSES
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The US-Japan critical minerals agreement was “negotiated in warp-speed time” when similar deals “usually take years,” David Boling, Eurasia Group director for Japan and Asian trade, told CNBC. #japan Eurasia Group cnb.cx/3qSzOh1
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Tokyo’s Capitol Hill, Nagata-cho, is “on high alert and reading into Kishida’s every word,” according to Boling. lnkd.in/eqpThHW5
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I was happy to join this effort to game out how Kishida may raise taxes to pay for defense spending increases. The bottom line: he doesn't have much time. #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/eXZ3BMUA
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Will he or won't he? I am in Tokyo now. Among politicos in Nagata-cho, all the talk is about whether Kishida will call snap elections. lnkd.in/eNSz9xi8
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Here's what you need to know about the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Hiroshima is Prime Minister Kishida's home base; so, hosting the summit there is a huge political win for him. #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/e6AibX-f
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Here's an essay on US-Japan trade relations, where I share some thoughts from my time as a US trade negotiator. Thanks to USJETAA for this opportunity! #japan lnkd.in/eNuSgrgF
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Best picture from Japan's low-key local elections! This Japanese wrestler won a seat in the Nagano prefectural assembly. He'll continue to wear his trademark mask during legislative meetings. #japan #elections lnkd.in/eZG5ZJA6
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China is its own worst enemy. Great report on how Chinese economic coercion backfires. #japan lnkd.in/eAq8J27W
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