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Great piece but conflates strategic ambiguity with US policy on TWN independence: "America’s unofficial doctrine on Taiwanese independence allows for 'strategic ambiguity'—in other words, we might or might not protect the island in the event of a Chinese invasion." This is wrong.
They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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“For now, Japan has staked its future on the United States, but its continued course depends on the United States also choosing to loudly and publicly embrace Japan,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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“The U.S.-Japanese alliance will not automatically endure forever, and the current U.S. approach could soon drive Japan to lower its ambitions for the alliance,” warn @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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“The United States should reward Japan’s faith in the alliance rather than ignore it.” Read @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder on the future of the U.S.-Japanese relationship:
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“For now, Japan has staked its future on the United States, but its continued course depends on the United States also choosing to loudly and publicly embrace Japan,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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“The U.S.-Japanese alliance will not automatically endure forever, and the current U.S. approach could soon drive Japan to lower its ambitions for the alliance,” warn @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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“The U.S.-Japanese alliance will not automatically endure forever, and the current U.S. approach could soon drive Japan to lower its ambitions for the alliance,” warn @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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Taiwan's top diplomat launches new mission in Arizona s.nikkei.com/4B8TXPF
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Taiwanese foreign minister Lin Chia-lung launched a new quasi-diplomatic mission in Arizona during a three-day visit to the US, as Taiwan rapidly expands its semiconductor investment footprint stateside. w/ comments from @DavidMSacks1 @RJHCUSTBC asia.nikkei.com/politics/int…
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“The U.S.-Japanese alliance will not automatically endure forever, and the current U.S. approach could soon drive Japan to lower its ambitions for the alliance,” warn @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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The United States has a unique opportunity to take the U.S.-Japan alliance to new heights but risks squandering it through inattention. In @ForeignAffairs, Nick Snyder and I propose ways to strengthen the alliance to counter an increasingly assertive China (link below).
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“The U.S.-Japanese relationship is nearing an inflection point,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder. To preserve this critical alliance, the United States must choose “to loudly and publicly embrace Japan.”
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“The U.S.-Japanese alliance will not automatically endure forever, and the current U.S. approach could soon drive Japan to lower its ambitions for the alliance,” warn @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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The United States must start prioritizing its relationship with Japan—or risk undermining its own power and influence across the Indo-Pacific, argue @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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“Japan is offering the United States a way to protect its vital interests in the Indo-Pacific at a much lower cost and with less risk than it would otherwise have to bear,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder. “Washington, however, risks squandering this opportunity.”
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“The mixed signals that the United States is sending about the future of its alliance with Japan have raised questions throughout Asia about the future of U.S. power in the region,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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The United States must start prioritizing its relationship with Japan—or risk undermining its own power and influence across the Indo-Pacific, argue @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder.
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The United States’ current approach to Japan “could soon drive Tokyo to lower its ambitions for the U.S.-Japanese alliance,” write @DavidMSacks1 and Nick Snyder. And if the alliance atrophies, “Washington, Tokyo, and the region alike will suffer.”
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